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The relationship between attachment styles and emotion regulation difficulties in adolescents with psychiatric disorders

Ergenlerdeki bağlanma stilleri ve duygu düzenleme güçlükleri ile psikiyatrik bozuklukları arasındaki ilişki

Dilşad Yıldız Miniksar(Yozgat Bozok Üniversitesi)0000-0002-6389-4377
Mahmut Kılıç(YOZGAT BOZOK ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-8921-1597
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2023-06-30
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In this direction, awareness about the healthy parent-child relationship can be created in order to establish a secure attachment to the parents.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: In this study, we aimed to compare the attachment styles and emotion regulation difficulties of adolescents with psychiatric disorders and healthy adolescents, and to examine the factors affecting attachment styles and emotion regulation difficulties.
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Key Findings & Data:Material-methods: In this case-control study, DSM-5 diagnostic system was used for psychiatric diagnoses of adolescents, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Short Form (DERS-SF) was used to measure adolescents' levels of emotional dysregulation, and Relationships Scales Questionnaire(RSQ) was used to assess attachment styles.
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Conclusion & Impact:In this direction, awareness about the healthy parent-child relationship can be created in order to establish a secure attachment to the parents.
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⚙️Variables:Psychiatric disorder · emotional dysregulation · attachment

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Introduction: In this study, we aimed to compare the attachment styles and emotion regulation difficulties of adolescents with psychiatric disorders and healthy adolescents, and to examine the factors affecting attachment styles and emotion regulation difficulties. Material-methods: In this case-control study, DSM-5 diagnostic system was used for psychiatric diagnoses of adolescents, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Short Form (DERS-SF) was used to measure adolescents' levels of emotional dysregulation, and Relationships Scales Questionnaire(RSQ) was used to assess attachment styles. Results: Major depressive disorder (MDD) (42.9%) was the most common psychiatric diagnosis. The lowest DERS-SF total score and the highest secure attachment were found in the control group (p 0.05). Conclusion: This study is important in terms of showing the positive effects of developing secure attachment and effective emotion regulation strategies in the field of preventive mental health. In this direction, awareness about the healthy parent-child relationship can be created in order to establish a secure attachment to the parents.

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Amaç:Bu çalışmada psikiyatrik bozukluğa sahip ergenler ile sağlıklı ergenlerin bağlanma stilleri ve duygu düzenleme güçlüklerini karşılaştırmayı, bağlanma stilleri ve duygu düzenleme güçlüklerini etkileyen faktörleri incelemeyi amaçladık. Materyal-Metot:Bu vaka-kontrol çalışmasında ergenlerin psikiyatrik tanıları içinDSM-5 tanı sistemi , ergenlerinduygu düzenleme güçlüğü düzeylerinin ölçülmesi amacıyla Duygu Düzenleme Güçlüğü Ölçeği-Kısa Form (DDG-K) ve bağlanma stillerini değerlendirmek için İlişki Ölçekleri Anketi (İÖA) uygulandı. Bulgular: Psikiyatrik tanılardan en fazla majör depresif bozukluk (MDB) (%42,9) tanısı vardı. DDG-K total skoru en düşük, güvenli bağlanma ise en yüksek kontrol grubunda saptandı (sırasıyla p 0,05). Sonuç:Bu çalışma güvenli bağlanma ve etkili duygu düzenleme stratejileri geliştirmenin koruyucu ruh sağlığı alanındaki olumlu etkisini göstermesi açısından önemlidir. Bu doğrultuda ebeveynlere güvenli bağlanma kurabilme adına sağlıklı ebeveyn çocuk ilişkisiyle ilgili farkındalık oluşumu sağlanabilir.

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Miniksar, D. Y., Kılıç, M. (2023). The relationship between attachment styles and emotion regulation difficulties in adolescents with psychiatric disorders. Sakarya Tıp Dergisi, Volume: 13 Issue: 2. https://doi.org/10.31832/smj.1288608

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