Author/Authors :
çelik, metehan çukurova üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi, Adana, turkey , sanberk, ismail çukurova üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi, Adana, turkey , şahin, irem çukurova üniversitesi - eğitim fakültesi, Adana, turkey
Abstract :
Aim of the study is to reveal whether structual style, future perfection, family adaptation, self perception, social competence and social resources, which are components are psychological recilience, have an impact on the life satisfaction of lesbian, gay and bisexual individuals in Turkey. Psychological Resilience Scale for Adults, Life Satisfaction Scale, and Personal Information Form were used to collect data for the study. Study data was collected from LGB individuals through the online form between March 2016 and March 2017, and the data was analyzed by regression analysis. In this study, 17 of the respondents expressed their sexual identity as lesbian, while 27 of them as gay and 23 of them as bisexual. Considering the biological genders of 67 LGB individuals in total, it s seen that 45% are female and 55% are male. Respondents were found to be at the age range of 16 to 45, and age average is 24. Among the LGB individuals in the study group, 46 of them live in metropolis, 11 of them in big cities, 7 of them in city center, 2 of them in district, and 1 of them in village, including the study period. Findings show that the structural style, future perception, family adaptation and social resources subscales of psychological resilience did not predict life satisfaction of LGB individuals, whereas social competence and particularly self- perception subscales predict life satisfaction. Accordingly, LGB individual s life satisfaction is higher when their social competence and self-perception are higher.
