Journals / Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi / 2015 / Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 3

The Relationship Between Marital Adjustment and Psychological Symptoms in Women: The Mediator Roles of Coping Strategies and Gender Role Attitudes

Kadınlarda Evlilik Uyumu ve Psikolojik Belirtiler Arasındaki İlişki: Stresle Baş Etme Biçimleri ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rolü Tutumlarının Aracı Rolleri*

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It is thought that the effects of marriage and couple therapy approaches considering couples’s problem solving and coping styles should be examined in further studies.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of this study were to investigate the mediator role of coping strategies and gender roles attitudes on the relationship between women’s marital adjustment and psychological symptoms.
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Key Findings & Data:Methods: 248 married women participated in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:It is thought that the effects of marriage and couple therapy approaches considering couples’s problem solving and coping styles should be examined in further studies.
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Objective: The aim of this study were to investigate the mediator role of coping strategies and gender roles attitudes on the relationship between women’s marital adjustment and psychological symptoms. Methods: 248 married women participated in the study. Participants completed Marital Adjustment Scale, Ways of Coping Questionnaire, Brief Symptom Inventory, Gender Role Attitudes Scale and Demographic Information Form. Results: Regression analyses revealed that Submissive (Sobel z= -2.47, p<.01) and Helpless Coping Approach (Sobel z=-2.95, p<.001) have partial mediator role on the relationship between marital relationship score and psychological symptom level. Also, having Egalitarian Gender Role Attitude effects the psychological symptoms in relation with the marital relationship, but it is seen that this effect is not higher enough to play a mediator role (Sobel z =-1.21, p>.05). Conclusion: Regression analysis showed that there is a statistically significant correlation between women’s marital adjustment and their psychological symptoms, indicating that the marital adjustment decreases as the psychological symptoms increases. It is also found out that submissive and helpless coping approach have mediator roles in this relationship. Also, contrary to expectations, having egalitarian gender role attitude effects the psychological symptoms in relation with the marital relationship, but this effect does not seem to play a mediator role. It is thought that the effects of marriage and couple therapy approaches considering couples’s problem solving and coping styles should be examined in further studies.

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Amaç: Araştırmada evli kadınların stresle başa çıkma biçimlerinin ve toplumsal cinsiyet rollerine dair tutumlarının evlilik uyumu ve psiko- lojik belirtiler arasında aracı rolü olup olmadığının incelenmesi amaç- lanmıştır. Yöntem: Çift Uyum Ölçeği, Kısa Semptom Envanteri, Stresle Başa Çık- ma Yolları Envanteri, Toplumsal Cinsiyet Rolleri Tutumları Ölçeği ile Bilgi Toplama Formu 248 evli kadına uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Analizlere göre evlilik uyumu puanı ile psikolojik belirti dü- zeyi arasında çaresiz (Sobel z = -2,95, p 0,05). Sonuç: Kadınların evlilik uyumları ve yaşadıkları psikolojik belirtiler arasında anlamlı bir ilişkinin olduğu, evlilik uyumu azaldıkça psikolo- jik belirtilerin arttığı görülmüştür. Bu ilişkide stresle baş etmede baş- vurulan boyun eğici ve çaresiz yaklaşım biçimlerinin kısmi aracı rolü olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca, evlilikle olan ilişkisinde eşitlikçi toplumsal cinsiyet rol tutumuna sahip olmanın, psikolojik belirtilerin düzeyini etkilediği, ancak beklenenin aksine, bu etkinin aracı rol özelli- ği gösterecek kadar yüksek olmadığı görülmüştür. Sonuç olarak, evlilik terapilerinde eşlerin stresle baş etme biçimlerini ele alan yaklaşımların, hem evlilik ilişkisine hem de psikolojik sağlığa etkilerinin araştırılması önerilmektedir.

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YÜKSEL, Ö., DAĞ, İ. (2015). The Relationship Between Marital Adjustment and Psychological Symptoms in Women: The Mediator Roles of Coping Strategies and Gender Role Attitudes. Türk Psikiyatri Dergisi, Cilt: 26 - Sayı: 3, 181–188. https://ajindex.com/articles/88539

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