The Relationship between Romantic Attachment and Coping Styles for Graduation Stress for College Seniors

The aim of the current study was to investigate the relationship between graduation stress and attachment domains for college seniors. Two hundred and fifteen university students expecting to graduate in one or two academic semester participated to the study. Out of the participants 123 (57.2%) were female, 78 (36.3%) were male, the mean age of participants was 22.06. Participants answered the questions of Experiences in Close Relationships Questionnaire-Revised (ECR-R; Fraley, Waller and Brennan 350) and Coping Style Scale (Şahin and Durak 56) via web-based database application. The results showed that students having high level of attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance were less likely to have problem focused/effective coping styles, and more likely to have emotion focused/ineffective coping styles when they feel stress related to graduation. This study has provided a helpful resource not only to the researchers but also to the practitioners and experts providing psychological support to university students

Pediatric Bilateral Pheochromocytoma and Experience of Laparoscopic Cortical Sparing Adrenalectomy

Pheochromocytomas are neuroendocrine tumors. In this report, we present a 15-year-old girl who had cerebral palsy and pheochromocytoma. She also had a diagnosis of hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia in her history. She underwent bilateral laparoscopic cortical sparing adrenalectomy. We report the experience of laparoscopic bilateral cortical sparing adrenalectomy of a pediatric pheochromocytoma

Evlilikte yaşanan çatışmalarda hissedilen ve ifade edilen duygular : bağlanma teorisi perspektifi

The current study aims to explore the potential mediating role of emotional experiences and expression during conflictual situations in marital relationships. Past studies have documented a strong relationship between attachment dimensions and/or styles and relationship satisfaction. It was also shown that negative emotions and dysfunctional and destructive expression of emotions have detrimental effect on marital functioning. The current study aims to empirically tie these two areas of research by exploring the mediating role of emotional experience and expression in the relationship between attachment dimensions (i.e., attachment anxiety and avoidance) and marital adjustment of couples using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM, Kashy & Kenny, 2000). It was expected that attachment dimensions of wives and husbands would predict the experience of three negative emotions, namely, anger, sadness, and guilt and destructive expression of these emotions, and in turn, these emotions would predict both partners’ marital dissatisfaction. Initially, two pilot studies using both qualitative and quantitative methods were conducted to see whether there were culture-specific ways of emotional experience and expression in Turkish cultural context. The findings confirmed the reliability and validity of the three separate emotional experiences scales assessing anger, sadness, and guilt. Based on the findings of the initial studies, the main study involving a sample of 167 married couples who were in the early years of their marriages was conducted. Couples separately completed multiple measures of adult attachment and experience and expression of emotions, and marital quality. Mediating effects of emotional experience and expression in the relationship between the attachment dimensions and marital adjustment were tested utilizing a series of path analyses using the APIM analyses. The results revealed that attachment avoidance, rather than attachment anxiety, of both wives and husbands was the strongest predictor of own and partners’ marital adjustment in the conflictual situations. In terms of emotional experience, wives’ regret and husbands’ anger were the marker mediating emotions. Regarding anger expression, wives’ and husbands’ distributive aggression styles mediated the relationship between attachment dimensions and marital adjustment. Analyses on sadness expression yielded only one significant actor mediation effect suggesting that avoidant husbands used more solitude/negative behavior, and this in turn, decreased their marital adjustment. However, guilt expression styles of wives and husbands did not mediate the relationship between attachment dimensions and marital adjustment of both partners. The current study extended the previous studies by providing evidence on the influence of the each partner’s attachment orientation on the emotional experience and expression during marital conflict and marital adjustment of both spouses. The implications of the study for theory, practice, and future research were discussed.Ph.D. - Doctoral Progra

Evlilik uyumunun yordayıcıları olarak karı ve kocaların değer uyumları çatışma çözüm stilleri.

