EXAMINATION OF DEFENSE DEVICES, PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS, AND MMPI CLINICAL SUB-DIMENSIONS OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS LIVING IN TRAUMATIC GRİEF IN TERMS OF VARIOUS VARIABLES

Abstract

The aim of this study is to examine the traumatic grief severity, defense mechanisms, psychological symptoms, MMPI clinical sub-dimensions of university students experiencing traumatic grief in terms of various variables. Gender, place of residence, perceived economic level, whether the parents are alive or not, who the deceased is, the cause of death of the deceased, the thought of ending life after the loss, the marital status of the deceased, and whether or not to seek professional help after the loss were included in the study. The research group consists of 15 university students with traumatic grief. Criter sampling method, one of the purposive sampling methods, was used as the data collection method. Descriptive analyzes were used in the analysis of the data. In the given analysis, descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation analysis technique was used to examine the relationship between variables. According to the results of the study, it was determined that the MMPI subscale, Hs dimension and D dimension scores of the girls were higher than the boys. It is seen that those who live in big cities have higher additional scale scores than those who live in villages, while those who perceive their income as upper and middle-lower have higher Neurotic Defense dimension scores than those who perceive their income as medium. Those whose mothers are not alive; A significant difference was found in the scores of the Traumatic Grief Scale. On the other hand, when the father’s condition of being alive or not is compared; There was a significant difference in the signs of interpersonal sensitivity, paranoid thoughts and general symptom index, those with healthy fathers used Immature Defense and Mature Defense more than those whose fathers were alive, and those whose fathers were alive or not; It was determined that there was a significant difference in the MA dimension values of the MMPI. Those who lost their sibling had higher Immature Defense dimension scores than those who lost their father and mother, and those whose relatives died due to illness had higher Mf dimension values than those whose relatives died due to traffic accident and suicide. Those who thought of ending their life after the loss had higher scores on the MF subscale and PA dimension of the Minnesota Multidimensional Personality Inventory, and those who received professional help after the loss had higher anxiety scores than those who did not. On the other hand, the disappeared person is married and single; It was determined that there was a significant difference in the SI dimension values of MMPI.

Keywords

• Traumatic Grief
• Psychological Symptoms
• MMPI Clinical Subdimensions

TRAVMATİK YAS YAŞAYAN ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNİN SAVUNMA DÜZENEKLERİ, PSİKOLOJİK BELİRTİLERİ VE MMPI KLİNİK ALT BOYUTLARININ ÇEŞİTLİ DEĞİŞKENLER AÇISINDAN İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı travmatik yas yaşayan üniversite öğrencilerinin travmatik yas şiddeti, savunma düzenekleri, psikolojik belirtileri, MMPI klinik alt boyutlarının çeşitli değişkenler açısından incelemektir. Cinsiyet, yaşanılan yer, algılanan ekonomik düzey, anne-babanın sağ olup olmama, kaybedilenin kim olduğu, kaybedilenin ölüm nedeni, kayıptan sonra hayatı sonlandırma düşüncesi, kaybedilenin medeni durumu ve kayıptan sonra profesyonel yardım alıp almama değişkenler olarak çalışmaya dâhil edildi. Araştırma grubu travmatik yası olan 15 üniversite öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Veri toplama yöntemi olarak, amaçlı örnekleme yöntemlerinden kriter örneklem yöntemi kullanıldı. Verilerin analizinde ise betimsel analizler kullanılmıştır. Verilen analizinde betimsel istatistik, değişkenler arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek için Spearman korelasyon analizi tekniğinden yararlanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre, kızların erkeklere göre MMPI’ın ML alt skalası, Hs boyutu ve D boyutu puanlarının daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Büyük kentte yaşayanların köyde yaşayanlara göre ek skala puanlarının daha yüksek olurken, gelirini üst ve orta-alt olarak algılayanların gelirini orta olarak algılayanlara göre Nevrotik Savunma boyutu puanları daha yüksek olduğu görülmektedir. Annesi sağ olmayanların, Travmatik Yas Ölçeği puanlarında anlamlı bir farklılık tespit edilmiştir. Diğer yandan babanın sağ olup olmama durumları karşılaştırıldığında; Kişilerarası duyarlılık, paranoid düşünceler ve genel semptom indeksi belirtilerinde anlamlı bir farklılık olduğu, babası sağ olanların olmayanlara göre Immature Savunmayı ve Mature Savunmayı daha fazla kullandıkları, babası sağ olan ve olmayanların; MMPI’ın MA boyutu değerlerinde anlamlı bir fark olduğu saptanmıştır. Kardeşini kaybedenlerin babasını ve annesine kaybedenlere göre Immature Savunma boyutu puanları daha yüksek, yakını hastalıktan ölenlerin yakını trafik kazasından ve intihar nedeniyle ölenlere göre Mf boyutu değerleri daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Kayıptan sonra hayatını sonlandırmayı düşünenlerin düşünmeyenlere göre Minnesota Çok Yönlü Kişilik Envanterinin alt boyutu olan MF alt skalası ve PA boyutu puanları ve kayıptan sonra profesyonel yardım alanların almayanlara göre anksiyete puanları daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Diğer yandan kaybedilen kişi evli olan ve bekâr olanların; MMPI’ın Sİ boyutu değerlerinde anlamlı bir fark olduğu saptanmıştır.

Keywords

• Travmatik Yas,
• Psikolojik Belirtiler,
• MMPI Klinik Alt Boyutları

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