Turkiye Klinikleri Journal of Forensic Medicine and Forensic Sciences

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Erişkin Bireylerde Bağlanma Biçimleri ile Psikososyodemografik Değişkenlerin Aleksitimi Düzeyleri Üzerindeki Etkileri
The Effects of Attachment Styles and Psychosociodemographic Variables on Alexithymia Levels in Adults
Haluk Kaan GÜLERa, Fatma Betül AYDINb
aİstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa, Adli Tıp ve Adli Bilimler Enstitüsü, İstanbul, TÜRKİYE
bDemiroğlu Bilim Üniversitesi Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, İstanbul, TÜRKİYE
Turkiye Klinikleri J Foren Sci Leg Med. 2020;17(2):98-116
doi: 10.5336/forensic.2019-71935
Article Language: TR
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 Amaç: Bu araştırmada; erişkin bireylerde bağlanma biçimleri (kaygılı ve kaçınmacı bağlanma boyutları) ile psikososyodemografik değişkenlerin aleksitimi düzeyi üzerindeki etkileri araştırılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırmaya, Türkiye'nin çeşitli bölgelerinde yaşayan ve çalışmaya gönüllü olarak katılan 192 (%69,6)'si kadın, 84 (%30,4)'ü erkek toplam 276 birey katılmıştır. Araştırmada, psikososyodemografik özelliklerin belirlenebilmesi için araştırmacı tarafından oluşturulan, 'Demografik Bilgi Formu', aleksitimi düzeylerini ölçmek amacıyla 'Toronto Aleksitimi Ölçeği (TAÖ-20)', bağlanma biçimlerini belirlemek amacıyla da 'Yakın İlişkilerde Yaşantılar Envanteri II (YİYE-II)' kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Erişkin bireylerde kaygılı ve kaçınmacı bağlanma biçiminin aleksitimi toplam puanını ve duygularını tanıma zorluğu alt boyutunu yordadığı görülmektedir (p<0,01). Bununla birlikte kaçınmacı bağlanma biçiminin, duygularını ifade etme zorluğu alt boyutunu yordadığı da gözlenmiştir (p<0,01). Öte yandan aleksitimi toplam puanı ile dışa-vuruk düşünce puanının cinsiyetler açısından arasında orta düzeyde, düşük güçte anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmaktadır (p<0,01). Analiz sonuçları, TAÖ-T, TAÖ-DTZ, TAÖ-DİEZ ve TAÖ- DVD puanlarının, bireylerin eğitim seviyesine göre farklılaştığını göstermiştir. Son olarak TAÖ-DVD haricinde TAÖ-T, TAÖ-DTZ ve TAÖ-DİEZ puanlarının, bireylerin romantik ilişki durumlarına göre farklılaştığını göstermiştir (p<,05). Sonuç: Erişkin bireylerde, kaygılı ve kaçınmacı bağlanma biçimi olanlar aleksitimik özellikler göstermektedir. Kaçınmacı bağlanma biçimi olanlarda, duygularını ifade etme zorluğu saptanmıştır. Aleksitiminin dışa-vuruk düşünce özelliği erkeklerde kadınlardan fazla bulunmuştur. Eğitim seviyesi arttıkça, aleksitimik özellikler taşıma olasılığı azalmaktadır. Romantik ilişkisi olmayan bireylerde, aleksitimik özellikler daha fazla görülmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Aleksitimi; bağlanma biçimleri; psikososyodemografik değişkenler; erişkin bireyler
ABSTRACT
 Objective: In this research, the attachment styles (anxious and avoidance attachment styles) and psychosociodemographic variables on alexithymia levels in adults have been researched. Material and Method: 276 adults, residing in various regions of Turkey, have volunteered for this research, of whom 192 (69.4%) are female and 84 (30.4%) are male. To determine the psychosociodemographic traits a 'Demographic Survey' created by the researcher, to determine the alexithymia levels 'Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20)' and to determine the attachment styles 'Experiences in Close Relationships- Revised (ECR-R)' have been employed. Results: Anxious and avoidance attachment styles have regressed the total alexithymia score and difficulty in identifying feelings subscale (p<0.01). Furthermore it has been observed that avoding attachment style has regressed into the difficulty in describing feelings subscale (p<0.01). On the other hand, there was a moderate, low-power significant relationship between the total score of alexithymia and the self-efficacy score in terms of gender (p<0.01). The results of the analysis showed that TAS-T, TAS-DTZ, TAS-DIEZ and TAS-DVD scores differ according to the level of education of the individuals. showed differentiation (p<.05). Conculusion: In adult individuals, anxious and avoidant attachment styles show alexithymic characteristics. Difficulty in expressing their emotions was found in those with avoidant attachment style. Alexithymia was found to be more manifest in males than females. As the level of education increases, the likelihood of carrying Alexithymic properties decreases. Alexithymic features are more common in individuals who do not have romantic relationships.