The aim of this present study was to investigate the predictive power of value similarity of wives and husbands and conflict resolution of spouses on marital adjustment of wives, husbands, and couples. Data is collected by means of questionnaires (“Schwartz’s Value Survey”, “Dyadic Adjustment Scale”, and “Conflict Resolution Styles Scale”), from a sample of one hundred and forty (140 women, 140 men) Turkish married couples. The results of the study indicated that after eliminating the effects of demographic variables, tradition, hedonism, stimulation value type similarities of spouses, and power value type dissimilarities of spouses have positively predicted marital adjustment of wives and couples. However, value similarities of spouses did not have significant effect on marital adjustment of husbands. Although, conflict resolution styles of husbands had a significant effect on marital adjustment of wives, conflict resolution styles of wives did not have significant contribution in predicting marital adjustment of husbands after eliminating the effects of demographic variables and value similarity of spouses. The usage of negative conflict resolution styles by husbands had negative effects on marital adjustment of wives. When the marital adjustment of couples was considered, it was found that conflict resolution styles of wives and husbands have significant contribution in predicting marital adjustment of couples. The results further indicated that negative conflict resolution styles of wives and husbands negatively predicted marital adjustment of couples. Furthermore, it was found that spouses high in positive conflict resolution style and low in negative conflict resolution style have higher scores on marital adjustment than spouses low in positive conflict resolution style and high in negative conflict resolution style. The findings of the present study were discussed in the light of the related literature. Additionally, limitations of the study and suggestions for future researches were investigated.M.S. - Master of Scienc

Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of the difficulties in emotion regulation scale (DERS) in a Turkish adolescent sample

AbstractReports an error in "Confirmatory factor analyses of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) in a Turkish adolescent sample" by Dilek Sarıtaş-Atalar, Tülin Gençöz and Ayça Özen (European Journal of Psychological Assessment, 2015, Vol 31[1], 12-19). In the article, there is an error on page 12. The affiliation of Dilek Saritas-Atalar should read as follows: Department of Psychology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. We regret any inconvenience or confusion this error may have caused. Please see the erratum for full description. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record&nbsp;2014-09898-001.) The aim of the present study was to explore the psychometric properties of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) among Turkish adolescents. A total of 595 high school students (300 females and 295 males) whose ages ranged between 14 and 17 years participated in the study, and were administered the DERS, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and the Childhood Depression Inventory (CDI). Confirmatory factor analyses supported the six-factor structure of the DERS among adolescents. In addition, results indicated sound internal consistency as well as concurrent validity. It is concluded that the DERS is a valid age-appropriate measure for investigating emotion regulation difficulties in adolescents. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved)</p

Confirmatory Factor Analyses of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) in a Turkish Adolescent Sample

The aim of the present study was to explore the psychometric properties of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) among Turkish adolescents. A total of 595 high school students (300 females and 295 males) whose ages ranged between 14 and 17 years participated in the study, and were administered the DERS, the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), and the Childhood Depression Inventory (CDI). Confirmatory factor analyses supported the six-factor structure of the DERS among adolescents. In addition, results indicated sound internal consistency as well as concurrent validity. It is concluded that the DERS is a valid age-appropriate measure for investigating emotion regulation difficulties in adolescents

Be There For Me and I Will Be There For You: Friendship Maintenance Mediates the Relationship Between Capitalization and Happiness

Friends share positive events with each other, and the perception of the responses as active and constructive (i.e., enthusiastic) is related to happiness. Two studies (N = 685) investigated friendship maintenance (FM) in same-sex best friendships as the mediator of the relationship between perceived responses to capitalization attempts (PRCA) and happiness. Results in both studies showed that PRCA was positively related to FM, and that FM explained why PRCA was associated with happiness, even when different measures of happiness were utilized. Although women reported higher levels of PRCA and FM compared to men, the associations of the friendship experiences with happiness were similar and the model was supported for both women and men. The results are discussed in terms of the importance of understanding the role of friendship experiences in the capitalization process. Also, directions for future research were provided

Conflict Resolution Styles Scale in Romantic Relationship: The Validity and Reliability Study

