ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Psychol.
Sec. Personality and Social Psychology
Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1506669
This article is part of the Research TopicSocial Psychological Perspectives on Threat: Understanding Climate, Economic, and Health ThreatsView all 7 articles
Perceived Stress and Satisfaction with Life Following the 2023 Earthquake in Türkiye: Investigating the Effects of Irrational Beliefs and Hope
Provisionally accepted
- 1Malatya Turgut Özal University, Malatya, Türkiye
- 2Guidance and Research Center, Bolu, Türkiye
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Recent earthquakes that stroke Türkiye led to major destructions. Extensive body of research continues to investigate the psychological consequences of earthquake that can cause a broad range of public health problems. The present research aimed to examine perceived stress levels, irrational beliefs, hope levels and levels of satisfaction with life among individuals following the earthquake that occurred on 06 February 2023 in Türkiye.To that end, 482 participants were enrolled in the research (Mage=25.1 years, SD=7.07). The research utilized Perceived Stress Scale, Dispositional Hope Scale, General Attitude and Belief Scale, and Satisfaction with Life Scale. For the data analysis, the SPSS 25 software package and the PROCESS macro version 4.2 were utilized.The preliminary analyses showed significant correlations among the variables. The results for the model indicated that perceived stress levels were significantly associated with irrational beliefs, hope levels, and levels of satisfaction with life among individuals following the earthquake. In addition, perceived stress levels were indirectly associated with satisfaction with life through their relationships with irrational beliefs and hope. The findings were discussed in line with the literature. Additionally, required efforts were recommended to provide protective factors for individuals and minimize the impact of earthquake on individuals.
Keywords: satisfaction with life, hope, Irrational beliefs, perceived stress, earthquake
Received: 05 Oct 2024; Accepted: 12 Jun 2025.
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* Correspondence: Esra Teke, Malatya Turgut Özal University, Malatya, Türkiye
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