Impact of public cash benefits on social exclusion and life satisfaction in poverty: Structural equality model

The aim of this study is to measure what impact of poverty perception has on social exclusion and life satisfaction based on public cash benefits. By measuring the levels of poverty perception of individuals, this is aimed to determine the extent of these affects social exclusion and life satisfaction levels. In the study, validity and reliability of analyses were carried out for the poverty perception by us and relations were revealed in accordance with the hypotheses of this study with help of correlation analysis and structural equality model. At the same time, sub-questions of the scales are used, and it has also been tried to explain how the interaction in individuals social status progressed. As a result of the study, life satisfaction decreases when the level of poverty perception increases. On the other hand, social exclusion increases when poverty perception level increases. As a result, it is seen that the significant effect of the increase in poverty perception decreases life satisfaction, then the increase in social exclusion is seen.