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Uluslararası Psiko-Sosyal Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 2026, Clt. 6(10) 217-238
Kırılan Bağların Yeniden Yazımı: Yetişkin Kardeş Küslüğünün Yansıtıcı Tematik Analizi
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Yayın Tarihi: Haziran 30, 2026 | Görüntüleme Sayısı: 0/0 | İndirilme Sayısı: 0/0
Özet
Bu çalışma, yetişkinlik döneminde kardeşler arasında yaşanan küslük olgusunu Türkiye bağlamında fenomenolojik bir yaklaşımla incelemeyi amaçlamıştır. Kardeşlik bağları genellikle çocukluk ve ergenlik dönemleri üzerinden ele alınsa da yetişkinlikte ortaya çıkan duygusal kopuşlara ilişkin çalışmalar oldukça sınırlıdır. Bu araştırmada, kardeş küslüğünün bireysel ve ilişkisel boyutlarını anlamak amacıyla Van Manen’in (2017) hermeneutik fenomenolojik yaklaşımı temel alınmış ve 19 yetişkin katılımcıyla yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler gerçekleştirilmiştir. Refleksif tematik analiz sonucunda beş ana tema belirlenmiştir: aile dinamikleri, iletişim biçimi, kırılma noktaları ve nedenleri, duygusal etkiler ve sonuçları ile bağların yeniden onarımı. Bulgular, kardeşlik küslüğünün çoğunlukla ebeveyn tutumları, evlilik, sorumluluk paylaşımı, maddi meseleler ve iletişim sorunları gibi çok katmanlı süreçlerden kaynaklandığını göstermiştir. Katılımcılar, küslüğün yalnızlık, hayal kırıklığı, aidiyet kaybı ve duygusal yalıtım gibi yoğun psikososyal etkileri olduğunu ifade etmiştir. Bununla birlikte bazı bireyler, empati temelli iletişim, aile desteği ve zorlayıcı yaşam olaylarının bağların yeniden kurulmasına katkı sunduğunu belirtmiştir. Çalışma, yetişkin kardeş ilişkilerinin kültürel bağlamla nasıl şekillendiğine ışık tutarak bireysel danışmanlık ve aile terapisine yönelik önemli uygulama ipuçları sunmaktadır.
Anahtar kelimeler: Kardeş küslüğü, yetişkin kardeş ilişkileri, aile dinamikleri, tematik analiz, nitel araştırma
APA 7th edition
Gundogdu, Z., Kara, K.A., Barut, O.C., Kacar, M., Dokmeoglu, M.S., & Sumbas, E. (2026). Kırılan Bağların Yeniden Yazımı: Yetişkin Kardeş Küslüğünün Yansıtıcı Tematik Analizi. Uluslararası Psiko-Sosyal Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 6(10), 217-238.
Harvard
Gundogdu, Z., Kara, K., Barut, O., Kacar, M., Dokmeoglu, M. and Sumbas, E. (2026). Kırılan Bağların Yeniden Yazımı: Yetişkin Kardeş Küslüğünün Yansıtıcı Tematik Analizi. Uluslararası Psiko-Sosyal Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi, 6(10), pp. 217-238.
Chicago 16th edition
Gundogdu, Zeynep, Kevser Ayyildiz Kara, Ozge Cinar Barut, Merve Kacar, Merve Sule Dokmeoglu and Ezgi Sumbas (2026). "Kırılan Bağların Yeniden Yazımı: Yetişkin Kardeş Küslüğünün Yansıtıcı Tematik Analizi". Uluslararası Psiko-Sosyal Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi 6 (10):217-238.
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