Orta Çocukluk Döneminde Umut ve Ebeveynlere Güvenli Bağlanma

Öz

Çocuk gelişiminde anne, baba ve çocuk etkileşiminin önemi bilindiğinden bu çalışma bağlanma kuramı ve umut kuramı temelinde planlanmıştır.  Çünkü umutlu düşünme becerileri yakınlığa dayalı ilişkilerin olduğu güvenli ortamlarda gelişmektedir. Bu temellerden hareketle, çalışmanın amacı, çocukların anneye bağlanma, babaya bağlanma düzeyi ve cinsiyet değişkenlerinin umut düzeylerini yordamadaki rolünü belirlemektir.  Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, İzmir iline bağlı ilköğretim okullarında 4., 5. ve 6. sınıfa devam eden 173'ü kız, 207'si erkek olmak üzere 380 çocuk oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Kerns Güvenli Bağlanma Ölçeği ve Çocuklarda Umut Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde Pearson Momentler Çarpımı Korelasyonu ve çoklu regresyon analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda, anneye güvenli bağlanma ve babaya güvenli bağlanma değişkenlerinin umut değişkenini anlamlı düzeyde yordadığı bulunmuştur. Cinsiyet değişkeni ile umut değişkeni arasında anlamlı düzeyde bir ilişki bulunamadığından regresyon analizine dahil edilmemiştir. Elde edilen bulgular daha önce yapılan araştırmalar çerçevesinde tartışılmış, araştırma ve uygulamaya dönük önerilerde bulunulmuştur. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Pozitif psikoloji,Orta çocukluk,Umut

Hope and Secure Attachment to Parents in Middle Childhood

Abstract

It is known that in child development, father, mother and child interactions are important. Therefore the present study was organized based on attachment theory and hope theory. It is thought that children who have trustworthy relations by their parents based on closeness have a safe environment to develop hopeful thinking skills. Based on this assumption, the present study aimed to define the predictive role of attachment to mother pattern, attachment to father pattern and gender on hope. The research study group consisted of 380 children (173 girls; 207 boys) who attend to 4^th, 5^th and 6^th grades at elemmentary and  primary schools in İzmir. In the study, Kerns Security Scale, Children’s Hope Scale and Personal Information Form were used to collect data. In data analysis, Pearson Product-Moment Correlation Coefficient and multiple regression analysis were used.  According to the results, children’s hope level was significantly predicted by their secure attachment to their mothers and fathers. Gender variable was not included in the regression analysis due to its insignificant relationship with the hope variable. The findings are discussed within the light of earlier studies and suggestions are provided for both the future studies and the practice.

Keywords

• Positive Psychology,Middle Childhood,Hope,Attachment

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