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that huzur is a good and long term indicator of psychological health. It hadbeen decided that the final phase of the study should be testing the hypothesis of “Happiness together with huzur is a better indicator ofpsychological health than happiness on its own.” by Structured Equation Modeling. 300 randomly selected emerging adults will beadministered Oxford Happiness Scale, the Huzur Scale (which is being developed by a colleague), The Symptom Checklist-90 R (SCL 90)and they will be asked to list the stressfull life events they experienced in their lives. Psychological health is defined by using the SCL-90 Rself-report questionnaire which is designed to evaluate somatization, obsessive-compulsive tendencies, interpersonal sensitivity,depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism, and a category of "additional items" which helps cliniciansassess other aspect of the clients symptoms (e.g. "poor appetite") (Derogatis & Savitz, 2000).A Structured Equation Model (SEM) will be built by the variables of happiness, huzur, pschological health and stressfull life events. SEMis comprehensive statistical analysis that combines confirmatory factor analysis with path analysis with the possible error factors takeninto consideration (Celik & Yılmaz, 2013) If the hypothesis is validated with this work, huzur would be used as a positive indicator ofpsychological health instead of happiness particularly in Turkey. The construct of huzur can be studied multiculturally and see if it can beused in a broader context. With the help of this study, a baseline will be formed for upcoming researches about cultivating people ofhuzur and the ways of ensuring huzur. In addition, new therapeutic techniques would find their ways in establishing huzur in individualtherapy and group therapy. Keywords • Huzur, happiness, peace, serenity, tranquility, emerging adulthood, psychological health, cultural interpretation ofhappiness. References: Çelik, Eray; Yılmaz, Veysel (2013) Yapısal E itlik Modellemesi: Temel Kavramlar, Uygulamalar,Programlama. Anı Yayıncılık, Ankara.Derogatis, L.R. & Savitz, K.L. 2000. The SCL-90-R and the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) in Primary Care In: M.E.Maruish, ed. Handbookof psychological assessment in primary care settings, Volume 236 Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, pp 297-334.Homayouni, Hamid (2014). Dear Rumi What Is True Happiness?. Web article. Melbourne. http://www.innerchange.com.au/archives/1772?print=pdfTürk Dil Kurumu (1967) Tarama SoÅNzlü ü. Ankara.
POW028 - The Paradoxical Perspective of Chinese Couple Counseling Model: The Construction of CultureInclusive Theory T.C. HuangNo 1 Jen De Road, National Chunghua University of Education, Department of Guidance & Counseling, Taiwan From the paradigm of realism, this study attempts to construct and examine the possibility of assimilating the paradoxical philosophyof Taoism and I Ching into a theoretical model for counseling Chinese families. From literature review and clinical practices, theresearchers have found that when dealing with family relationships, the values of individualism in Western family counseling emphasizehaving clear and well-defined personal boundary, candor, forthrightness, non-evasive and non-repressive ways of expressing needs andfeelings in interpersonal interactions. Yet for the Chinese who are still influenced by relationlism, the incorporation of these principlesoften produces incompatibility and conflict Hwang, 2014 . However, to maintain family relationships, Chinese couple often have to livewith repressed and unspoken grievances (Huang, 2010). This study believes that despite cultural collectivism among the Chinese, a couplecounseling model that embraces personal self-esteem and personal development is possible, and should be actively pursued.A total of 56 couples from 30-50 years old were recruited. Data were collected using semi-structured in-depth interviews as well as twofocus group discussions. The methodology of this research was based on hermeneutic phenomenology, and took the thematic approachin text analysis to restore the essence of the couple counseling experience.The researchers integrated the Chinese Taoism and I Ching idea that something cannot be created out of a single entity alone, wherefortune and calamity is reciprocal, and where the essence is “both/and” rather than “either/or”. In describing individualism andcollectivism, “being oneself” and “doing unto others” may appear contradictory and mutually undermining, yet one cannot exist withoutthe other. From a positive psychology perspective (Seligman, 2012), it is through confrontation between the two that one side gives life tothe other. Therefore, in response to a specific discord, reestablishing or achieving harmony through a cycle of homeostasis seems to be afeasible and less diametric approach that could be applied to counseling for Chinese families.Data from the analyses also showed several unique features of Chinese intimate relationship. In addition, the results indicated thatsocial and cultural structures play a very crucial role in the shaping and development of close relationship. Given the differences
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