Effects of Relationship-Centered Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms and Difficulty in Emotion Regulation on Psychological Well-Being in Young Adults

Year 2023, , 298 - 306, 29.12.2023

Melis Mısırlı Gamze Karadayı Kaynak

https://doi.org/10.18863/pgy.1288977

Abstract

This study aims to examine the relationships between emotion regulation difficulties, relationship-centered obsessive-compulsive symptoms, and psychological well-being. The study's second objective is to investigate the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulties in the relationship between relationship-centered obsessive-compulsive symptoms and psychological well-being. The participants comprised 191 individuals (152 females and 39 males) aged 18 to 25 (M=21.96, SD=1.78) who lived in Turkey and had been in a romantic relationship for at least one month between 2021 and 2022. In the study, participants were administered a Personal Information Form, the Short Form of the Emotion Regulation Difficulties Scale, the Relationship Obsessive Compulsive Inventory, and the Multidimensional Psychological Well-Being Scale. The results indicate a significant positive relationship between relationship-centered obsessive-compulsive symptoms and emotion regulation difficulties. Moreover, a significant negative relationship was found between emotion regulation difficulties and relationship-centered obsessive-compulsive symptoms and psychological well-being. Additionally, the variables were found to significantly predict psychological well-being in a negative direction, explaining 22% of the variance. According to the mediation analysis, emotion regulation difficulties play a partial mediating role in the relationship between relationship-centered obsessive-compulsive symptoms and psychological well-being. This study is expected to contribute to understanding the etiology and treatment of romantic relationship-centered obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Keywords

difficulty in emotion regulation, relationship, relationship centered obsession, obsessive compulsive disorder, psychological well-being

Genç Yetişkinlerde İlişki Merkezli Obsesif Kompulsif Semptomlar ve Duygu Düzenleme Güçlüğünün Psikolojik İyi Oluş Üzerindeki Etkileri

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı duygu düzenleme güçlüğü, ilişki merkezli obsesif kompulsif semptomlar ve psikolojik iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesidir. Çalışmanın ikinci amacı ise ilişki merkezli obsesif kompulsif semptomlar ile psikolojik iyi oluş arasındaki ilişkide, duygu düzenleme güçlüğünün aracı rolünün incelenmesidir. Katılımcılar 2021-2022 yılları arasında Türkiye’de yaşayan, en az bir aydır romantik ilişkisi olan 18-25 yaş aralığındaki (X̄= 21,96; SS= 1,78) 191 kişiden (152 kadın ve 39 erkek) oluşmaktadır. Çalışma kapsamında katılımcılara Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Duygu Düzenleme Güçlüğü Ölçeği Kısa Form, Romantik İlişki Obsesyon ve Kompulsiyonları Ölçeği ve Çok Boyutlu Psikolojik İyi Oluş Ölçeği uygulanmıştır. Sonuçlara göre, ilişki merkezli obsesif kompulsif semptomların duygu düzenleme güçlüğüyle arasındaki pozitif yönlü ilişki anlamlı bulunmuştur. Bununla birlikte duygu düzenleme güçlüğü ve ilişki merkezli obsesif kompulsif semptomlar ile psikolojik iyi oluş arasında negatif yönde anlamlı ilişki bulunmuştur. Ayrıca değişkenlerin psikolojik iyi oluşu negatif yönde anlamlı düzeyde yordadığı ve varyansın %22’sini açıkladığı bulunmuştur. Aracılık analizine göre, ilişki merkezli obsesif kompulsif semptomlar ile psikolojik iyi oluş arasında duygu düzenleme güçlüğünün kısmi aracı rolü olduğu görülmüştür. Bu çalışmanın romantik ilişki içerikli obsesif kompulsif bozukluğun etiyolojisinin anlaşılması ve tedavisine yönelik çalışmalara katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

duygu düzenleme güçlüğü, ilişki merkezli obsesyon, obsesif kompulsif bozukluk, psikolojik iyi oluş, romantik ilişki

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