İlk Yetişkinlik Dönemindeki Bireylerde Bağlanma Stilleri Üzerinde Benlik Saygısının Etkisinin İncelenmesi: Duygusal Bağımlılığın ve Yalnızlığın Aracı Rolü*

İlk yetişkinlik dönemindeki bireylerin bağlanma stillerini etkileyen kavramların araştırılması kişilerin sağlıklı ve doyum verici sosyal ve duygusal/romantik ilişkileri için önem arz etmektedir. Bu araştırmanın amacı ilk yetişkinlik dönemindeki üniversite öğrencilerinin bağlanma stilleri üzerinde benlik saygısı, yalnızlık ve duygusal bağımlılığın doğrudan etkilerinin incelenmesidir. Ayrıca bu araştırmada duygusal bağımlılığın ve yalnızlığın bağlanma stilleri ile benlik saygısı arasındaki ilişkilerdeki aracı rolü de incelenmiştir. Araştırma grubunu gönüllü 518 ilk yetişkinlik dönemindeki üniversite öğrencileri oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veriler Demografik Bilgi Formu, Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği, Yakın İlişkilerde Yaşantılar Envanteri II, Duygusal Bağımlılık Ölçeği ve UCLA Yalnızlık Ölçeği aracılığı ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmadaki hipotezleri test etmek amacıyla Pearson momentler çarpım korelasyon katsayısı, hiyerarşik regresyon analizi ve yeniden örnekleme yöntemi (bootstrapping) yapılmıştır. Hiyerarşik regresyon analizi sonuçlarına göre benlik saygısı kaygılı ve kaçınan bağlanmayı negatif yönde, yalnızlık ise pozitif yönde yordamıştır. Duygusal bağımlılık ise kaygılı bağlanmayı pozitif yönde ve kaçınan bağlanmayı negatif yönde yordamıştır. Yeniden örnekleme yöntemi ile yapılan analiz sonuçlarına göre ise yalnızlık benlik saygısı ile kaçınan ve kaygılı bağlanma arasındaki ilişkilerde kısmi aracı rol oynarken duygusal bağımlılığın anlamlı bir aracı rolü bulunmamıştır. Elde edilen bulgular kuramsal temel ve alanyazındaki çalışmalar açısından tartışılmış ve gelecekte yapılabilecek çalışmalar için öneriler sunulmuştur.

Investigating the Effects of Self-Esteem on Attachment Styles in Individuals in Early Adulthood: The Mediating Roles of Emotional Dependency and Loneliness*

Investigating the concepts affecting individuals' attachment styles in early adulthood is essential for healthy and satisfying social and emotional/romantic relationships. The purpose of this study was to examine the direct effects of self- esteem, loneliness, and emotional dependency on university students’ attachment styles. In addition, this study investigated the mediating roles of emotional dependency and loneliness on the relationships between attachment styles and self- esteem. The research group consisted of 518 volunteer university students in their first adulthood. Demographic Information Form, Rosenberg Self- Esteem Scale (RSES), Experiences in Close Relationships- Revised (ECR- R), Emotional Dependency, and UCLA Loneliness Scale were used to collect the data. Pearson moments correlation coefficients, hierarchical regression analyses, and bootstrapping methods were performed to test the hypotheses. The results of hierarchical regression analysis showed that self-esteem negatively and loneliness positively predicted anxious and avoidant attachment styles. Emotional dependency positively predicted anxious attachment and negatively predicted avoidant attachment styles. In addition, the bootstrapping analysis showed that loneliness played a significant partial mediator role on the relationships between self-esteem and avoidant and anxious attachment, while emotional dependency was not a significant mediator. The findings were discussed along with the theoretical basis and the previous findings, and suggestions were presented for future studies.

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