INTERNATIONAL 1st ‘MAVİŞEHİR’ MERSİN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH CONGRESS
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY BELONGING AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING
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Akademik Paylaşım Platformu Publishing House - APP Publications
Family sense of belonging refers to the individual's sense of belonging within the family, which is the environment in which the individual first socializes. The individual's failure to feel a sense of belonging to the family into which he or she was born may also lead to alienation from the society in which he or she lives. Psychological well-being emerges as an important indicator of a healthy state of mind, and it is believed that the family environment can significantly affect the individual's psychological well-being. In this context, the aim of the current study is to examine the relationship between family sense of belonging and psychological well-being. The study also aims to examine the levels of family sense of belonging and psychological wellbeing of individuals and whether these levels differ in subgroups according to demographic variables. The study was designed as a relational screening model. A total of 142 individuals, 94 female and 48 male, from the provinces of Van, Antalya, Muş, Bitlis and Istanbul participated in the study. Of the participants, 77 were single, 62 were married, and 3 were divorced. Of the participants, 120 were married, 4 were divorced, and 18 had a deceased parent. Of the participants, 116 were of middle, 12 were of high, and 14 were of low socioeconomic status. In order to collect data in the study, Personal Information Form, Family Sense of Belonging Scale and Psychological Well-being Scale were used. Before collecting the research data, the necessary permissions to use the measurement tools were obtained, the data collection tools were transferred to the online environment, and the data were collected online. Before analyzing the data, the prerequisites were examined and it was evaluated whether the assumptions of normality and homogeneity were met. It was determined that the data met the assumptions and accordingly it was decided to use parametric tests in the analyses. In the analysis of the data, the Pearson Correlation coefficient was calculated to determine the relationship between family sense of belonging and psychological well-being, and the Independent groups t-test and ANOVA test were used to determine the differences between the groups. According to the findings, a positive and middle statistically significant relationship was found between the total score of family sense of belonging, sense of self-belonging and family sense of belonging sub-dimensions and psychological well-being. In addition, it was found that family sense of belonging and psychological well-being did not differ statistically significantly between the groups according to gender, marital status and number of siblings. These results were discussed within the framework of the literature.