NTRThe aim of the current study is to test the reliability and validity of the 'Conflict Resolution Styles Scale' (CRSS), which was developed by the researchers. For this aim, two studies have been conducted. In the first study, semi-structured interviews were conducted with participants who are either married or involved in romantic relationship. A large item pool was generated with the items developed from the interviews and the items developed by the authors after reviewing the related literature. Exploratory factor analysis with 200 dating participants (Mage=23.13, SDage =2.96) revealed that four factor solution is suitable for the CRSS. These factors were named as negative conflict resolution style, positive conflict resolution style, subordination, and retreat. In order to confirm the factor structure of the scale, 140 married couples (280 individuals; Mage =38.09, SDage =10.35) were participated to the second study. Both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were used to test the factor structure of the scale. The results of these analyses and the correlations with the related variables showed that CRSS was reliable and valid measurement tool in the assessment of the conflict resolution styles.Bu çalışmanın amacı çiftlerin çatışma çözüm stillerini ölçmek amacıyla geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek geliştirmektir. Bu amaçla 2 ayrı çalışma yürütülmüştür. İlk çalışmada, romantik ilişki yaşayan ya da evli kişilerle yarı yapılandırılmış mülakatlar gerçekleştirilmiştir. Hem bu mülakatlardan oluşturulan maddeler, hem de alanda uzman kişiler tarafından ilgili yazın incelenerek eklenen maddelerle geniş bir madde havuzu oluşturulmuştur. Romantik ilişki yaşayan 200 katılımcıyla (Ort.yaş = 23.13, S.yaş = 2.96) yapılan açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonuçlarına göre ÇÇSÖ için dört faktörlü yapının uygun olduğunu gözlenmiştir. Bu boyutlar, olumsuz çatışma çözme stili, olumlu çatışma çözme stili, boyun eğme ve geri çekilme olarak tanımlanmıştır. İkinci çalışmada ise 140 evli çiftten (280 kişi; Ort.yaş = 38.09, S.yaş= 10.35) veri toplanmıştır. Bu çalışmada ölçeğin faktör yapısı hem açımlayıcı hem de doğrulayıcı faktör analizleriyle test edilmiştir. Yapılan analizler ve ilgili değişkenlerle olan korelasyonları incelendiğinde, ÇÇSÖ'nün çatışma çözüm stillerini ölçmede geçerli ve güvenilir bir araç olduğu bulunmuştu

Anne-Ergen Çiftlerinin Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rolleriyle İlgili Algısının İçerik Analizi

Bu çalışmanın amacı anne-ergen çiftlerinin toplumsal cinsiyet şemalarını içerik analizi yoluyla niteliksel olarak araştırmaktır. Bu amaçla 61 anne-ergen çiftine ulaşılmış ve laboratuvara gelen katılımcılarla yarı-yapılandırılmış görüşme yapılmıştır. Katılımcı çiftlerle (anne-ergen) yapılan bu bireysel görüşmelerde, ergenlere ileride nasıl bir kadın/erkek olmak istedikleri, annelere ise ileride oğullarının/kızlarının nasıl bir erkek/kadın olmasını istedikleri sorulmuştur. Katılımcıların cevaplarını içeren ses kayıtları birebir yazıldıktan sonra nitel olarak incelenmiş, tematik üniteler belirlenmiş ve bu belirlenen tematik üniteler kadınsılık, erkeksilik ve nötr kategorilerin altına yerleştirilmiştir. Bununla beraber, katılımcıların cevapları parametrik olmayan istatistiksel yöntemlerden birisi olan ki-kare testi ile analiz edilmiş ve a) anne-ergen b) annelerin kız ve oğlan çocukları ve c) kız ve oğlan ergenlerin kendileri için her bir ana temayı kullanma sıklıkları karşılaştırılmıştır. Ki-kare testlerinin sonuçları anneler, kız ve oğlan ergenler için ana temaların kullanım sıklığı açısından anlamlı farklar göstermiştir. Sonuçlar toplumsal cinsiyet kuramları çerçevesinde tartışılmıştır