Examination of the Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Psychological Resilience in Preschool Teachers.

OpenAlex İngilizce

Background/purpose -This paper investigated the relationship between childhood trauma and psychological resilience in preschool teachers.The study also determined whether psychological resilience depended on age.Materials/methods -The study adopted a correlational survey model.The sample consisted of 268 preschool teachers.Data were collected using a demographic characteristics questionnaire named the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-33), and the Adult Resilience Measure (ARM-R).Results -The study's results showed that higher CTQ-33 emotional abuse, emotional neglect, sexual abuse, and total CTQ-33 subscale scores have correspondingly lower ARM-R total and subscale scores.The results also showed that higher physical abuse, physical neglect, and overprotection-overcontrol subscale scores have correspondingly lower ARM-R relational resources, personal resources, and familial resources subscale and total ARM-R scores.There was no correlation found between the CTQ-33 physical abuse, physical neglect, and overprotection-overcontrol subscale scores and the ARM-R cultural and contextual resources subscale scores.The results showed that age did not affect the participants' ARM-R subscale or total scores.Conclusion -The study's results revealed a negative correlation between childhood trauma and psychological resilience.Age did not affect psychological resilience levels.