Examination of Childhood Traumas of Parents in terms of Gender and Having Chronic Diseases

Abstract

Although it is known that the individual is subjected to many challenging experiences throughout his life, childhood is the most difficult period to deal with these experiences. Even if the psychological traumas experienced in childhood and that force the defense capacity of the organism come to an end, their effects can last for years and can be transferred to future generations when the trauma is not resolved. In this study; It is aimed to examine the psychological traumas experienced by married individuals with children in childhood according to gender and chronic disease status. For this purpose, parents' childhood mental traumas were examined in terms of gender and chronic disease variables, and the relationship between gender and chronic disease was analyzed. 565 volunteers aged 18 and over who are married and have children living in Istanbul participated in the study. The research data were obtained using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-33) and Demographic Information Form. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 22.0 program. As a result of the research, there is significant differentiation by gender in the sub-dimensions of physical neglect, sexual abuse, overprotection-overcontrol; there is significant differentiation in emotional neglect, overprotection-overcontrol dimensions and total childhood trauma scores according to chronic disease status; it was determined that there was a significant difference between the genders according to the condition of having chronic disease.