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The main purpose of this study is to examine perceived parental acception- rejection/ control levels by children whose parents are married and divorced and the effects of these perceptions on somatization symptom levels. Participants of the study are consist of 4.,5., 6., 7., 8. class from several public middle schools in Ankara, Çankaya between the ages of 10-14, 87 girls, 123 boys in total 210 children whose parents are married and divorced. ‘Sociodemographic Form’, ‘Parental Acceptance- Rejection/ Control Questionnaire Mother and Father Short Forms (PARQ/C)’ and ‘Children's Somatization Inventory- 24 (CSI-24)’were used for collection tool. Obtained results of the study revealed that marital status of parents affects dependent variables which means children whose parents are divorced perceived more ‘coldness/ lack of affection’, ‘hostility/ aggression’, ‘indifference/ neglect’ and ‘undifferentiated rejection’ from both their mothers and fathers.  The results have been achieved that marital status of the parents and children's' acceptance- rejection, control perception levels common effect is not predict the children's somatic symptoms. Also the research results shows that children's somatization symptoms increase when parents' socioeconomic levels are decreases, somatic symptoms are most associated with perceived hostility from father. Boys perceive more undifferentiated rejection than girls, boys perceive their fathers as more controller.    

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