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Yetişkinlerin Günlük Yaşamlarında Mutluluk ve Mutsuzluk Nedenleri

WHAT DO TURKISH ADULTS ATTRIBUTE THEIR HAPPINESS AND UNHAPPINESS TO IN DAILY LIFE?

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http://dx.doi.org/10.14582/DUZGEF.458

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The present study aims to focus on what Turkish adults attribute their happiness and unhappiness to in their daily lives, and whether the frequency of the cases of happiness and unhappiness does vary depending on certain periods of the day. 68 adults participated in this study. The method was experience sampling method. One experience sampling data form and one personal information form were used. The sentence-based content analysis method was used. The results revealed that causes of the happiness and unhappiness of Turkish adults seem to vary conditional on three physical contexts, and the ratio of happiness was much higher than that ofunhappiness. The frequency of the cases of happiness and unhappiness varied in accordance with the periods of the day.
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Bu çalışma, yetişkinlerin günlük yaşamda mutluluk ve mutsuzluk nedenlerine yönelik yüklemelerini ve de günün belirli zaman dilimlerine göre onların mutluluk durumlarının değişip değişmediğini belirlemek amacıyla gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmaya 28-65 yaşları arasında 31 kadın ve 37 erkek olmak üzere toplam 68 yetişkin katılmıştır. Çalışmada doğal deneyim örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Veriler, doğal deneyim örnekleme formu ve kişisel bilgi formu aracılığı ile toplanmıştır. Çalışmada veriler, cümle bazında içerik analizi tekniği ile analiz edilmiştir. Analiz sonuçlarına göre yetişkinlerin evde, ev dışında ve iş yerinde olmak üzere mutluluk ve mutsuzluk nedenlerinin farklılaştığı bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, günün dilimlerine göre yetişkinlerin mutluluk ve mutsuzluk durumlarının da farklılaştığı bulunmuştur.
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