Effects of globalization on mental health

Coşkun, Ejdane and Manav, Ayşe İnel (2025) Effects of globalization on mental health. In: Fenntartható Tájgazdálkodási Tudományos Műhely konferenciája 2025 : Innovatív megoldások a XXI. század mezőgazdaságában. Nyíregyházi Egyetem, Műszaki és Agrártudományi Intézet, Nyíregyháza, pp. 35-39. ISBN 9786156032836

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Abstract

Globalization, which refers to a process of change and transformation that concerns everyone worldwide, is defined as a process of integration that brings mutual dependency but is not equal. Globalization is spreading both hope and alarm bells to the world. The main idea behind globalization is free market capitalism. In other words, market forces and competition govern people. Globalization, or the increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of countries, is generally known to involve two interrelated elements. One is the opening of international borders to increasingly rapid flows of goods, services, finance, people and ideas, and the other is changes in institutions and policies that facilitate or encourage such flows at the national and international levels. All of these changes have the potential for both positive and negative impacts on development and health. With the acceleration of globalization, time is shortening, borders are disappearing and a global village is emerging as a result of the shrinking of the world. Millions of people are changing their habits, cultures, thoughts and lifestyles without even realizing it, and are adopting the given idea. This situation reveals that globalization has not only economic, social and cultural dimensions but also psychological ones. With globalization, traditions disappear and ego-identities are renewed. The self is no longer a stable organism with a continuity but begins to define itself in the present, and postmodern identity problems arise. While we cannot imagine a world in which we do not benefit from the blessings of technology due to globalization, it is inevitable that we will be exposed to the social and psychological effects of this situation. The effects of globalization on culture and the results of its psychological reflections can come together with factors such as changes in family values, economic problems, poverty, migration, and demographic changes, as well as direct effects on identity, and can manifest as psychiatric disorders such as addiction and depression. This dominant understanding can override cultural values, change people's needs, first make them compulsory, and then make them addicted.The best example of this is technology addiction. Globalization is causing a cultural transformation and its effects are seen in many areas of life as well as on the mental health of individuals. While mental disorders have increased so much in the global world of our age, our awareness of them and taking action for treatment are insufficient. Therefore, this compilation study aims to examine the effects of globalization on mental health and what should be done in this process.

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