The Role of Religion in The Meaning of Life and Mourning Processes of Earthquake Victims: A Qualitative Study

Süleyman Doğanay

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The Role of Religion in The Meaning of Life and Mourning Processes of Earthquake Victims: A Qualitative Study

Yazarlar:

Süleyman Doğanay

Yayıncı:

Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dini Araştırmalar (Diğer)

Dergi:

ULUM Vol.6 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.157-190

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302905

pISSN:

2645-9132

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 One of the psychological needs of the individual is to be relieved from fear, terror, amazement and helplessness in the face of unpredictable life events. When faced with lifes challenges, the individual seeks to alleviate worries about how life will continue and end. In various periods of history, the human world has faced natural disasters resulting in material and spiritual destruction. Earthquakes are the most destructive of natural disasters. The suffering caused by earthquakes has deeply affected humanity all over the world. On February 6, 2023, thousands of buildings were destroyed or damaged, thousands of people were injured, and thousands of people trapped under the rubble died in the earthquakes on the same day in eleven provinces of Turkey. Because of the suffering left behind by the earthquake, people went through a mourning process and tried to cope with this suffering. Citizens from all over Turkey provided material and moral assistance to the people in the earthquake zone, and most of the earthquake victims were hosted in official or private facilities in various cities of the country. In the process of coping with the difficulties of life, the support received from religious belief systems and the positive coping strategies developed have an effective function. It is a fact that the support received from the social environment and especially from the qualified social network is very important for the individual in the process of coping with difficulties and has been proven by studies in the fields of psychologicalspiritual counselling. One of the most prominent functions of religion, which gives meaning to the individuals life and strengthens the sense of integrity, is to remind its adherents of the importance of social support for people going through difficult times and to emphasize virtues such as empathy and benevolence. The subject of the study is earthquake survivors in the mourning process and their view of life. The aim of this qualitatively designed study is to reveal what earthquake survivors experience during the mourning process and how the social environment affects earthquake survivors in this process. In this context, semi-structured interviews were conducted with earthquake survivors hosted by Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University in the student dormitories on the central campus. In the interviews, we were asked: What does life mean to you? In your opinion, what does religion or spirituality tell you in this difficult process? Did you like any behavior of anyone in this difficult process? Was there any behavior that you did not like? What would you like to say to mourning people? questions were asked. The data were analyzed by descriptive analysis method. As a result, most of the earthquake survivors stated that they used religious coping methods during the mourning process and that they were grateful to the authorities and citizens for the cognitive, affective and material support from the environment. Earthquake survivors stated that people should avoid negative discourses and behaviors during this psychologically sensitive period. In addition, they also adviced to other people who are going through any of the difficulties of life and going through the mourning process, reminding them of patience, endurance, fortitude and hopefulness within the framework of their own experiences.

 One of the psychological needs of the individual is to be relieved from fear, terror, amazement and helplessness in the face of unpredictable life events. When faced with lifes challenges, the individual seeks to alleviate worries about how life will continue and end. In various periods of history, the human world has faced natural disasters resulting in material and spiritual destruction. Earthquakes are the most destructive of natural disasters. The suffering caused by earthquakes has deeply affected humanity all over the world. On February 6, 2023, thousands of buildings were destroyed or damaged, thousands of people were injured, and thousands of people trapped under the rubble died in the earthquakes on the same day in eleven provinces of Turkey. Because of the suffering left behind by the earthquake, people went through a mourning process and tried to cope with this suffering. Citizens from all over Turkey provided material and moral assistance to the people in the earthquake zone, and most of the earthquake victims were hosted in official or private facilities in various cities of the country. In the process of coping with the difficulties of life, the support received from religious belief systems and the positive coping strategies developed have an effective function. It is a fact that the support received from the social environment and especially from the qualified social network is very important for the individual in the process of coping with difficulties and has been proven by studies in the fields of psychologicalspiritual counselling. One of the most prominent functions of religion, which gives meaning to the individuals life and strengthens the sense of integrity, is to remind its adherents of the importance of social support for people going through difficult times and to emphasize virtues such as empathy and benevolence. The subject of the study is earthquake survivors in the mourning process and their view of life. The aim of this qualitatively designed study is to reveal what earthquake survivors experience during the mourning process and how the social environment affects earthquake survivors in this process. In this context, semi-structured interviews were conducted with earthquake survivors hosted by Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University in the student dormitories on the central campus. In the interviews, we were asked: What does life mean to you? In your opinion, what does religion or spirituality tell you in this difficult process? Did you like any behavior of anyone in this difficult process? Was there any behavior that you did not like? What would you like to say to mourning people? questions were asked. The data were analyzed by descriptive analysis method. As a result, most of the earthquake survivors stated that they used religious coping methods during the mourning process and that they were grateful to the authorities and citizens for the cognitive, affective and material support from the environment. Earthquake survivors stated that people should avoid negative discourses and behaviors during this psychologically sensitive period. In addition, they also adviced to other people who are going through any of the difficulties of life and going through the mourning process, reminding them of patience, endurance, fortitude and hopefulness within the framework of their own experiences.

