Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0487
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-0487
+44 1478 350008
Merve Topcu and Burak Oge
Cankaya University, Turkey
Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Psychol Psychother
Positive Psychology embraces the concepts of responsibility, gratitude and attachment as strengths of individuals. Accepting personal feelings, finding peace and contentment and having control on situations are said to be necessary for responsibility. The present study carried out to investigate the relationship between responsibility, gratitude and attachment. Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: A socio-demographic form and the measures of Positive and Negative Affect, The Turkish Adaptation of the Gratitude Questionnaire, The Responsibility Scale, Parent and Friends Attachment Inventory-Short Form were administered to 149 students in Ankara. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated for intercorrelations between variables. Mann-Withney U tests for mean comparisons and logistic regression analysis were conducted. Participants divided into two groups by their gratitude scores on gratitude scale. Findings: Results revealed that gratitude score was significantly and positively associated with emotional and cognitive responsibility, and communication and alienation dimensions of attachment. Those with higher gratitude scores (Gh) were significantly different and higher in terms of emotional and cognitive dimensions of responsibility, and all dimensions of attachment than those with lower gratitude scores (Gl). In logistic regression, a test of the full model with all five predictors against a constant-only-model was significant indicating that dimensions of responsibility and attachment, as a set, reliably distinguished between Gh and Gl groups. Only emotional dimension of responsibility significantly predicted being in Gh group (�² = 1.23, Wald Z = 5.35, Exp(B) = 3.58, p < .05). That is, one-unit increase in emotional responsibility score increases 5.4 times the likelihood of being in the Gh group. Conclusion & Significance: Ability to taking responsibility of emotions seems essential in gratitude. Individualsâ�� higherâ�� scores on emotional dimension of responsibility may lead difference in terms of benefit and efficacy of gratitude interventions as well. Further studies may consider the responsibility.
Merve Topcu has completed her PhD in Clinical Psychology (2016). Till today, she worked in rehabilitation centers, hospital, and universities. Currently, she works in the Department of Psychology in Çankaya University as an Assistant Professor. Her special academic interests are upon gratitude, posttraumatic growth, ADHD and internet addiction.
E-mail: mervetopcu@cankaya.edu.tr