The Impact of Childhood Traumas on Disposition and Identity Development and the Their Correlation with Psychopathologies
The study aimed to explore the relationship between traumatic experiences, difficulties in emotion regulation, identity confusion and psychopathology.
The study was conducted with 635 university student volunteers participating. All participants completed the General Information Form, the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire Short Form (CTQSF), the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), the Sense of Identity Assessment Form (SIAF).
It was observed that the prevalence of childhood traumas in the study group was 31.3%. Participants from low-income groups, who were using psychotropic medications, had a family or personal history of self-harm behaviour and attempted suicide had significantly higher CTQ-SF scores. The SIAF scores of the subgroup diagnosed with psychiatric disorders were significantly higher than those of the undiagnosed. However, they did not differ with respect to their CTQ-SF and DERS scores. Results showed that difficulties in emotion regulation partially mediated the association of childhood traumatic events, particularly emotional abuse, with identity confusion. The study demonstrated that childhood traumatic events affect emotion regulation and the development of the sense of identity and may be associated with self-harm behaviours in the later stages of life.
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