Tanrı’ya Bağlanma ve Tanrı Algısının Psikolojik İyi Olma Hali Üzerindeki Etkisini İncelemeye Yönelik Bir Araştırma: Kronik Hastalığı Olan Bireyler Örneği

Abstract

Worldwide population growth, inadequate and unhealthy living conditions and others cause an increase in the number of chronic patients. Chronic diseases generally consist of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes, stroke and chronic respiratory diseases. Although chronic diseases usually develop due to advancing age, they can sometimes be seen at young ages. For example, air polluted by industrial wastes can cause respiratory diseases in children. These diseases progress slowly and require regular and continuous treatment and care. In addition, the number of individuals with chronic diseases increases day by day due to the increase in the population. With the increasing number, the chronic disease requiring treatment throughout life also increases the share of the budget allocated to health, and this creates a burden on the state. The treatment process does not only consist of drug therapy. In addition to drug treatment, psychoeducation is applied to the patient by specialists. In other words, the patient is informed about the conditions that may cause the disease, what to pay attention to and how the disease may affect his life. Because high mortality rates due to chronic diseases can negatively affect the psychological health of patients. Patients are informed about the ways of coping with the problems brought about by the disease and psychological support is provided to them as necessary. If a psychopathological condition has developed due to the disease, a psychological treatment is initiated for the patient. To the extent that the patient gives consent, moral support practices can also be used during the treatment process. Here, a holistic approach to the patient's problems is important for patient health. According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) definition of health, "health is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity, but a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being". As can be understood from the definition, health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being of the individual. This state of well-being appears in the form of subjective well-being and psychological well-being. According to Ryff, psychological well-being is the state of being aware of the fact that a person with a complex structure is a whole and that he has his own responsibility to protect, maintain and improve his well-being in this whole. This research is carried out to determine whether Attachment to God and Perception of God have an Effect on Psychological Well-being. For this purpose, adult individuals with chronic diseases were included in the study. The research sample consists of 304 individuals residing in different provinces of Turkey and having chronic diseases. The age range of the sample is between 32 and 72 and the mean age is 47.98. Since the survey method and survey technique were used in this research, this research has the nature of a field research. In the research, God Attachment Inventory, God Perception Scale and Psychological Well-Being Scale were used as data collection tools. The data were analyzed with the SPSS package program. According to the findings; Psychological well-being is affected by attachment to God, perception of God and emotional state. Variables affecting psychological well-being; Love of God, anxious attachment to God, emotional state (anxious), education level (high school), conditional perception of god, emotional state (uneasy), place spent most of their life (village-town), education level (secondary school). This study shows that there is a relationship between the biological, psychological and spiritual aspects of human beings and reveals how well-being is affected by the biological state, mood and spiritual aspects. It is thought that this study will provide data for spiritual counseling and guidance services in the field of health.