Gizem UZAL, MESUT YAVUZ, BURAK AKDENİZ, Selda ÇALLI, NURULLAH BOLAT

İstanbul ilinde öğrenim gören lise öğrencilerinde aleksitimi karakter özellikleri ile üst biliş özellikleri ve ruhsal sorunlar arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi

Amaç: Ergen yaş grubunda aleksitimi karakter özelliğine sahip olma durumları ile üst biliş sorunları arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek ve de aleksitimiye eşlik eden ruhsal ve davranışsal sorunları belirlemektir. Yöntem: Kesitsel nitelikteki bu araştırma İstanbul’da beş liseden 570 ergenle (%58 kız, s=331; %42 erkek, s=239) yapılmıştır. Katılımcılara Toronto Aleksitimi Ölçeği 20 Soruluk Formu (TAÖ-20), Üst Biliş Ölçeği Çocuk ve Ergen Formu (ÜBÖ-ÇE) ile Güçler ve Güçlükler Anketi (GGA) uygulanmıştır. Ailelerden sosyodemografik bilgi formunu doldurmaları istenmiştir. İstatis-tiksel analizler SPSS 24 programı ile yapılmış ve anlamlılık değeri p

Investigating the relationships between alexithymia characteristics, meta-cognitive features and mental problems in high school students in İstanbul

Objective: To evaluate the relationships between alexithymic personality traits and meta-cognitive problems, and psychological and behavioral problems associated with alexithymia in adolescents. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 570 high school students (58% female, n=331; 42% male, n=239) in five high schools in İstanbul. Toronto Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20), Meta-Cognition Questionnaire for Children and Adolescent (MCQ-C) and Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) were used. The parents were asked to complete Socio-demographic Questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed with SPSS 24 program and statistical significance level was set at p

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