Abstract:

Purpose: Adolescence is a period in which individuals develop basic and important knowledge in their understanding of themselves and the world as a whole. The righteous world belief (ADI) is one of these knowledge and is related to whether a person perceives the world as a fair or unrighteous place. This study aims to explore the relationships of fair world beliefs, forms of connection and childhood trauma in adolescents in clinical samples. Tools and Methods: 250 adolescent patients who apply to a teenage unit of a university hospital were included in the study. The symptoms were categorized as intrinsic and externalization disorders. Participants used the ADI-specific (E) and ADI-general (G) to evaluate the belief in the fair world, to evaluate the type and severity of childhood trauma, the Childhood trauma scale-short form and the types of connections to measure the Reserve-Revised Form of Life in Near Relationships. Interdimensional relationships and group comparisons were made. Results: In adolescents with intracellation disorder, the score of ADI-E and ADI-G was found low according to the group of intracellation disorder. Adolescents with a secure connection style have the highest points in both ADI-Ö and ADI-G, adolescents with a fearful connection style have the lowest points in ADI-Ö and adolescents with a worrying connection style have the lowest points in ADI-Ö. Childhood trauma was identified as opposite related to both ADI-E and ADI-G. The conclusion: Adolescents with intrinsic and externalization disorder appear to have different general and private fair world beliefs. It can be said that secure connectivity is related to the perception of the world as a fairer place. It is also seen that childhood traumas have a negative impact on adolescent's fair world beliefs. Advanced studies are needed to understand the role of fair world faith in psychiatric disorders and psychotherapeutic approaches.

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