The Validation of Affective Style Questionnaire in Turkish Culture and Mediating Role of Affective Styles on the relationship between Attachment Styles and Depression

Baytemir K., Görgülü Z., Bedir M., Eser O.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE THERAPY, cilt.0001, sa.0002, 2024 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 0001 Sayı: 0002
  • Basım Tarihi: 2024
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s41811-024-00216-1
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COGNITIVE THERAPY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, CINAHL, Psycinfo
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The main purpose of this study is to adapt the Affective Style Questionnaire (ASQ)

into Turkish. It also aims to examine the mediating role of affective styles between

attachment styles and depression. The study was conducted on a total of three different

samples (N1 = 261; N2 = 190; N3 = 263). The confirmatory factor analysis

(CFA) was used to test the construct validity of the scale and the Emotion Regulation

Questionnaire (ERQ) was used to test the convergent validity. As a result of the

CFA conducted in all three samples, the model was found to have adequate fit values.

In the convergent validity, ASQ were found to be significantly correlated with

ERQ. The findings indicate that adjusting mediated between secure attachment and

depression while concealing mediated between avoidant attachment and depression,

and adjusting and concealing mediated between anxious-ambivalent attachment and

depression. The findings were also discussed in light of the related literature.