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Aleksitimi ve Kimlik İşlevleri Arasındaki İlişkiler: Lise Öğrencileri Üzerinden Bir İnceleme

Year 2020, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 25 - 39, 01.01.2020

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı 14-18 yaşları arasında olan normal bireylerin aleksitimik özellikleri ile kimlik işlevleri arasındaki ilişkileri incelemektir. Türkiye’de aleksitimi konusuna dair yapılan çalışmaların daha çok psikiyatri alanında gerçekleşmiş olması, klinik olarak tanımlanmamış bireyler üzerinde yapılan çalışmaların yetersiz olması bu makalenin yazılmasında bir diğer amacı oluşturmaktadır. 2019-2020 eğitim-öğretim yılında Konya, Kırşehir ve Mardin illerinde bulunan çeşitli Anadolu Liselerinde okuyan 696 %58 kadın, %42 erkek öğrenci bu araştırmanın kapsamını oluşturmaktadır. Katılımcıların yaş ortalaması 15.38±1.104’tür. Veri toplama aracı olarak Toronto Aleksitimi Ölçeği ve Kimlik İşlevleri Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada, değişkenler arasındaki ilişkileri ele almak için korelasyon analizi yapılmıştır. Ayrıca aleksitimi boyutlarının kimlik işlevlerinin hangi düzeyde yordadığını belirlemek amacıyla çoklu regresyon analizi uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçları; aleksitimi alt boyutlarından duyguları tanıma zorluğu ve duyguları ifade etme zorluğu ile kimlik işlevleri arasında negatif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu sonucunu göstermiştir. Sonuçlar lise öğrencilerinin duyguları tanıma ve duyguları ifade etme zorluğu arttıkça kimlik duygusunun sağladığı işlev düzeyinin azaldığını göstermiştir

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  • Powell, S., Coll, K. M., Trotter, A., Thobro, P., & Haas, R. (2011). Psychosocial correlates of alexithymia in a rural adolescent residential population. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 28(4), 327-344.
  • Sarp, N.,& Tosun, A. (2011). Duygu ve otobiyografik bellek [Emotion and autobiographical memory].Current Approaches in Psychiatry,3(3).
  • Schwartz, S. J., Cote, J. E., & Arnett, J. J. (2005). Identity and agency in emerging adulthood: Two developmental routes in the individualization process. Youth and Society, 37(6), 201-229.
  • Serafini, T. E.,& Adams, G. R. (2002). Functions of identity: Scale construction and validation. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 2(4), 361-389.
  • Serafini, S. J.,& Maitland, S. B. (2013). Validating the functions of identity scale: Addressing methodological and conceptual matters. Psychological Reports, 112(1) ,160- 183.
  • Shibata, M., Ninomiya, T., Jensen, M. P., Anno, K., Yonemoto, K., Makino, S., & Kubo, C. (2014). Alexithymia is associated with greater risk of chronic pain and negative affect and with lower life satisfaction in a general population: The hisayama study. PloS One, 9(3), e90984.
  • Sifneos, P. E. (1996). Alexithymia: Past and present. .Amarican Journal of Psychiatry, 153(57), 137-142.
  • Speranza, M., Corcos, M., Stephan, P., Loas, G., Perez-Diaz, F., Lang, F., & Jeammet, P. (2004). Alexithymia, depressive experiences, and dependency in addictive disorders. Substance Use & Misuse, 39(4), 551-579.
  • Şahin, R. A. (1991). Peptik ülser ve aleksitimi [Peptic ulcer and alexithymia]. Turkish Psychiatry Journal, 2(3), 25-30.
  • Şaşıoğlu, M., Gülol, Ç., & Tosun, A. (2013). Aleksitimi kavramı [The concept of alexithymia]. Current Approaches in Psychiatry,5(4), 507-527.
  • Taylor, G. J., Bagby, R. M., & Parker, J. D. (1999). Disorders of affect regulation: Alexithymia in medical and psychiatric illness. Cambridge University Press.

