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Investigation of the relationship between university students' love-bombing and ghosting experiences and their self-efficacy levels in romantic relationships

Year 2024, , 2020 - 2036, 29.12.2024
https://doi.org/10.30783/nevsosbilen.1511166

Abstract

This study aims to examine the relationship between university students' love-bombing and ghosting experiences and their self-efficacy levels in romantic relationships. For this purpose, a total of 225 university students, 167 women and 58 men, between the ages of 18 and 30, were reached. As a data collection tool, "Socio-Demographic Information Form,” “Love-Bombing Question List,” “Ghosting Question List," created by the researchers, and "Self-Efficacy in Romantic Relationships Scale" were used. The findings showed that women experienced significantly higher love-bombing than men. Love-bombing experiences did not differ significantly according to age, education level, employment status, or income level. There was no significant difference in terms of ghosting experiences according to socio-demographic variables. Participants' self-efficacy levels in romantic relationships vary significantly according to age, sex, and education levels. The self-efficacy levels of the (18–24) age group were higher than those of the (25–30) age group; females self-efficacy levels were higher than males; and undergraduate students self-efficacy levels were higher than those of graduate school students. According to the correlational analysis results, a significant, negative, weak linear correlation was found between the level of self-efficacy in romantic relationships and love-bombing and ghosting experiences. There is a significant, positive, moderately correlated relationship between love-bombing and ghosting experiences.

References

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  • Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2012). Sosyal bilimler için veri analizi el kitabı. Ankara: PEGEM Akademi.
  • Demir, İ., Coşkun, B. N., & Duman, N. (2022). Fakirleşiyor muyuz? Kadın Tüketicilerin Gıda Tüketim Alışkanlıkları. Dünya İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi, 2022(1), 112-131.
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  • Field, A. (2009). Discovering statistics using SPSS. London: SAGE.
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  • GWI. (2024). Social media trends: The highlight reel Global social media trends worth sharing in 2024. Retrieved from https://www.gwi.com/reports/social-media-trends
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  • Kaygas Y., & Candemir G. (2023). Romantik ilişkilerde ghosting: Hayalet sevgili. Uluslararası Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Araştırmaları Dergisi, 5(3), 1049-71.
  • Kıvanç, S. (2022). Yakın ilişkilere güncel bir bakış: çevrimiçi buluşma uygulamaları kullanım motivasyonlarının ilişki sonlandırma stilleri üzerindeki etkisi ve karanlık üçlü kişilik özelliklerinin rolü (Yüksek lisans tezi) Mersin Üniversitesi.
  • Lopez, F. G., Morúa, W. & Rice, K. G. (2007). Factor structure, stability, and predictive validity of college students' relationship self-efficacy beliefs. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 40, 80–96.
  • Navarro, R., Larrañaga, E., Yubero, S., & Víllora, B. (2020). Psychological correlates of ghosting and breadcrumbing experiences: A preliminary study among adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(3), 1116.
  • Ogan, S. & Öz Soysal, F. S. (2022). Üniversite öğrencilerinde ilişkileri sürdürme stratejilerinin yordayıcıları olarak romantik ilişki doyumu ve romantik ilişkilerde öz yeterlik. IBAD Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, (12), 271-88.
  • Öz Soysal, F. S., Uzbaş, A., & Aysan, F. (2019). Romantik ilişkilerde öz yeterlik ölçeği geçerlilik ve güvenirlik çalışması. İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi 8(2), 1100-10.
  • Pancani, L., Mazzoni, D., Aureli, N., & Riva, P. (2021). Ghosting and orbiting: An analysis of victims’ experiences. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38(7), 1987–2007.
  • Petric, D. (2022). Potential detrimental health and social effects of ghosting. GNOSI: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Theory and Praxis, 6(1), 62-73. Retrieved from https://www.gnosijournal.com/index.php/gnosi/article/view/214
  • Powell, N. D., Freedman G., Williams D. K., Le B., & Green H. (2021). A multi-study examination of attachment and implicit theories of relationships in ghosting experiences. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,1–24.
  • Psychology Today. (n.d). Love Bombing. http://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/love-bombing. Rampersad, D. N. (2008). The role of coping resources and neuroticism in predicting female aggression in intimate relationships [Dissertation]. Georgia State University.
  • Riggio, H. R., Weiser, D. A., Valenzuela, A. M., Lui, P. P, Montes, R., & Heuer, J. (2011). Initial validation of a measure of self-efficacy in romantic relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 601–6.
  • Riggio, R. H., Weiser A. D., Valenzuela, M. A., Lui, P. P., Montes, R., & Heuer, J. (2013) Self-efficacy in romantic relationships: Prediction of relationship attitudes and outcomes, The Journal of Social Psychology, 153:6, 629-50.
  • Smith, J. A., & Brown, K. L. (2023). Manipulative relationship behaviors: The intersection of lovebombing and ghosting in narcissistic personality traits. Journal of Relationship Psychology, 15(3), 245-60.
  • Strutzenberg, C. C., Wiersma-Mosley, J. D., Jozkowski, K. N., & Becnel, J. N. (2017). Love-bombing: A narcissistic approach to relationship formation. Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, 18(1), 81-9. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/discoverymag/vol18/iss1/14.
  • Tabachnick, B. G. & Fidell, L. S. (2015). Çok değişkenli istatistiklerin kullanımı. (M. Baloğlu, Çev.). Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
  • Timmermans, E., Hermans, A-M., & Opree, S. J. (2020). Gone with the wind: Exploring mobile daters’ ghosting experiences. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 38(2), 783-801.
  • Twenge, J. M., Konrath, S., Foster, J. D., Campbell, W. K., & Bushman, B. J. (2008a). Egos inflating over time: A cross-temporal meta-analysis of the narcissistic personality inventory. Journal of Personality., 76:876-901.
  • Twenge, J. M., Konrath, S., Foster, J. D., Campbell, W. K., & Bushman, B. J. (2008b). Further evidence of an increase in narcissism among college students. Journal of Personality, 76:919-28.
  • Weiser, D. A., & Weigel, D. J. (2016). Self-efficacy in romantic relationships: Direct and indirect effects on relationship maintenance and satisfaction. Personality and Individual Differences, 89, 152-6.

