Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Cyprus Turkish Journal of Psychiatry and Psychology, cilt.7, sa.2, ss.158-168, 2025 (Scopus)
This study examines the mediating role of emotional awareness and emotional expression in the relationship between childhood traumas and posttraumatic growth. Trauma is a challenging experience that can leave serious psychological and physical effects on an individual's life. Childhood traumas include physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect. Such traumas can negatively affect the psychosocial functionality of individuals, but in some cases, they can also lead to positive changes called posttraumatic growth. Within the scope of the study, online questionnaires were applied to 339 participants aged 18-65. Data were collected using the Childhood Traumas Scale, the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory, the Expressing Emotions Scale, and the Emotional Self-Awareness Scale-10. The findings showed that childhood traumas generally had a negative relationship with posttraumatic growth. Emotional self-awareness was found to positively affect posttraumatic growth and play a partial mediating role in this process. However, the ability to express emotions did not significantly predict posttraumatic growth. This suggests that structured practices such as psychoeducation programs, group work, or individual therapeutic interventions aimed at enhancing emotional awareness may help reduce the negative effects of traumatic experiences and support the recovery process. In particular, such interventions may be beneficial in enhancing psychological resilience among individuals with a history of childhood trauma.