Covid 19 Pandemi Döneminde Bağlanmadan Psikolojik Sağlamlığa Giden Bir Yol: Romantik İlişki Eğilimi

Abstract

Covid-19 salgını fizyolojik etkilerinin yanı sıra birtakım psikososyal sıkıntıları da beraberinde getirmiştir. Psikolojik sağlamlık ise bu sıkıntılarla baş edebilmek üzere önemli bir özellik olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu araştırmada, Covid-19 pandemi sürecinde değişen yaşam koşulları bağlamında, bireylerin romantik ilişki eğilimleri, bağlanma stilleri, sosyal medya kullanımları ve psikolojik sağlamlıkları arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesi yoluyla bir model ortaya koymak hedeflenmektedir. Araştırma örneklemini en az altı aylık romantik ilişki geçmişi bulunan ve evli olmayan 289 kişi oluşturmaktadır. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 27.13’tür. Yapılan yapısal eşitlik modellemesinin sonucunda, kaygılı ve kaçıngan bağlanma stillerinin sosyal medya kullanım amacı üzerinde ve sosyal medya kullanım amacının da psikolojik sağlamlık üzerinde etkisinin olmadığı bulunmuştur. Kaygılı ve kaçıngan bağlanma stillerinin, psikolojik sağlamlık üzerinde etkisinin olduğu ve bu etkinin tamamıyla romantik ilişki eğiliminin aracılığıyla gerçekleştiği bulunmuştur. Bulgular, psikolojik sağlamlığı artırmaya yönelik çalışmalarda, kişilerin romantik ilişki eğilimlerinin göz önünde bulundurulması gerekliliğini ortaya koymaktadır.

Keywords

• Psikolojik sağlamlık
• bağlanma stilleri
• romantik ilişki eğilimleri
• covid-19
• sosyal medya

A Track from Attachment to Resilience During the Covid 19 Pandemic: Romantic Relationship Tendency

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic involves some psychosocial problems in addition to physical risks, and resilience appears to be a critical feature to cope with these problems. This study aims to present a model examining the relationships between the psychological tendencies associated with romantic relationships, attachment styles, social media usage, and resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic. These relationships were investigated in a sample of unmarried adults (n = 289) with a romantic relationship history of at least six months. The average age of the participants was 27 years. As a result of structural equation modelling, anxious and avoidant attachment styles had no effect on the purpose of social media usage and the purpose of social media usage had no effect on psychological resilience. Also, anxious and avoidant attachment styles affected resilience, and this effect was fully mediated by psychological tendencies associated with romantic relationships. The findings reveal the necessity to consider the psychological tendencies associated with romantic relationships in studies aimed at increasing resilience.

Keywords

• Resilience
• attachment styles
• romantic relationship
• Covid-19
• social media

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