Üniversite öğrencilerinin love-bombing ve ghosting deneyimleri ile romantik ilişkilerde öz-yeterlik düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi

Year 2024, , 2020 - 2036, 29.12.2024
https://doi.org/10.30783/nevsosbilen.1511166

Abstract

Bu çalışma üniversite öğrencilerinin aşırı sevgi bombardımanı (love-bombing) ve sessizlik/görünmezlik modu (ghosting) deneyimleri ile romantik ilişkilerde öz-yeterlilik düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemeyi amaçlamıştır. Bu amaçla 18-30 yaş aralığındaki 167’si kadın, 58'i erkek olmak üzere toplam 225 üniversite öğrencisine ulaşılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak; “Sosyo-Demografik Bilgi Formu”, “Aşırı Sevgi Bombardımanı (Love-Bombing) Soru Listesi”, “Görünmezlik Modu (Ghosting) Soru Listesi” ve “Romantik İlişkilerde Öz-yeterlik Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Bulgularda kadınların erkeklere göre anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksek aşırı sevgi bombardımanı yaşadıkları görülmüştür. Love-bombing deneyimleri yaş, eğitim seviyesi, çalışma durumuna ve gelir düzeyine göre anlamlı farklılık göstermemiştir. Ghosting deneyimleri açısından sosyo-demografik değişkenlere göre anlamlı farklılaşma bulunmamıştır. Katılımcıların romantik ilişkilerde öz-yeterlik düzeyleri ise yaş, cinsiyet ve eğitim düzeylerine göre anlamlı düzeyde farklılaşmaktadır. 18-24 yaş grubunun 25-30 yaş grubuna göre; kadınların erkeklere göre; lisans öğrencilerinin ise lisansüstü öğrencilerine göre öz-yeterlik düzeyleri anlamlı düzeyde daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Korelasyonel analiz sonuçlarına göre, romantik ilişkilerdeki öz-yeterlik düzeyi ile aşırı sevgi bombardımanı ve görünmezlik modu deneyimleri arasında anlamlı düzeyde, negatif yönlü, zayıf doğrusal ilişki, ve love-bombing ve ghosting deneyimleri arasında anlamlı, pozitif yönlü orta şiddette ilişki bulunmuştur.

