The role of psychological well-being on self-esteem and life satisfaction in romantic relationships

This research aims to examine the relationship between the psychological well-being of individuals in a romantic relationship with their self-esteem and life satisfaction levels. In this context, it is intended to investigate the level of self-esteem and life satisfaction predicting psychological well-being in romantic relationships, and also to evaluate these variables in question by demographic variables. This study is conducted using the relational survey model, one of the descriptive research methods. In addition, it is prepared with the quantitative research method. A total of 384 people, 199 women and 185 men, in Balıkesir province form the sample of the study. Individuals over the age of 18 who have a romantic relationship are included in the study. Data are collected by using the simple random sampling method in the form of both survey and the digital version of the same survey via Google Docs due to the current pandemic process. Participation in the research is provided by the researcher himself. Data collection tools used in the study are Socio-Demographic Information Form, Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS), The Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). The obtained data in the study are statistically analyzed with the SPSS 24.0 program and presented in the form of a table. According to the results of the research, it can be deduced that factors such as educational status, employment status, relationship evaluation, income level and marital status significantly differentiate the scores of psychological well-being, self-esteem, and life satisfaction. Psychological well-being, self-esteem and life satisfaction scores are found to be highest in individuals with graduate education, working, evaluating their romantic relationship very well, and married individuals. It is found that there is no significant difference between psychological well-being and age. However, self-esteem and life satisfaction differ significantly according to the age factor. On the other hand, the psychological well-being and life satisfaction scores of the participants do not differ according to gender. It is concluded that psychological well-being has a positive correlation with both self-esteem and life satisfaction. Furthermore, self-esteem and life satisfaction scores significantly predict psychological well-being scores.