Examination of the Relationship Between Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies and Depression

Year 2024, Volume: 4 Issue: 1, 75 - 88, 30.06.2024

Işık Pekgirgin , Ayşegül Selcen Guler

Abstract

Depression is an important psychological disorder that is common in society and negatively affects a person's life. It has been reported that cognitive processes are an important factor in the depression process. There have been few studies on this subject in our country. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to review the findings of studies examining the relationship between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and depression, and to present information about which strategies are associated with depression and which ones are used frequently. In this study; various English and Turkish resources written between 2012 and 2022 were searched using Google Scholar, ScienceDirect and Dergipark databases. While selecting the articles, focus was on the research question of whether there is a relationship between cognitive emotion regulation strategies and depression. In the research articles examined, it was found that there was a significant and strong relationship between cognitive emotion regulation and depression. In particular, frequent use of strategies like rumination, catastrophizing, self-blame, and blaming others was positively and significantly correlated with depression (increasing the level of depression), while more frequent use of strategies like positive reappraisal, positive refocusing and planning refocusing was negatively correlated with depression (increasing the level of depression). These findings were repeated in the studies. For this reason, it is thought that this study, which explains the relationships between cognitive emotion regulation and depression, will make an important contribution to the prevention and treatment of depression.

Keywords

Depression, Cognitive Emotion Regulation, Depressive Symptoms Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies

Bilişsel Duygu Düzenleme Stratejileri ile Depresyon Arasındaki ilişkinin İncelenmesi

Abstract

Depresyon toplumda yaygın görülen ve kişinin hayatını olumsuz etkileyen önemli bir psikolojik rahatsızlıktır. Bilişsel süreçlerin ise depresyon sürecinde önemli etken olduğu bildirilmiştir. Ülkemizde bu konu ile ilgili araştırmaların sınırlı sayıda olduğu görülmüştür. Bu çalışmada amaç, depresyon ile bilişsel duygu düzenleme stratejileri ilişkisini araştıran çalışmaların bulgularını gözden geçirerek, hangi stratejilerin depresyon ile ilişkisi olduğu, hangilerinin sıklıkla kullanıldığına dair bilgileri sunmaktır. Bu çalışmada; Google Scholar, ScienceDirect ve Dergipark veri tabanları kullanılarak 2012 -2022 yılları arasında yazılmış araştırmalardan çeşitli İngilizce ve Türkçe kaynaklara ulaşılmıştır. Makaleler stratejiler ve depresyon arasında ilişkinin olup olmadığına dair araştırma sorusuna odaklanarak belirlenmiştir. İncelenen araştırma makalelerinde bilişşel duygu düzenleme ve depresyon arasında güçlü bir ilişkinin olduğu bulunmuştur. Özellikle ruminasyon, felâketleştirme, kendini suçlama ve diğerlerini suçlama stratejilerinin sık kullanımının depresyon ile pozitif yönde anlamlı (depresyon düzeyini artırdığı), planlama, olumlu yeniden odaklanma ve değerlendirme stratejilerinin daha sık kullanılmasının ise depresyon ile negatif yönde anlamlı (depresyon düzeyini azalttığı) ilişkisinin olduğu ve bulgularda tekrarlandığı görülmüştür. Bu nedenle bilişsel duygu düzenleme ve depresyon arasındaki ilişkileri açıklayan bu çalışmanın depresyonu önlemeye ve depresyon tedavi süreçlerine önemli bir katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir.

Keywords

Depresyon, Bilişsel Duygu Düzenleme, Depresif Belirtiler, Bilişsel Duygu Düzenleme Stratejisi

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