Explanation and prediction of mental health and self-satisfaction based on childhood trauma
Subject Areas : Adolescent healthMaedeh Khoshakhlagh 1 , مجتبی صداقتی فرد 2
1 - (Corresponding author),Master's degree, Psychology, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran, tell: 09128389401, zimmer778@gmail.com
2 - عضو هیات علمی
Keywords: Childhood trauma, mental health, self-satisfaction,
Abstract :
Abstract Introductio: Adverse childhood experiences/childhood trauma is a sensitive topic that is rarely addressed. However, childhood trauma can lead to personality change and mental health instability in adulthood; In this regard, the present study was conducted with the aim of explaining and predicting mental health and self-satisfaction based on childhood trauma. Research method: In a descriptive-correlational design, 440 students were selected as a research sample in a multi-stage cluster method among the students studying at the Islamic Azad University of Garmsar branch in the second half of the academic year 1401-1402. Data collection was done using Goldberg et al.'s general health questionnaire, Abbas-Nia's self-satisfaction and Bernstein et al.'s short form of childhood trauma questionnaire. Findings: The research results showed that childhood trauma can only explain and predict mental health. So that emotional abuse and emotional neglect were able to explain 21% of anxiety and sleep disorder. 19% of the impairment in social functions was explained by emotional abuse, physical abuse and emotional neglect. 10% of physical symptoms could be explained by the dimensions of sexual abuse and emotional neglect, and finally 7% of depression could be explained by emotional neglect. Another finding of the research showed that among the dimensions of childhood trauma, only sexual abuse can explain 4% of the variance of self-satisfaction in students. Conclusion: This finding has important consequences in how to understand and treat psychological problems and self-satisfaction in people with trauma experience in clinical environments.
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