The Therapeutic Potential of Masnavi Focused Group Study: Stress, Resilience, Life Satisfaction and Sleep Quality

Authors : Faik Özdengül, Şükrü Ekenler, Raviye Özen Koca, Z Işık Solak Görmüş, Aşina Gülerarslan Özdengül

Pages : 39-61

Doi:10.70951/tasavvufdergisi.1697009

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Publication Date : 2025-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Almost all of today\\\'s psychotherapies are based on mindfulness. These therapies were also included in Rumi\\\'s Masnavi narrative many years ago. This study is conducted to examine the effect of Masnavi Focused Group Study on coping with stress, psychological resilience, life satisfaction, and sleep quality in medical students. The study is conducted as a randomized controlled study with 84 students (intervention group: 42, control group: 42) studying at the medical faculty of a university. “Questionnaire Form”, “Ways of Coping Questionnaire”, “The Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA)”, “Satisfaction with Life Satisfaction Scale” and “Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index” are used to collect data. The students in the intervention group received 1 hour of group work for 10 weeks. No intervention is applied to the students in the control group. Data collection tools are applied to all participants before the intervention is applied to the intervention group, and a pre-test evaluation is made. The post-test is administered to the control and intervention groups at the 10th week. In the study, a significant difference is found between the mean post-test scores of the intervention and control groups after the Masnavi Focused Group Study (p<0.05). Although improvement is observed in all other parameters evaluated, no statistically significant difference is found. In this study, it is determined that Masnavi Focused Group Study positively affected students\\\' life satisfaction. In line with the results of the study, it is recommended that further studies should be conducted to develop Masnavi Focused Group Study as a group therapy method.
Keywords : Tasavvuf, Psikoloji, Mesnevi, Stresle başa çıkma, Psikolojik dayanıklılık, Yaşam memnuniyeti

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