Abstract:

One of the aims of this study is to determine the prevalence of childhood trauma in parents. Another aim was to examine the risk factors for being a healthy family-parent for parents who were exposed to childhood trauma. Convenient sampling method was used. The sample of the study consisted of 411 parents (314 mothers, 97 fathers) who had children between the ages of 5-17. Demographic Information Form, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-33), and Healthy Families Parenting Inventory (HFPI) were administered to parents online. Frequency analysis and Pearson chi-square test were used in the analysis of the data. According to the findings, the rate of parental exposure to neglect/abuse varies between 6.8% and %16.3. A statistically significant difference was found between parents who were exposed to emotional neglect and parents who were not in all subscales of the HFPI. Also, all types of neglect and abuse were found to be associated with depression and role satisfaction subscales of the HFPI. As a result, childhood traumas affect the lives of individuals, and this effect is also reflected in the role of parenting. Considering that these experiences are transferred from generation to generation, experts working with families should not ignore childhood traumas.

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