 One of the psychological needs of the individual is to be relieved from fear, terror, amazement and helplessness in the face of unpredictable life events. When faced with lifes challenges, the individual seeks to alleviate worries about how life will continue and end. In various periods of history, the human world has faced natural disasters resulting in material and spiritual destruction. Earthquakes are the most destructive of natural disasters. The suffering caused by earthquakes has deeply affected humanity all over the world. On February 6, 2023, thousands of buildings were destroyed or damaged, thousands of people were injured, and thousands of people trapped under the rubble died in the earthquakes on the same day in eleven provinces of Turkey. Because of the suffering left behind by the earthquake, people went through a mourning process and tried to cope with this suffering. Citizens from all over Turkey provided material and moral assistance to the people in the earthquake zone, and most of the earthquake victims were hosted in official or private facilities in various cities of the country. In the process of coping with the difficulties of life, the support received from religious belief systems and the positive coping strategies developed have an effective function. It is a fact that the support received from the social environment and especially from the qualified social network is very important for the individual in the process of coping with difficulties and has been proven by studies in the fields of psychologicalspiritual counselling. One of the most prominent functions of religion, which gives meaning to the individuals life and strengthens the sense of integrity, is to remind its adherents of the importance of social support for people going through difficult times and to emphasize virtues such as empathy and benevolence. The subject of the study is earthquake survivors in the mourning process and their view of life. The aim of this qualitatively designed study is to reveal what earthquake survivors experience during the mourning process and how the social environment affects earthquake survivors in this process. In this context, semi-structured interviews were conducted with earthquake survivors hosted by Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University in the student dormitories on the central campus. In the interviews, we were asked: What does life mean to you? In your opinion, what does religion or spirituality tell you in this difficult process? Did you like any behavior of anyone in this difficult process? Was there any behavior that you did not like? What would you like to say to mourning people? questions were asked. The data were analyzed by descriptive analysis method. As a result, most of the earthquake survivors stated that they used religious coping methods during the mourning process and that they were grateful to the authorities and citizens for the cognitive, affective and material support from the environment. Earthquake survivors stated that people should avoid negative discourses and behaviors during this psychologically sensitive period. In addition, they also adviced to other people who are going through any of the difficulties of life and going through the mourning process, reminding them of patience, endurance, fortitude and hopefulness within the framework of their own experiences.

