Social emotional distress, psychological adjustment, life satisfaction, and resilience: validation of the Turkish version of the social emotional distress survey-secondary-brief.

ABSTRACT: Social-emotional distress is related to greater mental health challenges and reduced well-being. However, factors that mitigate its impact on mental health and well-being outcomes remain relatively understudied. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between social-emotional distress, psychological adjustment problems, and life satisfaction among undergraduate students. For the first time, the study also validated the psychometric properties of the five-item version of the Social Emotional Distress Survey-Secondary-Brief (SEDS-S-Brief) in Turkish. The sample consisted of 545 Turkish undergraduate students (77.43% female) aged 18 to 22 years (M = 20.32, SD = 1.16), who completed the SEDS-S-Brief, Brief Resilience Scale, Brief Psychological Adjustmen

SUBMITTER: Yıldırım M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12512788 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature