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Technology Use, Attachment Styles, and Gender Roles in the Dissolution of Romantic Relationships in Turkey

Year 2018, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 1020 - 1033, 30.06.2018
https://doi.org/10.15869/itobiad.348492

Abstract

Modern communication technologies (such as e-mailing,
texting and messaging via social networks) have become increasingly used today
while establishing, maintaining and dissolving romantic relationships. This
issue, which is being long studied in the United States, has been recently
addressed in developing countries as well. This research has two aims: a) to
ascertain the prevalence of the use of technological communication channels
such as messaging, e-mail and social networks in the relationship dissolution;
b) to examine anxious attachment, avoidant attachment and gender roles in the
process of the relationship dissolution through which technology was used. A
total of 215 (167 female, 48 male) Turkish university students completed an
online questionnaire about technology-mediated breakups, attachment style, and
gender role attitudes. According to the correlation and regression analyses,
40% of the students (87 students) stated that they experienced a relationship
dissolution via internet. Based on the findings, it may be concluded that there
is a significant link only between the use of internet technology with avoidant
attachment style and the acceptance of technology use to dissolve the
relationship.

References

  • Armstrong, L., Phillips, J., & Saling, L. (2000). Potential determinants of heavier Internet usage. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 53 (4), 537–550.
  • Bowlby, J. (1980). Attachment and loss: Loss, sadness, and depression. New York: Basic Books.
  • Brennan, K.A., & Shaver, P.R. (1995). Dimensions of adult attachment, affect regulation, and romantic relationship functioning. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21(3), 267–283.
  • Collins, N. L., & Feeney, B. C. (2000). A safe haven: An attachment theory perspective on support seeking and caregiving in intimate relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 7 (6), 1053–1073.
  • Daugherty, C. G., & Dambrot, F. H. (1986). Reliability of the attitudes toward women scale. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 46 (2), 449-453.
  • Delevi, R., & Bugay, A. (2013). Assessing reliability and validity of the Turkish language version of the Attitudes toward Women Scale (AWS). Journal of International Women's Studies, 14 (1), 263-272
  • Feeney, J.A. (1994). Attachment style, communication patterns and satisfaction across the life cycle of marriage. Personal Relationships, 1 (4), 333–348.
  • Fraley, R.C., Waller, N.G., & Brennan, K.A. (2000). An item-response theory analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 7 (2), 350-365.
  • Guerrero L K. (1996). Attachment-style differences in intimacy and involvement: A test of the four-category model. Communication Monographs, 63 (4), 269-292.
  • Hazan, C. & Shaver, P. (1987). Romantic love conceptualized as an attachment process. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52 (3), 511-524.
  • Jin B., & Pena, J. F. (2010). Mobile communication in romantic relationships: Mobile phone use, relational uncertainty, love, commitment, and attachment styles. Communication Reports, 23 (1), 39-51.
  • Kagitcibasi, C. (2007). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • Kırmızı, Z., Bugay, A. & Delevi, R. (2011). Lise öğrencilerinin romantik ilişkilerinde teknoloji kullanımı, In Proceeding of XI. Ulusal Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Kongresi, İzmir.
  • Selçuk, E., Günaydın, G., Sümer, N., & Uysal, A. (2005). Yetişkin bağlanma boyutları için yeni bir ölçüm: Yakın ilişkilerde yaşantılar envanteri-II’nin Türk örnekleminde psikometrik açıdan değerlendirilmesi. Türk Psikoloji Yazıları, 8(16), 1-11.
  • Simpson J. A, Rholes, W. S, Nelligan J. S. (1992). Support seeking and support giving within couples in an anxiety-provoking situation: The role of attachment styles. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 62 (3), 434-446.
  • Spence, J. T., & Hahn, E. D. (1997). The Attitudes Toward Women Scale and attitude change in college students. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 21 (1), 17-34.
  • Uçanok , Z., Burnukara, P., Sertkaya, D. (2009). A Descriptive Study on Opportunities of Adolescents‘ Information and Communication Technologies and Cyberbullying‘ Hacettepe University, Turkey.
  • Weisskirch, R. S. & Delevi, R. (2012). Its ovr b/n u n me: Technology use, attachment styles, and gender roles in relationship dissolution. Behavior, and Social Networking 15 (9), 486-490.
  • Weisskirch., R. S., & Delevi, R. (2011). “Sexting” and adult attachment. Computers in Human Behavior, 27 (5), 1697–1701.
  • Whatley, M. A. (2008). The dimensionality of the 15 item Attitudes toward Women Scale. Race, Gender & Class, 15 (1-2), 265-273.

