Süloğlu Dilay, Güler Çiğdem Yavuz
Üsküdar University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Curr Issues Personal Psychol. 2021 May 17;9(4):289-298. doi: 10.5114/cipp.2021.106140. eCollection 2021.
Differentiation of self is a process that describes an individual's ability to act by separating emotions and thoughts at the internal level as well as the ability to be activated by maintaining the self in intense relationships through the establishment of a balance between autonomy and closeness at the level of interpersonal relations. The aim of this study was to determine the role of the differentiation of self - which is one of the basic concepts of the Bowen family systems theory - in predicting perceived stress and resilience.
The research study group consisted of 423 individuals who were selected from a Turkish sample using the convenience sampling method. The study data were collected using a demographic form, the Differentiation of Self Inventory-Revised (DSI-R), the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), and the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS).
The results indicate that as the level of differentiation increases, the perceived stress decreases, and resilience increases. Furthermore, differentiation of self is shown to predict 33% of the perceived stress level and 35.2% of the resilience level.
This study found that differentiation of self predicts the levels of stress that individuals experience and their resilience in stressful situations. The presented findings are meant to serve as a guide for mental health professionals working on coping with anxiety and stress, and increasing resilience in structuring the psychotherapy process.
自我分化是一个过程，它描述了个体在内在层面将情感和思维分离的行动能力，以及通过在人际关系层面建立自主性与亲密性之间的平衡，在紧密关系中维持自我从而被激活的能力。本研究的目的是确定自我分化（鲍恩家庭系统理论的基本概念之一）在预测感知压力和心理韧性方面的作用。
研究样本组由423名个体组成，采用便利抽样法从土耳其样本中选取。研究数据通过一份人口统计学表格、修订后的自我分化量表（DSI-R）、感知压力量表（PSS）和简易心理韧性量表（BRS）收集。
结果表明，随着分化水平的提高，感知压力降低，心理韧性增强。此外，自我分化被证明可以预测33%的感知压力水平和35.2%的心理韧性水平。
本研究发现自我分化可以预测个体所经历的压力水平及其在压力情境中的心理韧性。呈现的研究结果旨在为致力于应对焦虑和压力以及在构建心理治疗过程中增强心理韧性的心理健康专业人员提供指导。