References

  • Astleitner, H., Bains, A., & Hörmann, S. (2023). The effects of personality and social media experiences on mental health: Examining the mediating role of fear of missing out, ghosting, and vaguebooking. Computers in Human Behavior, 138, 107436.
  • Barnett, M. D., & Womack P. M. (2015). Fearing, not loving, the reflection: Narcissism, self-esteem, and self-discrepancy theory. Personality and Individual Differences., 74:280-4.
  • Biolcati, R., Pupi, V., & Mancini, G. (2022). Cyber dating abuse and ghosting behaviours: Personality and gender roles in romantic relationships, Current Issues in Personal Psychology, 10(3):240-251.
  • Büyüköztürk, Ş. (2012). Sosyal bilimler için veri analizi el kitabı. Ankara: PEGEM Akademi.
  • Demir, İ., Coşkun, B. N., & Duman, N. (2022). Fakirleşiyor muyuz? Kadın Tüketicilerin Gıda Tüketim Alışkanlıkları. Dünya İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi, 2022(1), 112-131.
  • Erkan, Z., Şık, A., & Karataş, A. (2023). Ghosting: Bir ayrılık stratejisi olarak ortadan kaybolma. Aile Psikolojik Danışmanlığı Dergisi, 6(1), 37-56.
  • Field, A. (2009). Discovering statistics using SPSS. London: SAGE.
  • Freedman, G., Powell, D. N., Le, B., & Williams, K. D. (2019). Ghosting and destiny: Implicit theories of relationships predict beliefs about ghosting. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36(3), 905–24.
  • GWI. (2024). Social media trends: The highlight reel Global social media trends worth sharing in 2024. Retrieved from https://www.gwi.com/reports/social-media-trends
  • Hellmuth, J. C., & McNulty, J. K. (2008). Neuroticism, marital violence, and the moderating role of stress and behavioral skills. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 95(1), 166–80.
  • Karasar, N. (2018). Bilimsel araştırma yöntemi kavramlar ilkeler teknikler. Ankara: Nobel.
  • Kaygas Y., & Candemir G. (2023). Romantik ilişkilerde ghosting: Hayalet sevgili. Uluslararası Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Araştırmaları Dergisi, 5(3), 1049-71.
  • Kıvanç, S. (2022). Yakın ilişkilere güncel bir bakış: çevrimiçi buluşma uygulamaları kullanım motivasyonlarının ilişki sonlandırma stilleri üzerindeki etkisi ve karanlık üçlü kişilik özelliklerinin rolü (Yüksek lisans tezi) Mersin Üniversitesi.
  • Lopez, F. G., Morúa, W. & Rice, K. G. (2007). Factor structure, stability, and predictive validity of college students' relationship self-efficacy beliefs. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 40, 80–96.
  • Navarro, R., Larrañaga, E., Yubero, S., & Víllora, B. (2020). Psychological correlates of ghosting and breadcrumbing experiences: A preliminary study among adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(3), 1116.
  • Ogan, S. & Öz Soysal, F. S. (2022). Üniversite öğrencilerinde ilişkileri sürdürme stratejilerinin yordayıcıları olarak romantik ilişki doyumu ve romantik ilişkilerde öz yeterlik. IBAD Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, (12), 271-88.
  • Öz Soysal, F. S., Uzbaş, A., & Aysan, F. (2019). Romantik ilişkilerde öz yeterlik ölçeği geçerlilik ve güvenirlik çalışması. İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Araştırmaları Dergisi 8(2), 1100-10.
  • Pancani, L., Mazzoni, D., Aureli, N., & Riva, P. (2021). Ghosting and orbiting: An analysis of victims’ experiences. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 38(7), 1987–2007.