 Bireyin psikolojik ihtiyaçlarından birisi, öngörülemeyen yaşam olayları karşısında hissettiği korku, dehşet, hayret ve acziyet duygularından kurtulmaktır. Birey, hayatın zorluklarıyla karşılaştığında yaşamının nasıl devam edeceği ve nasıl son bulacağı hakkındaki endişelerini gidermek ister. Tarihin çeşitli dönemlerinde insanlık alemi doğal afetlerle karşılaşmış ve bu afetler büyük oranda maddî ve manevî yıkımla sonuçlanmıştır. Doğal afetlerin tahribatı en büyük olanı depremlerdir. Depremlerin sebep olduğu acılar dünyanın dört bir yanında tüm insanlığı derinden etkilemiştir. 6 Şubat 2023 tarihinde aynı gün içerisinde gerçekleşerek Türkiyenin on bir ilinde etkisini yüksek derecede hissettiren depremlerde binlerce yapı yıkılmış veya zarar görmüş, binlerce kişi yaralanmış, enkaz altında kalan binlerce insan vefat etmiştir. Depremin ardında bıraktığı acılar sebebiyle insanlar yas sürecine girmiş ve bu acılarla başa çıkmaya çalışmıştır. Türkiyenin dört bir yanından vatandaşlar deprem bölgesindeki insanlara maddî-manevî yardım etmiş, depremzedelerin çoğu ülkenin çeşitli şehirlerindeki resmî veya özel imkânlarla misafir edilmiştir. Hayatın zorluklarıyla başa çıkma sürecinde dinî inanç sistemlerinden alınan desteğin ve geliştirilen olumlu başa çıkma stratejilerinin etkin bir işlevi vardır. Zorluklarla başa çıkma sürecinde sosyal çevreden ve bilhassa nitelikli sosyal ağdan alınan desteğin birey için çok önemli olduğu ve psikolojikmanevî danışmanlık alanlarında yapılan çalışmalarla kanıtlanmış bir gerçektir. Zira bireyin yaşamına anlam veren ve bütünlük hissini kuvvetlendiren dinin en belirgin fonksiyonlarından birisi, müntesiplerine zor dönemden geçen insanlar için sosyal desteğin önemini hatırlatarak empati ve yardımseverlik gibi erdemleri ön plana çıkarmaktır. Çalışmanın konusu, yas sürecindeki depremzedeler ve onların hayata bakışıdır. Nitel desenli bu çalışmanın amacı, depremzedelerin yas sürecinde neler yaşadıklarını, bu süreçte sosyal çevrenin depremzedelere nasıl bir etkide bulunduğunu ortaya koymaktır. Bu bağlamda Niğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesince merkez kampüsteki öğrenci yurtlarında misafir edilen depremzedelerle yarı yapılandırılmış mülakatlar yapılmıştır. Mülakatlarda, Hayat sizin için ne anlam ifade ediyor? Size göre bu zorlu süreçte din veya maneviyat insana neler söyler? Bu zorlu süreçte herhangi birinin hoşunuza giden bir davranışı oldu mu? Hoşunuza gitmeyen bir davranış oldu mu? Yas tutan insanlara neler söylemek istersiniz? gibi sorular yöneltilmiştir. Veriler betimsel analiz yöntemiyle tahlil edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak depremzedelerin çoğu yas sürecinde dinî başa çıkma yöntemlerini kullandığını, çevreden gelen bilişsel, duyuşsal ve maddî destek için resmî makamlara ve vatandaşlara müteşekkir olduğunu söylemiştir. Depremzedeler, psikolojik açıdan hassas oldukları bu dönemde insanların olumsuz söylem ve davranışlardan kaçınmaları gerektiğine dair beyanda bulunmuşlardır. Bunun yanı sıra onlar, hayatın zorluklarından herhangi birini yaşayan ve yas sürecine giren diğer insanlar için de kendi tecrübeleri çerçevesinde sabrı, tahammülü, metaneti ve ümitvâr olabilmeyi hatırlatan tavsiyelerde bulunmuşlardır.

Makale detayları

The Role of Religion in The Meaning of Life and Mourning Processes of Earthquake Victims: A Qualitative Study

Yazarlar:

Süleyman Doğanay

Yayıncı:

Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dini Araştırmalar (Diğer)

Dergi:

ULUM Vol.6 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.157-190

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302905

pISSN:

2645-9132

Psychgology of Religion

Earthquake

Meaning of Life

Mourning

Social SupportDin Psikolojisi

Deprem

Hayatın Anlamı

Yas

Sosyal Destek

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Süleyman Doğanay

Yayıncı: Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University

Ana Başlıklar: Dini Araştırmalar (Diğer)

Dergi: ULUM Vol.6 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.157-190

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 10/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001302905

pISSN: 2645-9132

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Süleyman Doğanay

Yayıncı:

Ankara Yildirim Beyazit University

Ana Başlıklar:

Dini Araştırmalar (Diğer)

Dergi:

ULUM Vol.6 Issue Özel Sayı, pp.157-190

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

10/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001302905

pISSN:

2645-9132