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. 2021 Apr;60(2):709-725.
doi: 10.1007/s10943-021-01211-y. Epub 2021 Mar 1.

Psychological Maltreatment and Spiritual Wellbeing in Turkish College Young Adults: Exploring the Mediating Effect of College Belonging and Social Support

Gökmen Arslan  1
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Psychological Maltreatment and Spiritual Wellbeing in Turkish College Young Adults: Exploring the Mediating Effect of College Belonging and Social Support

Gökmen Arslan. J Relig Health. 2021 Apr.

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine whether college belonging and social support mediate the association between childhood psychological maltreatment and spiritual wellbeing among college young adults. The sample of the present study included 493 college young adults (33% male), ranging in age between 18 and 39 years (M = 21.35, SD = 2.56). The results showed that psychological maltreatment not only had a direct predictive effect on spiritual wellbeing but also an indirect predictive effect on spiritual wellbeing through college belonging and social support. These findings present important implications for research and practices by providing an in-depth understanding of the association between psychological maltreatment and spiritual wellbeing among Turkish college students.

Keywords: Belonging; College students; Positive psychology; Psychological maltreatment; Spiritual wellbeing.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declared no conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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Mediation model indicating the mitigating effect of college belonging and social support
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The visual modeling indicating the association between the variables of the study. Note. Intervals (categorical predictors) = Quartiles
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