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CINDERELLA SYNDROME AND ATTACHMENT STYLES IN WOMEN

KADINLARDA BAĞLANMA STİLLERİ VE SİNDERELLA SENDROMU

Elif Atsan Çakır(Yunus Emre Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu Lisesi)0009-0004-1196-3299
Meryem Vural Batık(Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi)0000-0002-7836-7289
Engin Çakır(Denizevleri Ortaokulu)0009-0000-2005-5787
Pages
1653–1666
Publication Date
2023-10-20
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The results were interpreted by considering the relationship between attachment styles and gender roles, which seem to be related to Cinderella Syndrome.

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Objective & Hypothesis:"Cinderella Syndrome", which expresses women who are afraid of independence, appears as a concept that shows that women are psychologically dependent and waiting to be rescued by a man one day despite the negativities they experience.
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Key Findings & Data:In this study, it was aimed to examine Cinderella Syndrome in terms of attachment styles. 431 adult women over the age of 25 participated in this correlational survey study, which was reached by convenient sampling method.
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⚙️Variables:Sinderella sendromu · bağlanma stilleri · güvensiz bağlanma

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"Cinderella Syndrome", which expresses women who are afraid of independence, appears as a concept that shows that women are psychologically dependent and waiting to be rescued by a man one day despite the negativities they experience. In this study, it was aimed to examine Cinderella Syndrome in terms of attachment styles. 431 adult women over the age of 25 participated in this correlational survey study, which was reached by convenient sampling method. Data were collected through the “Cinderella Syndrome Scale” and the “Three-Dimensional Attachment Styles Scale”. According to the findings, it was determined that all sub-dimensions of Cinderella syndrome were positively correlated with avoidant and anxious attachment styles. These two attachment styles explain 6.4% of Cinderella syndrome. The quitting the career scores of women whose parents are separated and whose parents have died are significantly higher than those whose parents are together. It was determined that university graduates had a lower level of Cinderella Syndrome. The results were interpreted by considering the relationship between attachment styles and gender roles, which seem to be related to Cinderella Syndrome.

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Bağımsızlıktan korkan kadınları ifade eden “Sinderella Sendromu”, kadınların yaşadıkları olumsuzluklara rağmen bir gün bir erkek tarafından kurtarılmayı bekleyen ve psikolojik bağımlı özellikte olduğunu gösteren bir kavram olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Bu araştırmada Sinderella Sendromunun bağlanma stilleri açısından incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. İlişkisel tarama modeli kullanılarak gerçekleştirilen bu araştırmaya, uygun örnekleme yöntemi ile ulaşılan 25 yaş üstü 431 yetişkin kadın katılmıştır. Veriler “Sinderella Sendromu Ölçeği” ve “Üç Boyutlu Bağlanma Stilleri Ölçeği” aracılığıyla toplanmıştır. Elde edilen bulgulara göre Sinderella sendromunun tüm alt boyutları ile kaçınan ve kaygılı bağlanma stilleri arasında anlamlı düzeyde ve pozitif yönde korelasyon olduğu belirlenmiştir. Kaçınan ve kaygılı bağlanma stili, Sinderella sendromunun %6.4’ünü açıklamaktadır. Ebeveynleri ayrı olan ve ebeveyni vefat etmiş olan kadınların kariyerden vazgeçme puanlarının ebeveynleri birlikte olan kadınlara göre anlamlı ölçüde daha yüksek olduğu; üniversite mezunlarının Sinderella Sendromu düzeyinin daha düşük olduğu belirlenmiştir. Araştırma sonuçları Sinderella Sendromuyla da ilişkili görünen toplumsal cinsiyet rollerinin bağlanma stilleriyle ilişkisi ele alınarak yorumlanmıştır.

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Çakır, E. A., Batık, M. V., Çakır, E., *, M. V. B. (2023). CINDERELLA SYNDROME AND ATTACHMENT STYLES IN WOMEN. Elektronik Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 22 Sayı: 88, 1653–1666. https://doi.org/10.17755/esosder.1276457

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