The mediating role of ontological well-being in the relationship between psychological resilience, psychological well-being, and depression in refugee women

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the mediating role of ontological well-being in the relationship between resilience, psychological well-being, and depression in refugee women. It is known that most refugee women experience different types of stress factors. It is assumed that refugees will feel depressed when they encounter negative situations and their psychological well-being will decrease. However, when the resilience levels of refugees are high, it is expected that their ontological welfare will increase and they will see their whole life as a project that includes past, present, and future time components. The sample of the study consisted of 288 refugee women. Demographic Information Form, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, Major Depression Inventory, Ontological Well-Beilng Scale, and WHO-5 Well-Being Scale were used as assessment tools. The data were tested using structural equation modeling. This study showed that the relationship between psychological resilience and well-being was fully mediated by the effect of ontological well-being on refugee women. It was also found that ontological well-being had a partial mediation effect on the relationship between resilience and depression.