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Assessment of Codependency and Alexithymia within the Frame of Addiction Risk

Eşbağımlılık ve Aleksitiminin Bağımlılık Riski Çerçevesinde İncelenmesi

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109–118
Publication Date
2019-09-30
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Mental health professionals working with codependent people should take into account the difficulties that they may have in understanding their emotions.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: This research aims to investigate the correlation between codependency and alexithymia with the groups that have different level of addiction vulnerability.
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Key Findings & Data:Method: 383 students (289 women, 94 men) from Sağlık Bilimleri University participated in the study based on volunteerism and confidentiality.
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Conclusion & Impact:Mental health professionals working with codependent people should take into account the difficulties that they may have in understanding their emotions.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Codependency · alexithymia · dependence

Abstract

Objective: This research aims to investigate the correlation between codependency and alexithymia with the groups that have different level of addiction vulnerability. Method: 383 students (289 women, 94 men) from Sağlık Bilimleri University participated in the study based on volunteerism and confidentiality. The socio-demographic data form, Toronto Alexithymia Scale, and Codependency Assessment Tool were used in the study. Results: Alexithymia increased while the codependency increased. Moreover, as life satisfaction increases, codependency and alexithymia are decreasing. The alexithymia and codependency scores of the substance dependent group were significantly higher than the non-use group. Likewise, alexithymia and codependency scores of individuals who reported to had experienced physical violence in childhood are significantly higher than those who did not. Conclusion: The correlation of alexithymia, which is thought to be a disorder caused by emotion regulation and cognitive processing in the literature, shows new question marks for the etiology of codependency. Mental health professionals working with codependent people should take into account the difficulties that they may have in understanding their emotions.

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Amaç: Bu araştırma eşbağımlılık ve aleksitimiyi korelasyonel olarak ve bağımlılığa yatkın gruplar arası fark boyutlarıyla incelemeyi amaçlayan bir çalışmadır. Yöntem: Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi’nden 383 öğrenci (289 kadın, 94 erkek) gönüllülük ve gizlilik esasına dayalı olarak çalışmaya katılmıştır. Araştırmada sosyo-demografik bilgi formu, Toronto Aleksitimi Ölçeği ve Eşbağımlılık Belirleme Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Eş bağımlılık artarken aleksitimi de artmaktadır. Ayrıca, yaşam memnuniyeti arttıkça eşbağımlılık ve aleksitimi azalmaktadır. Bağımlılık yapıcı madde kullanan grubun kullanmayan gruba göre aleksitimi ve eşbağımlılık puanları anlamlı olarak daha yüksektir. Aynı şekilde çocuklukta fiziksel şiddet gördüğünü beyan eden bireylerin aleksitimi ve eşbağımlılık puanları görmeyenlere göre anlamlı olarak daha yüksektir.Sonuç: Alanyazında duygu düzenleme ve bilişsel işlemlemeden kaynaklı bir bozukluk olarak düşünülen aleksitiminin mevcut çalışmada eşbağımlılıkla gösterdiği korelasyon eşbağımlılığın etiyolojisi için de yeni soru işaretleri ortaya çıkarır. Eşbağımlılarla çalışan ruh sağlığı profesyonellerine eşbağımlıların duygularını anlamakta ve anlamlandırmakta yaşayabilecekleri zorlukları göz önünde bulundurmalıdırlar.

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FEYZİOĞLU, A., EMİRAL, E., ALTUNDAL, N., TİKİCİ, Z. A. (2019). Assessment of Codependency and Alexithymia within the Frame of Addiction Risk. Bağımlılık Dergisi, Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 3, 109–118. https://ajindex.com/articles/106605

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