Grieving is a normal reaction to the loss of a loved one. According to the attachment theory, individual&rsquo / s attachment style plays an important role in determining individual differences following loss. Firstly, in the present study, it was aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Two Track Model of Bereavement Questionnaire (TTBQ). With this aim, the data was collected from 206 individuals who lost a significant one. It was found that Turkish version of the TTBQ(TTBQ-T) had a Cronbach Alpha of .91, which indicates that TTBQ-T has a good internal consistency. Also, factor analysis yieded a 5 factor solution. Secondly, in the main study the mediation role of coping styles and affect regulation strategies were examined. The sample consisted of 200 bereaved individuals who lost a significant loved one. In this study,the role of attachment style on bereavement was supported. However, only anxious attachment style significantly predicted poor social functioning. Also, fatalistic coping style was found to lead to more intense grief, whereas helplessness coping style was found to be related to poor social functioning.Moreover, it was shown that difficulties in affect regulation mediated the relationship between anxious attachment style and poor social functioning.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613926/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 November 2011 |
| Creators | Ayaz, Tugba |
| Contributors | Karanci, Ayse Nuray |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.S. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for METU campus |
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