  • Petric, D. (2022). Potential detrimental health and social effects of ghosting. GNOSI: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Human Theory and Praxis, 6(1), 62-73. Retrieved from https://www.gnosijournal.com/index.php/gnosi/article/view/214
  • Powell, N. D., Freedman G., Williams D. K., Le B., & Green H. (2021). A multi-study examination of attachment and implicit theories of relationships in ghosting experiences. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships,1–24.
  • Psychology Today. (n.d). Love Bombing. http://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/love-bombing. Rampersad, D. N. (2008). The role of coping resources and neuroticism in predicting female aggression in intimate relationships [Dissertation]. Georgia State University.
  • Riggio, H. R., Weiser, D. A., Valenzuela, A. M., Lui, P. P, Montes, R., & Heuer, J. (2011). Initial validation of a measure of self-efficacy in romantic relationships. Personality and Individual Differences, 51, 601–6.
  • Riggio, R. H., Weiser A. D., Valenzuela, M. A., Lui, P. P., Montes, R., & Heuer, J. (2013) Self-efficacy in romantic relationships: Prediction of relationship attitudes and outcomes, The Journal of Social Psychology, 153:6, 629-50.
  • Smith, J. A., & Brown, K. L. (2023). Manipulative relationship behaviors: The intersection of lovebombing and ghosting in narcissistic personality traits. Journal of Relationship Psychology, 15(3), 245-60.
  • Strutzenberg, C. C., Wiersma-Mosley, J. D., Jozkowski, K. N., & Becnel, J. N. (2017). Love-bombing: A narcissistic approach to relationship formation. Discovery, The Student Journal of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, 18(1), 81-9. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/discoverymag/vol18/iss1/14.
  • Tabachnick, B. G. & Fidell, L. S. (2015). Çok değişkenli istatistiklerin kullanımı. (M. Baloğlu, Çev.). Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
  • Timmermans, E., Hermans, A-M., & Opree, S. J. (2020). Gone with the wind: Exploring mobile daters’ ghosting experiences. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships 38(2), 783-801.
  • Twenge, J. M., Konrath, S., Foster, J. D., Campbell, W. K., & Bushman, B. J. (2008a). Egos inflating over time: A cross-temporal meta-analysis of the narcissistic personality inventory. Journal of Personality., 76:876-901.
  • Twenge, J. M., Konrath, S., Foster, J. D., Campbell, W. K., & Bushman, B. J. (2008b). Further evidence of an increase in narcissism among college students. Journal of Personality, 76:919-28.
  • Weiser, D. A., & Weigel, D. J. (2016). Self-efficacy in romantic relationships: Direct and indirect effects on relationship maintenance and satisfaction. Personality and Individual Differences, 89, 152-6.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Applied and Developmental Psychology (Other)
Journal Section PSİKOLOJİ
Authors

Nesrin Duman 0000-0002-2751-8315

Sanam Nazari 0000-0002-5713-6393

Early Pub Date December 27, 2024
Publication Date December 29, 2024
Submission Date July 5, 2024
Acceptance Date November 23, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024

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APA Duman, N., & Nazari, S. (2024). Investigation of the relationship between university students’ love-bombing and ghosting experiences and their self-efficacy levels in romantic relationships. Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi SBE Dergisi, 14(4), 2020-2036. https://doi.org/10.30783/nevsosbilen.1511166