Interpretative phenomenological analysis of disgust in traumatic experiences

Download
2018
Akça, Seray
The aim of this study is to explore experience of disgust of women in domestic abuse. Thus, we focused on structure of disgust, how disgust is experienced, how victims cope with disgust, how other emotions interact with disgust. For this aim, semi-structured interviews were conducted with six women who had been exposed to domestic abuse. Totally, 41 interviews were conducted. They were analysed with interpretative phenomenological analysis. Finally, five superordinate themes, namely, (1) experience of disgust with subordinate themes of contamination of disgust across different domains, gustatory expression of different type of disgust, association of disgust; (2) other oriented disgust with subordinate themes of disgust triggered by the power position of the abuser, disgust elicited by social position of other, otherization of abuser, physical disgust from other, disgust from part related to trauma; (3) self oriented disgust with subordinate themes of self-loathing expressions, physical dislike, self disgust related with sexuality, alienation to self, abuser reminder disgust; (4) coping strategies for disgust with superordinate themes of focusing on the good, effort to find an excuse of abuse of perpetrator, avoidance from disgust related one, re-identification of self with new relationship, re-identification of other with new identity, reflecting unwanted sides to abuser; (5) accompanied emotions to disgust with subordinate themes of detachment, guilt, shame, anger, hate were determined. The results, implications, limitations were discussed within context of relevant theories in the field.

Suggestions

Rejection Sensitivity, Self-Esteem Instability, and Relationship Outcomes The Mediating Role of Responsibility Attributions
Goncu, Asli; Sümer, Nebi (Hogrefe Publishing Group, 2011-01-01)
This study examined whether responsibility attributions for self and partner behaviors differentially mediate the link between rejection sensitivity (RS), unstable self-esteem (USE), and relationship outcomes (i.e., violence and silencing the self, STS). Individuals in dating relationships in Turkey (N = 177) completed the measures of attributions for self and partner behaviors, RS, USE, violence, and STS. The results indicated that RS and USE had indirect effects on violence via attributions for partner be...
Individual differences in statistics anxiety among college students
Baloğlu, Mustafa (Elsevier BV, 2003-04-01)
The present study investigated differences in statistics anxiety levels based on students' gender and age. Using the statistics anxiety scores of 246 college students, a 2 x 3 between-subjects factorial multivariate analysis of covariance was performed on the six dependent variables (worth of statistics, interpretation anxiety, test and class anxiety, computational self-concept, fear of asking for help, and fear of statistics teachers) that were hypothesized to be six dimensions of statistics anxiety. Indep...
Direct and indirect effects of social support on psychological well-being
Gençöz, Tülin (Scientific Journal Publishers Ltd, 2004-01-01)
The aim of this study was to investigate the direct and indirect effects of social support on psychological well-being. Social support was evaluated under two different categories which were named as Aid-Related and Appreciation-Related Social Support. The first category was more related to potential for receiving help from others when needed, and being cared for by others, while the latter category was more related to being recognized by others as an efficient source of help and reassurance of worth. Under...
Ambivalent Sexism, Gender, and Major as Predictors of Turkish College Students' Attitudes Toward Women and Men's Atypical Educational Choices
Sakallı, Nuray (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2010-04-01)
The aim of the study was to investigate how ambivalent gender attitudes (hostile/benevolent sexism; hostility/benevolence toward men), plus gender and major predict attitudes toward men studying social sciences and women studying natural sciences in Turkey, where gender attitudes are relatively traditional. Undergraduates (N = 215, mean age = 21.16) completed scales of Ambivalent Sexism, Ambivalence toward Men, Attitudes toward Men in Social Sciences (AMSS), and Attitudes toward Women in Natural Sciences (A...
The Relationship between the types of narcissism and psychological well-being : the roles of emotions and difficulties in emotion regulation
Akıncı, İrem; Gençöz, Tülin; Department of Psychology (2015)
The aims of this study were (1) to examine the possible effects of age and gender on the subtypes of narcissism, emotions, emotion regulation difficulties, and psychological well-being; (2) to examine the variables associated with emotions, emotion regulation difficulties, and psychological well-being; and (3) to investigate the mediating role of emotions and emotion regulation difficulties between the subtypes of narcissism and psychological well-being. To achieve these aims, 559 participants aged 18 to 75...
Citation Formats
S. Akça, “Interpretative phenomenological analysis of disgust in traumatic experiences,” Ph.D. - Doctoral Program, Middle East Technical University, 2018.