10-15 YAŞ ARASI ÇOCUKLARDA HASTALIK KAYGISININ PSİKOLOJİK BELİRLEYİCİLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Hastalık kaygısı alan yazında hastalıktan kaçınma ve sağlıklı olmaya yönelik gösterilen aşırı zihinsel meşguliyet olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Hem ulusal hem de uluslararası alan yazında hastalık kaygısı, kaygı bileşenlerinden biri olarak araştırılan önemli değişkenlerden biridir. Örneklemini 10-15 yaş aralığında 334 çocuk ve annesinin oluşturduğu araştırmanın regresyon ve korelasyon analizi sonuçlarına göre çocuklardaki hastalık kaygısı ile somatizasyon belirtileri, duygu düzenleme becerileri bastırma stratejileri alt ölçeği, çocuk kaygısı, annelerin hastalık kaygısı, yaşam kalitesi ve bilinçli farkındalık düzeyleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişkiler görülmüş; buna ek olarak çocukların yaşam kalitesi, genel çocuk kaygısı ve annelerde görülen hastalık kaygısının, çocuklarda görülen hastalık kaygısı değişkeni ile anlamlı düzeyde ilişkili olduğu görülmüştür. Bu araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlar değerlendirildiğinde, çocuklarda görülen hastalık kaygısı üzerinde etkin olabilecek psikososyal faktörlerin çeşitliliği göz önüne alınarak, gelecek araştırmaların çocuklarda hastalık kaygısını etkileyen faktörleri derinlemesine inceleyerek, söz konusu sonuçların klinik pratiğe nasıl yansıtılacağına odaklanmaları önerilmektedir.

Keywords

• Çocuklarda Hastalık Kaygısı
• Yaşam Kalitesi
• Bilinçli Farkındalık
• Somatizasyon

Supporting Institution

Işık Üniversitesi

Project Number

22A101

Ethical Statement

Araştırmanın yürütülmesi sürecinde ilk olarak, Işık Üniversitesi Etik Komisyonu'na başvuru yapılmış ve 09.05.2022 tarihinde düzenlenen 2022/4 sayılı toplantıda alınan karara bağlı (E-32760440-050.01.04-15276) verilen etik onay sonrası araştırma süreci başlamıştır.

Thanks

Araştırma sürecinde beni destekleyen Işık Üniversitesine teşekkür ederim

THE EXAMINATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF ILLNESS ANXIETY IN CHILDREN AGED 10-15

Abstract

Illness anxiety is defined as an excessive worry about having or developing a serious health problem, often accompanied by illness avoidance behaviors. Although illness anxiety is widely studied as a component of anxiety in both national and international literature, research specifically focusing on children remains limited. The study sample consists of 334 children aged 10-15 and their mothers. Correlation analysis revealed significant relationships between illness anxiety in children and psychosocial factors, including somatization symptoms, suppression strategies (a subscale of emotion regulation skills), child anxiety, maternal illness anxiety, quality of life, and mindfulness levels. Moreover, regression analysis revealed that maternal illness anxiety, children’s quality of life, and children’s general anxiety levels are significant predictors of childhood illness anxiety. Given the diverse range of psychosocial factors that may influence illness anxiety in children, future research should undertake an in-depth examination of these factors. Additionally, studies should consider how these insights can be effectively applied in clinical practice to address illness anxiety in pediatric populations.

Keywords

• Illness Attitude in Children
• Quality of Life
• Mindfulness
• Somatization

Supporting Institution

Işık University

Project Number

22A101

Ethical Statement

Initially, an application was submitted to the Işık University Ethics Committee, and following the ethical approval granted in accordance with the decision taken at the meeting dated May 9, 2022 (No. 2022/4; Approval Code: E-32760440-050.01.04-15276), the research process commenced.

Thanks

I would like to thank Işık University for supporting me throughout the research process

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