The Relationships between Alexithymia and Identity Functions: An Investigation through High School Students

Year 2020, Volume: 8 Issue: 3, 25 - 39, 01.01.2020

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to investigate whether alexithymia significantly predict the identity functions. Another aim of this article is that the studies on alexithymia Turkey are mostly in the field of psychiatry and the studies on non-clinical individuals are inadequate. 696 students 58% female, 42% male attending various Anatolian High Schools in Konya, Kırşehir and Mardin provinces in the 2019-2020 academic year constitute the scope of this research and their ages are between 14-18 years old mean 15.38±1.104. Toronto Alexithymia Scale and Identity Functions Scale were used as a data collection tool. In the study, correlation analysis was carried out to address the relationships among variables. In addition, multiple regression analysis was applied to determine the level of Alexithymia dimensions. Research results have shown that there is a negative significant relationship between identity functions and difficulty in recognizing emotions and difficulty in expressing emotions. The results indicated that while high school students difficulty of recognizing emotions and the difficulty of expressing emotions increases, the level of function provided by the emotion of identity decreases

References

  • Adams, G. R., Berzonsky, M., & Keating, L. (2006). Psychosocial resources in first year university students: The role of identity processes and social relationships. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 35(1), 78-88.
  • Adams, G. R.,& Marshall, S. K. (1996). A developmental social psychology of identity: Understanding the person in context. Journal of Adolescence,19(5), 429-442.
  • Atasayar, M. (2011). Ergenlerin aleksitimik özelliklerinin psikolojik belirtileri ve yaşam doyumları ile ilişkisi [The alexithymia characteristics of adolescent the relationship with psychological symptoms and life satisfaction].Unpublished Master’s Thesis, Sakarya University, Sakarya, Turkey.
  • Casagrande, M., Mingarelli, A., Guarino, A., Favieri, F., Boncompagni, I., Germano, R., Germano, G.,&Forte, G. (2019). Alexithymia: A facet of uncontrolled hypertension. International Journal of Psychophysiology.146, 180-189.
  • Cramer, P. (1995). İdentity, narcissism and defense mechanisms in late adolescence. Journal of Research in Personality, 29(3), 341-361.
  • Crocetti, E., Sica, L. S., Schwartz, S. J., Serafini, T., & Meeus, W. (2010). The funcitons of identity scale: Validation in İtalian late adolescents and emerging adults. Testing Psychometrichs Methodology in Applied Psychology, 17(2),55-71.
  • Demir, İ. (2011). Gençlerde yaşam doyumu ile kimlik işlevleri arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesi [Determination of Relationshıp Between Functions of Identity and Life Satisfaction Among Young People].Electronic Journal of Social Sciences, 10(38), 99-113.
  • Demir, İ. (2011). Kimlik işlevleri ölçeği: Türkçe geçerlik ve güvenirliği [Functions of Identity Scale: Turkish Validity and Reliability].Educational Sciences: Theory & Practice, 11(2), 571-586
  • Dereboy, İ. F. (1990). Aleksitimi: Bir gözden geçirme [Alexithymia: A review]. Turkish Psychiatry Journal, 1(3), 157-165.
  • Dökmen, Ü. (2009). Evrenle uyumlaşma sürecinde varolmak, gelişmek, uzlaşmak (12. bs.) Existence, development and reconciliation in the process of harmonization with the universe (12th ed.)]. İstanbul: Remzi Bookstore.
  • Erikson, E. H. (1950). Childhood and society. New York: Norton.
  • Helmes, E., Mcneill, P. D., Holen, R. R., & Jackson, C. (2008). The construct of alexithymia: Associations with defense mechanisms. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 64(3), 318-331.
  • Honkalampi, K., Saarinen, P., Hintikka, J., Virtanen, V., & Viinamäki, H. (1999). Factors associated with alexithymia in patients suffering from depression. Psychotherapy and psychosomatics, 68(5), 270-275.
  • Koçak, R. (2002). Aleksitimi: kuramsal çerçeve, tedavi yaklaşımları ve ilgili araştırmalar [Theoretical framework therapeutic approaches and related researches]. Ankara University Journal of Faculty of Educational Sciences, 35(1), 183-212.
  • Krystal, H. (1979). Alexithymia and psychotherapy. American Journal of Psychiatry, 33(1), 17-31.
