Bilinçli Farkındalık ile Travma Sonrası Büyüme Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi: Öz Şefkatin Aracı Rolü

Öz

Bilinçli farkındalık ve öz şefkat birbirleri ile ilişkili iki önemli kavramdır. Stresli durumlarla başa çıkmada önemli rol oynadıkları yapılan çalışmalar tarafından ortaya konmuştur. Fakat travmatik bir olayın ardından bireylerin kazanımlar sağlayarak güçlenmesini ifade eden travma sonrası büyüme sürecinde nasıl bir rol oynadıklarına ilişkin sınırlı bilgi mevcuttur. Bu araştırma kapsamında bilinçli farkındalık ile travma sonrası büyüme arasındaki ilişkide öz şefkatin aracı rolü incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini travmatik deneyimi olan 18-65 yaş arasındaki 384 yetişkin birey oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Stresli Yaşam Olayı Listesi, Travma Sonrası Büyüme Ölçeği, Bilinçli Farkındalık Ölçeği ve Öz Anlayış Ölçeği aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Aracılık analizi bilinçli farkındalık ile travma sonrası büyüme arasındaki ilişkide öz şefkatin tam aracı rolünün olduğunu ve bu rolün deneyimlenen travmatik olayın türünden bağımsız olarak gerçekleştiğini göstermiştir. Bu bulgular, travmatik deneyimi olan bireylerde travma sonrası büyümeyi desteklemek için bilinçli farkındalık ve öz şefkat gibi bilişsel becerilerin geliştirilmesi ve bu becerileri merkeze alan farkındalık temelli terapilerin yararlılığını vurgulamaktadır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Travma psikolojisi
• travma sonrası büyüme
• bilinçli farkındalık
• öz şefkat

The Relationship Between Mindfulness and Post-Traumatic Growth: The Mediating Role of Self-Compassion

Abstract

Mindfulness and self-compassion are two important concepts that are related to each other. Studies showed that they play an important role in coping with stressful situations. However, there is limited information on what role they play in the post-traumatic growth process, which refers to the positive psychological change that individuals experience as a result of struggling with highly stressful life circumstances, often following trauma. In this study, the mediating role of self-compassion in the relationship between mindfulness and post-traumatic growth was examined. The sample of the study consisted of 384 adults between the ages of 18-65 who had a traumatic experience. The data of the study were collected through the Socio-demographic Form, Stressful Life Event List, Post Traumatic Growth Scale, Mindful Attention Awareness Scale and Self-Compassion Scal. The mediation analysis showed that self-compassion has a full mediating role in the relationship between mindfulness and post-traumatic growth independent of traumatic event experienced. These findings underscore the value of cultivating cognitive skills, such as mindfulness and self-compassion to facilitate post-traumatic growth in individuals with traumatic experiences, as well as the potential efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions for trauma treatment.

Keywords

• Trauma psychology
• post-traumatic growth
• mindfulness
• self-compassion

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