Özet:

The purpose of this research is to investigate the parasocial interaction and psychological well-being of the individuals who watched at least one of the series with psychological content (Kırmızı Oda, Masumlar Apartmanı, Camdaki Kız) aired on TV during pandemic in the context of childhood traumas. Childhood Trauma Scale (CTQ-33), Parasocial Interaction Scale (PSI), Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) and Demographic Information Form designed by the researchers were implemented to 394 individuals As a consequence of the statistical analyses , it was observed that the PSI score differed depending on marital status, educational status and income status, and the PIO scores differed according to marital status and income status, as well as the average PSI and PWS scores according to the CTQ- 33 total score categories. It has been observed that PSI score averages differ according to CTQ-33 physical neglect and emotional neglect score categories and PWS score averages differ according to CTQ-33 physical neglect, emotional neglect, overprotection control, emotional harassment, physical harassment score categories. The findings show that the childhood trauma levels of the individuals following the aforementioned psychological content sequences have an effect on parasocial interaction and psychological formation.