Romantik İlişkilerin Sona Ermesinde Teknoloji Kullanımı, Bağlanma Biçimleri ve Cinsiyet Rolleri

Year 2018, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 1020 - 1033, 30.06.2018
https://doi.org/10.15869/itobiad.348492

Abstract

Yeni
iletişim teknolojileri (elektronik posta, sosyal ağ aracılığıyla mesajlaşma ve
mesajlaşma gibi) günümüzde romantik ilişkileri kurarken, sürdürürken ve sona
erdirirken sıklıkla kullanılır bir hale gelmiştir. Amerika’da uzun süredir
araştırılmakta olan bu konu gelişmekte olan ülkelerde yeni ele alınmaktadır. Bu
araştırmanın iki amacı bulunmaktadır: a) ilişki sonlandırmada mesajlaşma, e-
posta ve sosyal ağlar gibi teknolojik iletişim kanallarının kullanım
yaygınlığını araştırmak; b) teknoloji kullanılarak yaşanan ilişki sonlandırma
sürecinde kaygılı bağlanma, kaçınmalı bağlanma ve cinsiyet rollerini
incelemektir. Araştırma 167 kadın, 48 erkek olmak üzere toplam 215 Türk
üniversite öğrencisi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Katılımcılar çevrimiçi olarak
internet üzerinden ayrılık, bağlanma biçimlerini, cinsiyet rollerini ölçen
ölçekleri doldurmuşlardır. Yapılan korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri sonucunda
öğrencilerin %40’ı (87 öğrenci) internet üzerinden bir ayrılık süreci
yaşadıklarını belirtmişlerdir. Sadece kaçınan bağlanma biçimi ile internet
teknolojisi kullanımı ve ilişki sonlandırmada teknoloji kullanımının kabulü
faktörleri arasında anlamlı düzeyde ilişki bulunmuştur.

References

  • Armstrong, L., Phillips, J., & Saling, L. (2000). Potential determinants of heavier Internet usage. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 53 (4), 537–550.
  • Bowlby, J. (1980). Attachment and loss: Loss, sadness, and depression. New York: Basic Books.
  • Brennan, K.A., & Shaver, P.R. (1995). Dimensions of adult attachment, affect regulation, and romantic relationship functioning. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 21(3), 267–283.
  • Collins, N. L., & Feeney, B. C. (2000). A safe haven: An attachment theory perspective on support seeking and caregiving in intimate relationships. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 7 (6), 1053–1073.
  • Daugherty, C. G., & Dambrot, F. H. (1986). Reliability of the attitudes toward women scale. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 46 (2), 449-453.
  • Delevi, R., & Bugay, A. (2013). Assessing reliability and validity of the Turkish language version of the Attitudes toward Women Scale (AWS). Journal of International Women's Studies, 14 (1), 263-272
  • Feeney, J.A. (1994). Attachment style, communication patterns and satisfaction across the life cycle of marriage. Personal Relationships, 1 (4), 333–348.
  • Fraley, R.C., Waller, N.G., & Brennan, K.A. (2000). An item-response theory analysis of self-report measures of adult attachment. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 7 (2), 350-365.
  • Guerrero L K. (1996). Attachment-style differences in intimacy and involvement: A test of the four-category model. Communication Monographs, 63 (4), 269-292.
  • Hazan, C. & Shaver, P. (1987). Romantic love conceptualized as an attachment process. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 52 (3), 511-524.
  • Jin B., & Pena, J. F. (2010). Mobile communication in romantic relationships: Mobile phone use, relational uncertainty, love, commitment, and attachment styles. Communication Reports, 23 (1), 39-51.
  • Kagitcibasi, C. (2007). Family, self, and human development across cultures: Theory and applications. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
  • Kırmızı, Z., Bugay, A. & Delevi, R. (2011). Lise öğrencilerinin romantik ilişkilerinde teknoloji kullanımı, In Proceeding of XI. Ulusal Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Kongresi, İzmir.
  • Selçuk, E., Günaydın, G., Sümer, N., & Uysal, A. (2005). Yetişkin bağlanma boyutları için yeni bir ölçüm: Yakın ilişkilerde yaşantılar envanteri-II’nin Türk örnekleminde psikometrik açıdan değerlendirilmesi. Türk Psikoloji Yazıları, 8(16), 1-11.
  • Simpson J. A, Rholes, W. S, Nelligan J. S. (1992). Support seeking and support giving within couples in an anxiety-provoking situation: The role of attachment styles. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 62 (3), 434-446.
  • Spence, J. T., & Hahn, E. D. (1997). The Attitudes Toward Women Scale and attitude change in college students. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 21 (1), 17-34.
  • Uçanok , Z., Burnukara, P., Sertkaya, D. (2009). A Descriptive Study on Opportunities of Adolescents‘ Information and Communication Technologies and Cyberbullying‘ Hacettepe University, Turkey.
  • Weisskirch, R. S. & Delevi, R. (2012). Its ovr b/n u n me: Technology use, attachment styles, and gender roles in relationship dissolution. Behavior, and Social Networking 15 (9), 486-490.
  • Weisskirch., R. S., & Delevi, R. (2011). “Sexting” and adult attachment. Computers in Human Behavior, 27 (5), 1697–1701.
  • Whatley, M. A. (2008). The dimensionality of the 15 item Attitudes toward Women Scale. Race, Gender & Class, 15 (1-2), 265-273.
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Articles
Authors

Rakel Delevi This is me

Aslı Bugay Sökmez

Dilek Avcı

Publication Date June 30, 2018
Published in Issue Year 2018 Volume: 7 Issue: 2

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APA Delevi, R., Bugay Sökmez, A., & Avcı, D. (2018). Technology Use, Attachment Styles, and Gender Roles in the Dissolution of Romantic Relationships in Turkey. İnsan Ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi, 7(2), 1020-1033. https://doi.org/10.15869/itobiad.348492

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