Close relationship belief and self-change as predictors of romantic relationship quality in university students

Meliha TUZGÖL DOST, (Hacettepe Üniversitesi , Eğitim Fakültesi)
Serpil ARAS (Ministry of Education , Halil Akgün İmam Hatip Ortaokulu)
Pegem Eğitim ve Öğretim Dergisi
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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 11 Sayı: 1 Sayfa Aralığı: 135 - 162 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.14527/pegegog.2021.004 İndeks Tarihi: 07-06-2022

Close relationship belief and self-change as predictors of romantic relationship quality in university students

Öz:
The aim of this study was to determine the predictive power of university students’ relationship beliefs and self-change on the relationship quality of their romantic relationships. The sample was composed of 361 university students, 212 women (58%) and 149 men (41%), enrolled at different state universities in three metropolises and currently involved in a romantic relationship. The Relationship Beliefs Questionnaire, The Turkish Version of the Relational Self-Change Scale, Relationship Quality Scale, and Personal Information Form were used in the study. Data were analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis. SPSS 23.0 packet programs were utilized in data analysis. According to the findings, of the factors of close relationship beliefs, “We must be completely open and honest with each other,” “We must do everything together,” “We must meet all needs of each other,” and “Romantic idealism” significantly predicted the social support subscale of relationship quality; “We must meet all needs of each other” significantly predicted the conflict subscale, and “We must do everything together,” “We must be able to change each other,” and “Romantic idealism” significantly predicted the depth subscale. Of the factors of self-change, selfexpansion and self-contraction significantly predicted the social support subscale of romantic relationship quality while self-expansion, self-contraction and selfadulteration significantly predicted the conflict and the depth subscales.
Anahtar Kelime:

Üniversite öğrencilerinde romantik ilişki niteliğinin yordayıcıları olarak yakın ilişki inancı ve benlik değişimi

Öz:
Bu araştırmanın amacı, romantik ilişkisi olan üniversite öğrencilerinin ilişkilerine dair inançları ile ilişkilerinde yaşadıkları benlik değişiminin romantik ilişkilerinin niteliğini yordama gücünü belirlemektir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu üç büyük şehirde yer alan farklı devlet üniversitelerinde öğrenim görmekte olan ve romantik ilişkisi bulunan 361 (212 kadın, 149 erkek) lisans öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada İlişki İnançları Ölçeği, Türkçe Romantik İlişkilerde Benlik Değişimi Ölçeği, İlişki Niteliği Ölçeği ve “Kişisel Bilgi Formu” kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizi için çoklu doğrusal regresyon analizi uygulanmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS 23.0 paket programları kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre yakın ilişki inançlarının alt boyutları olan “Birbirimize karşı tamamen açık ve dürüst olmalıyız”, “Her şeyi birlikte yapmalıyız”, “Birbirimizin bütün ihtiyaçlarını karşılamalıyız” ve “Romantik idealizm”, üniversite öğrencilerinin romantik ilişkilerinin sosyal destek alt boyutunu; “Birbirimizin bütün ihtiyaçlarını karşılamalıyız” çatışma alt boyutunu; “Birbirimize karşı tamamen açık ve dürüst olmalıyız”, “Her şeyi birlikte yapmalıyız”, “Birbirimizi değiştirebilmeliyiz” ve “Romantik idealizm” derinlik alt boyutunu anlamlı olarak yordamaktadır. Benlik değişiminin alt boyutlarından benlik genişlemesi ve benlik daralması, üniversite öğrencilerinin romantik ilişkilerinin niteliğinin sosyal destek alt boyutunu; benlik genişlemesi, benlik daralması ve benlik kirlenmesi ise çatışma ve derinlik alt boyutlarını anlamlı olarak yordamaktadır.
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