Research Article
Exploring the sociotropy-autonomy dimensions in a sample of Turkish psychiatric inpatients*
Nesrin Şahin,
Mustafa Ulusoy, Nail Şahin,
Corresponding Author
Nesrin Şahin
Bilkent University, Ankara, Türkiye
Bilkent University, Psychological Counseling and Research Center, Bilkent University Lodgings, No: 20/ 5–6, Bilkent, 06533 Ankara, TURKIYESearch for more papers by this authorNesrin Şahin,
Mustafa Ulusoy, Nail Şahin,
Corresponding Author
Nesrin Şahin
Bilkent University, Ankara, Türkiye
Bilkent University, Psychological Counseling and Research Center, Bilkent University Lodgings, No: 20/ 5–6, Bilkent, 06533 Ankara, TURKIYESearch for more papers by this author*
*Originally published in Volume 49, Number 6, 1993, pages 751–763.
Abstract
The present study explored the constructs of sociotropy and autonomy with a group of Turkish depressed inpatients, who were administered the Beck Depression Inventory, the Dysfunctional Attitudes Scale, the Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire, and the Sociotropy-Autonomy Scale. A comparison group of students from three SES levels also were included in the study. Comparisons were made on the scale scores among the non-dysphoric students, the dysphoric students, and the depressed patients. The results seem to support the relationship of sociotropy with other depression measures in both samples. However, several problems were encountered with the construct autonomy as it is conceptualized in the Sociotropy-Autonomy Scale. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Clin Psychol, 2003.
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