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- MakaleAçık Erişim2026Scopus SJRQ2Perceived burdensomeness and happiness in cohabiting older adults: The serial mediating roles of mental well-being and loneliness
Akeren, Zahide; Akeren, Ihsan; Kalyoncuo, Servet
Background Aging-related changes and increased dependence on family members may negatively affect older adults’ psychological well-being. Perceived burdensomeness refers to the belief that one is a burden on others and has been associated with lower happiness, reduced mental well-being, and greater loneliness. Among adults living with their families, mental well-being and loneliness may explain how perceived burdensomeness relates to happiness in later life. Purpose This study examined the associations between perceived burdensomeness and happiness among older adults living with their families and evaluated the serial mediating roles of mental well-being and loneliness. Methods This cross-sectional study included individuals aged ≥65 years residing with family members in a city in Turkey’s Eastern Black Sea region. Data were collected from 273 older adults; after preliminary screening, 7 cases were excluded, resulting in a final analytic sample of N = 266. Measures included the Geriatric Feelings of Burdensomeness Scale, WHO-5, the Happiness Scale, and the Loneliness Scale for the Elderly. Serial mediation was tested using a regression-based approach with bootstrap confidence intervals. Results Perceived burdensomeness was associated with lower mental well-being and higher loneliness. The total association between burdensomeness and happiness was negative (β=-0.467), and more than two-thirds of this association operated indirectly through mental well-being and loneliness. Conclusion and Implications Perceived burdensomeness was associated with lower happiness among older adults living with their families, primarily through reduced mental well-being and increased loneliness. In geriatric nursing and primary care, routinely assessing these psychosocial factors and implementing family-centered and social support-oriented interventions may help improve happiness.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2026Scopus SJRQ1Sport Participation and Happiness Among Veteran Footballers: The Mediating Role of Social Capital
Adatepe, Eda; Kul, Murat; Özkan, Ali; Kırkbir, Fatih; Öz, Ümit; Ünlü, Yılmaz; Seleciler, Cansu; Boz, Emre
Aim: As the global population is aging rapidly, promoting physical activity in later life is increasingly seen as a good strategy to enhance and sustain the social and psychological well-being of older adults from a positive aging perspective. This study explored how social capital influences the relationship between playing football and happiness in veteran footballers. Specifically, it aimed to understand if social capital acts as a mediator between these two factors. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on a convenience sample of 423 veteran footballers aged from 38 to 59 years who completed a survey at 35th Sakarya Veterans Football Tournament in Sakarya in north-west Turkey. Football participation was assessed using the Serious Leisure Inventory. Social capital was assessed in both cognitive and structural aspects. A single-item scale assessed general happiness. Data were analyzed with Pearson correlation coefficients and were calculated using SPSS (version 24) to assess the direction and strength of the links between the investigated variables. Path coefficients were calculated through regression analyses. For testing mediation effects, the study utilized Hayes’ bootstrapping method, executed with the Version 4.2 Beta of the PROCESS macro. Results: According to the research findings, the direct effect of football participation on happiness was determined to be 0.43 (p < 0.01). While community involvement played a significant mediating role with a coefficient of 0.11 (95% CI [0.05, 0.15]), the social trust and neighborhood dimensions of social capital did not yield statistically significant effects. Collectively, the model explains 24% of the variance in happiness (R2 = 0.24), with a total effect of football participation calculated at 0.57 (p = 0.000). Conclusions: it is believed that social environments that include participation in sport can contribute to successful and comfortable aging by greatly enhancing the overall well-being and happiness of older athletes/adults.
- Yüksek Lisans TeziAçık Erişim2023Sekiz haftalık spor tırmanışı eğitiminin kaygı, mutluluk ve çeşitli motorik değişkenler üzerine etkisi
Mehmet Murat Demirelli
Bu çalışmanın amacı, spor tırmanış eğitiminin daha önce spor tırmanış deneyimi olmayan bireyler üzerindeki fiziksel ve psikolojik etkilerinin incelenmesidir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda üniversite öğrencilerinden oluşan örneklem seçilerek ve araştırma evrenini de daha önce spor tırmanışı yapmayan bireyler oluşturmuştur. 8 haftalık bir spor tırmanış antrenman programı tasarlanıp uygulanmış ve 28 gönüllü 14 deney ve 14 kontrol grubuna ayrılmıştır. Deney grubu 8 hafta boyunca haftada 3 gün spor tırmanış antrenmanına katılırken, kontrol grubu bu süre zarfında fiziksel aktivitede bulunmamıştır. Çalışmada ön-test ve son-test kontrol gruplu deneysel desen kullanılmış olup antropometrik ölçümler, performans testleri, Oxford Mutluluk Ölçeği ve Durumluk-Sürekli Kaygı Envanteri'nin sürekli kaygı boyutu eğitim programının öncesinde ve sonrasında tüm katılımcılara uygulanmıştır. Eğitim programı öncesi ve sonrasında değişkenler arasındaki farkları incelemek için Mann-Whitney U Testi ve Wilcoxon İşaretli Sıralar testleri kullanılmıştır. Ayrıca Mann-Whitney U Testi ön test verilerinde anlamlı çıkan dikey sıçrama ve sırt kuvveti Quade's ANCOVA ile yeniden hesaplanmıştır ve yorumlanmıştır. Sonuçlar, deney grubundaki katılımcıların dikey sıçrama, hem sol hem de sağ el için kavrama kuvveti, sırt kuvveti ve sürekli kaygılarında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı farklılıklar olduğunu göstermiştir. Mutluluk ve esneklikte ise iyileşmeler gözlenmiş, ancak bu değişiklikler istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulunmamıştır. Bu çalışma diğer çalışmalardan farklı olarak 8 haftalık spor tırmanış eğitiminin sonunda sürekli kaygı ile ilgili olarak anlamlı istatistiksel sonuçlar elde edilmiştir. Ayrıca deney grubundaki tüm katılımcıların sol el pençe kuvvetinde gelişme bulmuştur. Sonuç olarak spor tırmanışın üniversite öğrencileri için fiziksel ve zihinsel sağlık üzerinde olumlu etkileri olduğu söylenebilinir. Spor tırmanışın etkisinin daha kapsamlı bir şekilde anlaşılması için daha büyük örneklem boyutları, farklı yaş grupları ve bouldering gibi farklı tırmanış çeşitleriyle ilgili daha fazla araştırma yapılması önerilmektedir.
- MakaleYalnız künye2021Scopus SJRQ1Students’ Well-Being and Academic Achievement: A Meta-Analysis Study
Kaya, Metin; Erdem, Cahit
A considerable amount of literature has been published on students’ well-being, but empirical research has yielded ambiguous results regarding the relationship between well-being and academic achievement. Meta-analysis studies on this issue are scarce, and the available studies focus on a single domain of well-being. Meta-analyses investigating students’ general well-being and academic achievement are needed. To this end, we carried out a meta-analysis study on the association between students’ general well-being and academic achievement based on data from correlational studies involving 54,426 participants in 81 independent samples. We report a significant and positive but small effect size based on this dataset. The effect sizes differ significantly in terms of the moderator variables of publication year, age, school level, and publication type, while the correlation is robust across well-being domains, academic areas, scale types, and development levels of countries. Results are discussed and implications are suggested in line with the literature.
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