Investigation of the Relationship Between Altruism Levels of Terminal Patients' Relatives and their Ego Status Based on Transactional Analysis

Yıl 2021, Cilt: 3 Sayı: 2, 40 - 48, 29.04.2021

Metin Yıldız Mehmet Salih Yıldırım Yakup Sarpdağı Güray Okyar

https://doi.org/10.46310/tjim.800460

Öz

Objective: This study was conducted to examine the relationship between altruism levels of terminal patients' relatives and their ego states based on transactional analysis.
Methods: This research, which is planned as a descriptive-correlational type, was carried out between March and May 2020 in a hospital located east of Turkey.
Results: According to the findings obtained from the study, the Critical Parent (CP) score mean of the individuals was 0.17 ± 0.49, the Nurturing Parent (NP) score mean was 0.22 ± 0.03, the Adult (A) ego score mean was 0.21 ± 0.19, the Adapted Child (AC) score mean was 0.19 ± 0.02, Natural Child (NC) score mean was found to be 0.19 ± 0.03. Altruism Scale Total score mean was found to be 67.53 ± 9.06, the Family Sub-Dimension was 17.42 ± 2.49, the Social Sub-Dimension was 14.94 ± 4.56, the Helpful Sub-Dimension was 17.50 ± 3.10, and the Responsibility Sub-dimension was 17.65 ± 2.75.
Conclusions: It has been determined that individuals have a high level of altruism and get the highest ego score from the Nurturing Parent ego state. It is recommended that the study be conducted in larger groups.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Altruism, Ego States, Terminal Period

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