Estimation of emotional expression styles and attachment behavior and coping techniques in married partners

Introduction: Many obstacles and problems arise in front of married individuals throughout life. How they respond to these problems is one of the factors that determine the harmony between people and a happy marriage. However, the attachment styles determined by the individuals are also guiding the ways adopted in solving these problems. Attachment styles adopted by individuals in adulthood are basically addressed in four basic dimensions. These; secure attachment, anxious-ambivalent attachment, insecure attachment, and avoidant attachment. These coping behaviors are also related to the emotional expression styles of married individuals. Expression of emotion is conveying emotional experience through observable verbal or nonverbal behavior. Purpose: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of emotional expression and attachment styles on the coping strategies of married individuals. For this purpose, the relational screening model was adopted in the research. Materials and Methods: In the study, a questionnaire was applied to 406 married individuals selected by simple random sampling method. Personal Information Form, Emotion Expression Styles Inventory, Relationship Scales Questionnaire and Coping Attitudes Assessment Scale were used as data collection tools in the study. The analysis of the data collected within the scope of the research was carried out with IBM SPSS v.26 software. In the study, frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, skewness and kurtosis values were reported within the scope of descriptive statistical analysis. Pearson Correlation analysis was performed to examine the relationships between the variables. In order to examine the effects of independent variables on dependent variables, Multiple Linear Regression Analyzes were performed. The cut-off value for the level of significance in the analyzes was evaluated as .05. Results: On active coping, other-oriented expression of happiness (β=0.120; p<0.05), verbal expression of anger (β=0.322; p<0.01), secure attachment (β=0.211; p<0, 01) and dismissive attachment (β=0.245; p<0.01) had positive effects, whereas preoccupied attachment (β=-0.172; p<0.01) had negative and significant effects. On planning, self-centered expression of happiness (β=0.141; p<0.05), verbal expression of anger (β=0.273; p<0.01), secure attachment (β=0.216; p<0.01) and Indifferent attachment (β=0.157; p<0.01) seems to have positive and significant effects. On the use of helpful social support, self-centered expression of happiness (β=0.209; p<0.01), expression of hiding sadness (β=0.128; p<0.05), anger sense retaliation (β=0.119; p<0, 05) and verbal expression (β=0.223; p<0.01), secure attachment (β=0.170; p<0.01) and preoccupied attachment (β=0.119; p<0.05), anger feeling calm it is seen that expression (β=-0.241; p<0.01) has negative and significant effects. The effects of hiding sadness (β=0.139; p<0.05), anger expression on the face (β=0.246; p<0.01) and verbal expression (β=0.155; p<0.01) on emotional social support use. , secure attachment (β=0.168; p<0.01) and preoccupied attachment (β=0.129; p<0.05) positively correlated with calm expression of anger (β=-0.175; p<0.01) and dismissive attachment. (β=-0.209; p<0.01), it is seen to have negative and significant effects. On positive reinterpretation, self-centered expression of happiness (β=0.136; p<0.05), expression of hiding sadness (β=0.147; p<0.05), verbal expression of anger (β=0.315; p<0, 01), secure attachment (β=0.143; p<0.01) and dismissive attachment (β=0.163; p<0.05) positively, preoccupied attachment (β=-0.139; p<0.01) negatively. and appears to have significant effects. The positive and significant effects of hiding sadness (β=0.218; p<0.01), secure attachment (β=0.138; p<0.05) and preoccupied attachment (β=0.131; p<0.05) on acceptance. appears to be. On joking, positive feelings of other-oriented expression of happiness (β=0.158; p<0.01), calm expression of anger (β=0.181; p<0.01) and secure attachment (β=0.213; p<0.01) were positive. appear to have significant and significant effects. On religious coping, the feeling of happiness was positive for self-centered expression (β=0.125; p<0.05), fearful attachment (β=0.148; p<0.05), and preoccupied attachment (β=0.126; p<0.05). It is seen that aggressive expression of anger (β=-0.208; p<0.05) and secure attachment (β=-0.138; p<0.05) have negative and significant effects. On focusing on the problem, the expression of sadness on the face (β=0.303; p<0.01), the expression of anger on the face (β=0.138; p<0.05) and retaliation (β=0.144; p<0.01) and it is seen that secure attachment (β=0.116; p<0.05) has positive effects, and calm expression of anger emotion (β=-0.102; p<0.05) has negative and significant effects. Expressions of anger over denial (β=0.141; p<0.05) and calm (β=0.289; p<0.01), fearful attachment (β=0.132; p<0.05) and preoccupied attachment (β=0.289; p<0.05) 0.129; p<0.05) appears to have positive and significant effects. On behavioral disregard, anger emotion retaliation (β=0.155; p<0.01) and calm (β=0.237; p<0.01) expressions, fearful attachment (β=0.146; p<0.05) and preoccupied attachment (β=0.229; p<0.01) had positive effects, and verbal expression of anger (β=-0.255; p<0.05) had negative and significant effects. Anger retaliation (β=0.132; p<0.05), fearful attachment (β=0.149; p<0.05) and preoccupied attachment (β=0.130; p<0.05) were positively related to substance use attitude. verbal expression of anger (β=-0.151; p<0.05) has negative and significant effects. Conclusion: As a result of the analysis, in terms of the relationship between emotion expression and coping; It was found that expression of happiness increased problem-focused and emotion-focused functional coping attitudes, whereas expression of anger increased dysfunctional coping attitudes. In terms of attachment styles and coping relationship; It can be stated that secure attachment increases problem-focused and emotion-focused functional coping attitudes, whereas fearful and preoccupied attachment increases dysfunctional coping attitudes. Keywords: Emotion expression styles, attachment styles, coping attitudes