Keywords: Alexithymia; attachment styles; psychosociodemographic variables; adult individuals
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5.1. The information accessed through this "SITE" or provided by the users legally and all the elements (including but not limited to design, text, image, html code and other codes) of the "SITE" (all of them will be called as studies tied to "Turkiye Klinikleri"s copyrights) belongs to "Turkiye Klinikleri". Users do not have the right to resell, process, share, distribute, display or give someone permission to access or to use the "Turkiye Klinikleri" services, "Turkiye Klinikleri" information and the products under copyright protection by "Turkiye Klinikleri". Within hereby "Terms of Use" unless explicitly permitted by "Turkiye Klinikleri" nobody can reproduce, process, distribute or produce or prepare any study from those under "Turkiye Klinikleri" copyright protection.

5.2. Within hereby "Terms of Use", "Turkiye Klinikleri" reserves the rights for "Turkiye Klinikleri" services, "Turkiye Klinikleri" information, the products associated with "Turkiye Klinikleri" copyrights, "Turkiye Klinikleri" trademarks, "Turkiye Klinikleri" trade looks or its all rights for other entity and information it has through this website unless it is explicitly authorized by "Turkiye Klinikleri".

6. CHANGES IN THE TERMS OF USE

"Turkiye Klinikleri" in its sole discretion may change the hereby "Terms of Use" anytime announcing within the "SITE". The changed terms of the hereby "Terms of Use" will become valid when they are announced. Hereby "Terms of Use" cannot be changed by unilateral declarations of users.

7. FORCE MAJEURE

"Turkiye Klinikleri" is not responsible for executing late or never of this hereby "Terms of Use", privacy policy and "USER Contract" in any situation legally taken into account as force majeure. Being late or failure of performance or non-defaulting of this and similar cases like this will not be the case from the viewpoint of "Turkiye Klinikleri", and "Turkiye Klinikleri" will not have any damage liability for these situations. "Force majeure" term will be regarded as outside of the concerned party's reasonable control and any situation that "Turkiye Klinikleri" cannot prevent even though it shows due diligence. Also, force majeure situations include but not limited to natural disasters, rebellion, war, strike, communication problems, infrastructure and internet failure, power cut and bad weather conditions.

8. LAW AND AUTHORISATION TO FOLLOW

Turkish Law will be applied in practicing, interpreting the hereby "Terms of Use" and managing the emerging legal relationships within this "Terms of Use" in case of finding element of foreignness, except for the rules of Turkish conflict of laws. Ankara Courts and Enforcement Offices are entitled in any controversy happened or may happen due to hereby contract.

9. CLOSING AND AGREEMENT

Hereby "Terms of Use" come into force when announced in the "SITE" by "Turkiye Klinikleri". The users are regarded to agree to hereby contract terms by using the "SITE". "Turkiye Klinikleri" may change the contract terms and the changes will be come into force by specifying the version number and the date of change on time it is published in the "SITE".

 

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Privacy Policy

We recommend you to read the terms of use below before you visit our website. In case you agree these terms, following our rules will be to your favor. Please read our Terms of Use thoroughly.

www.turkiyeklinikleri.com website belongs to Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. and is designed in order to inform physicians in the field of health

www.turkiyeklinikleri.com cannot reach to user’s identity, address, service providers or other information. The users may send this information to the website through forms if they would like to. However, www.turkiyeklinikleri.com may collect your hardware and software information. The information consists of your IP address, browser type, operating system, domain name, access time, and related websites. www.turkiyeklinikleri.com cannot sell the provided user information (your name, e-mail address, home and work address, phone number) to the third parties, publish it publicly, or keep it in the website. Gathered information has a directing feature to be a source for the website’s visitor profile, reporting and promotion of the services.

www.turkiyeklinikleri.com uses the taken information:

-To enhance, improve and maintain the quality of the website

-To generate visitor’s profile and statistical data

-To determine the tendency of the visitors on using our website

-To send print publications/correspondences

-To send press releases or notifications through e-mail

-To generate a list for an event or competition

By using www.turkiyeklinikleri.com you are considered to agree that;

-Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. cannot be hold responsible for any user’s illegal and immoral behavior,

-Terms of use may change from time to time,

-It is not responsible for other websites’ contents it cannot control or the harms they may cause although it uses the connection they provided.

Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. may block the website to users in the following events:

-Information with wrong, incomplete, deceiving or immoral expressions is recorded to the website,

-Proclamation, advertisement, announcement, libelous expressions are used against natural person or legal identity,

-During various attacks to the website,

-Disruption of the website because of a virus.

Written, visual and audible materials of the website, including the code and the software are under protection by legal legislation.

Without the written consent of Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. the information on the website cannot be downloaded, changed, reproduced, copied, republished, posted or distributed.

All rights of the software and the design of the website belong to Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc.

Ortadoğu Advertisement Presentation Publishing Tourism Education Architecture Industry and Trade Inc. will be pleased to hear your comments about our terms of use. Please share the subjects you think may enrich our website or if there is any problem regarding our website.

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