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An Evaluation of the TV Series Adolescence in Terms of the Fundamental Concepts of Bowen Family Systems Theory

“Adolescence” Dizisi’nin Bowen Aile Sistemleri Kuramının Temel Kavramları Açısından Değerlendirilmesi

Fikriye Alkım Arı(NEVŞEHİR HACI BEKTAŞ VELİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-1126-4434
Gülden Gökçen(Antalya Mevlana İlkokulu)0000-0003-1783-9446
Umay Bilge Baltacı(KIRŞEHİR AHİ EVRAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0001-7754-3415
Pages
48–65
Publication Date
2026-06-28
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Overall, the series offers a concrete illustration of Bowen’s concepts and provides a useful framework for understanding both family relationships and their broader social implications.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study examines the TV series Adolescence through the core concepts of Bowen Family Systems Theory.
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Key Findings & Data:Using qualitative document analysis, selected scenes were analyzed in terms of eight concepts: differentiation of self, triangles, the nuclear family emotional system, the family projection process, emotional cutoff, the multigenerational transmission process, sibling position, and societal regression.
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This study examines the TV series Adolescence through the core concepts of Bowen Family Systems Theory. Using qualitative document analysis, selected scenes were analyzed in terms of eight concepts: differentiation of self, triangles, the nuclear family emotional system, the family projection process, emotional cutoff, the multigenerational transmission process, sibling position, and societal regression. The findings show that the characters’ behaviors and relationships are largely shaped by low differentiation of self, chronic anxiety, and dysfunctional relational patterns. In particular, unresolved emotional processes are transmitted from parents to children, family tension is regulated through triangles, and multigenerational transmission is prominent. Social pressure and stigmatization also negatively affect family functioning, while dysfunction within the family is reflected at the societal level. Overall, the series offers a concrete illustration of Bowen’s concepts and provides a useful framework for understanding both family relationships and their broader social implications.

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Bu çalışmada, “Adolescence” dizisi Bowen Aile Sistemleri Kuramının temel kavramları çerçevesinde incelenmiştir. Araştırmada nitel yöntemlerden doküman analizi kullanılmış; diziden seçilen sahneler benliğin farklılaşması, üçgenler, çekirdek aile duygusal sistemi, aile yansıtma süreci, duygusal kopuş, çok kuşaklı aktarım süreci, kardeş pozisyonu ve toplumsal gerileme olmak üzere sekiz kavram doğrultusunda değerlendirilmiştir. Bulgular, karakterlerin davranış ve ilişkilerinin büyük ölçüde düşük benlik farklılaşması, kronik kaygı ve işlevsiz ilişki örüntüleri tarafından biçimlendiğini göstermektedir. Özellikle ebeveynlerin çözülmemiş duygusal süreçlerinin çocuklara aktarılması, aile içi gerilimin üçgenler aracılığıyla düzenlenmesi ve kuşaklar arası aktarımın belirginliği dikkat çekmektedir. Ayrıca toplumsal baskı ve damgalanmanın aile sisteminin işleyişini olumsuz etkilediği, aile içindeki düşük işlevselliğin toplumsal düzeyde de yansımalarının bulunduğu görülmüştür. Sonuç olarak çalışma, Bowen kuramının kavramlarının dizi karakterleri ve olay örüntüleri üzerinden somut biçimde gözlemlenebildiğini ortaya koymakta; aile ilişkilerinin yanı sıra aile sistemi içindeki biçimlenmelerin ve benlik farklılaşmasının toplumsal etkilerini anlamak için de açıklayıcı bir çerçeve sunmaktadır.

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Arı, F. A., Gökçen, G., Baltacı, U. B. (2026). An Evaluation of the TV Series Adolescence in Terms of the Fundamental Concepts of Bowen Family Systems Theory. Aile Psikolojik Danışmanlığı Dergisi, Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1, 48–65. https://doi.org/10.58434/apdad.1932255

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