The Mediating Role of Spiritual Well-Being in the Relationship Between Love of Life and General Psychological Health

Year 2024, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 21 - 43, 01.02.2024

Muhammed Furkan Tunç , Durmuş Ümmet

https://doi.org/10.37898/spiritualpc.1344691

Cited By: 1

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to examine the mediating role of spiritual well-being in the relationship between love of life and the general psychological health of individuals between the ages of 18-65. The research was designed by the Relational Screening Model. In the study, love of life was determined as the independent variable, general psychological health as the dependent variable and spiritual well-being as the mediating variable. Hayes' PROCESS Model was used to test the model's accuracy established between dependent, independent and mediating variables. The study group of the research consists of 329 people living in various provinces of Turkey. Data collection tools include the consent form created by the researcher, demographic form, Love of Life Scale (LLS), General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and Spiritual Well-Being Scale (SWBS). The Pearson Product Moment method was used in the study to examine the relationship between the two variables. In order to measure the relationship between love of life, general psychological health and spiritual well-being variables and demographic variables separately, an independent sample t-test applied. ANOVA (One-Way Analysis of Variance) statistics measured the significance between the love of life, general psychological health and spiritual well-being.

Keywords

General psychological health, Love of life, Mediation analysis, Spiritual well-being

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