  • Krystal, H. (1988). Integration and self-healing- affect, trauma, alexithymia. New Jersey: The Analytic Press Inc.
  • Krystal, H. (2015). Integration and self healing: Affect, trauma, alexithymia. Routledge.
  • Larsen, J. K., Brand, N., Bermond, B., & Hijman, R. (2003). Cognative and emotional characteristics of alexithymia: A review of neurobiological studies. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 54(6),533-541.
  • Lesser, E. M. (1981). A review of the alexithymia concept. Psychosomatic Medicine, 43(6), 531-543.
  • Martin, J. B.,& Pihl, R. O. (1986). Influence of alexithymic characteristics on physiological and psychosomatics, 45(2), 66-77.
  • Meeus, W., stress responses in normal individuals. Psychotherapy and Meeus, W., İedema, J., Helsen, M. & Vollebergh, W. (1999). Patterns of adolescent identity development: Rewiew of literature and longitudinal analysis. Development Rewiew, 19(4), 419-461.
  • Morsünbül, Ü., Uçar, M. E. (2017). Kimlik süreçleri, süreçleri ve statülerinin kimlik işlevleri ile ilişkileri [The relations of ıdentity styles, processes and statuses with functions of ıdentity].Mersin University Journal of tthe Faculty of Education, 13(1), 25-35.
  • Morsünbül, Ü.,& Uçar, M. E. (2017). Üniversite öğrencilerinde kimlik stilleri, benlik kurguları ve benlik saygısı arasındaki ilişki [Relationship between identity styles self construal and self esteem on university students].II. International Symposium of Philosophy, Education, Arts and History of Science, 03-07 May, 2017. Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Muğla, Turkey.
  • Oktay, B.,& Batıgün, A. D. (2014). Aleksitimi: Baglanma, benlik algisi, kisilerarasi ıliski tarzlari ve öfke [Alexithymia: Attachment, self perception, ınterpersonal relationship style and anger]. Turkish Psychological Articles,17(33), 31.
  • Powell, S., Coll, K. M., Trotter, A., Thobro, P., & Haas, R. (2011). Psychosocial correlates of alexithymia in a rural adolescent residential population. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth, 28(4), 327-344.
  • Sarp, N.,& Tosun, A. (2011). Duygu ve otobiyografik bellek [Emotion and autobiographical memory].Current Approaches in Psychiatry,3(3).
  • Schwartz, S. J., Cote, J. E., & Arnett, J. J. (2005). Identity and agency in emerging adulthood: Two developmental routes in the individualization process. Youth and Society, 37(6), 201-229.
  • Serafini, T. E.,& Adams, G. R. (2002). Functions of identity: Scale construction and validation. Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 2(4), 361-389.
  • Serafini, S. J.,& Maitland, S. B. (2013). Validating the functions of identity scale: Addressing methodological and conceptual matters. Psychological Reports, 112(1) ,160- 183.
  • Shibata, M., Ninomiya, T., Jensen, M. P., Anno, K., Yonemoto, K., Makino, S., & Kubo, C. (2014). Alexithymia is associated with greater risk of chronic pain and negative affect and with lower life satisfaction in a general population: The hisayama study. PloS One, 9(3), e90984.
  • Sifneos, P. E. (1996). Alexithymia: Past and present. .Amarican Journal of Psychiatry, 153(57), 137-142.
  • Speranza, M., Corcos, M., Stephan, P., Loas, G., Perez-Diaz, F., Lang, F., & Jeammet, P. (2004). Alexithymia, depressive experiences, and dependency in addictive disorders. Substance Use & Misuse, 39(4), 551-579.
  • Şahin, R. A. (1991). Peptik ülser ve aleksitimi [Peptic ulcer and alexithymia]. Turkish Psychiatry Journal, 2(3), 25-30.
  • Şaşıoğlu, M., Gülol, Ç., & Tosun, A. (2013). Aleksitimi kavramı [The concept of alexithymia]. Current Approaches in Psychiatry,5(4), 507-527.
  • Taylor, G. J., Bagby, R. M., & Parker, J. D. (1999). Disorders of affect regulation: Alexithymia in medical and psychiatric illness. Cambridge University Press.
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Research Article
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Özlem Gül This is me

Serap Aktaş This is me

Bilal Kaya This is me

Ümit Morsünbül This is me

Publication Date January 1, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020 Volume: 8 Issue: 3

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IEEE Ö. Gül, S. Aktaş, B. Kaya, and Ü. Morsünbül, “The Relationships between Alexithymia and Identity Functions: An Investigation through High School Students”, Researcher, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 25–39, 2020.

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