Arslan Gökmen
Department of Psychological Counseling, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur 15100, Türkiye.
Centre for Wellbeing Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia.
Children (Basel). 2023 Jul 23;10(7):1269. doi: 10.3390/children10071269.
Well-being is a crucial construct in young people's lives that directly affects their overall quality of life, academic performance, and social relationships. Although there is an emphasis on the significance of positive psychological states in mental health, few have focused on positive states, and psychological well-being is often conceptualized using negative indicators of mental health. The present study aims to fill the gap in the literature by testing the reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving for Youth (CIT-Y) and exploring the relationship between psychological well-being and mental health problems among Turkish young people. The study involved 459 youths from a state elementary school in a city in Türkiye, with 48.8% (224 females and 235 males) of them being female and aged between 11 and 15 years ( = 12.85, = 0.73). Findings from the study suggest that the CIT-Y is a reliable and valid measure for assessing psychological well-being in Turkish young people. Additionally, the results show that young people with internalizing and externalizing problems report fewer positive psychological states compared to those without such problems. This emphasizes the significance of well-being domains, including loneliness and respect, in comprehending mental health issues among young people. These findings can aid mental health providers in designing interventions to enhance the psychosocial adjustment of students by providing resources to cultivate mental health and well-being.
幸福感是年轻人生活中的一个关键概念，它直接影响着他们的整体生活质量、学业成绩和社会关系。尽管心理健康强调积极心理状态的重要性，但很少有人关注积极状态，而且心理幸福感常常是用心理健康的负面指标来概念化的。本研究旨在通过测试土耳其语版《青少年茁壮成长综合量表》（CIT-Y）的信效度，并探讨土耳其年轻人心理幸福感与心理健康问题之间的关系，来填补文献中的空白。该研究涉及土耳其一个城市一所公立小学的459名青少年，其中48.8%（224名女性和235名男性）为女性，年龄在11至15岁之间（平均年龄 = 12.85，标准差 = 0.73）。研究结果表明，CIT-Y是评估土耳其年轻人心理幸福感的可靠且有效的工具。此外，结果显示，与没有内化和外化问题的年轻人相比，有这些问题的年轻人报告的积极心理状态更少。这强调了包括孤独感和尊重在内的幸福感领域在理解年轻人心理健康问题方面的重要性。这些发现可以帮助心理健康服务提供者设计干预措施，通过提供培养心理健康和幸福感的资源来促进学生的心理社会适应。
