Childhood Trauma and Relationship Satisfaction in Married Turkish Individuals: Mediating the Role of Attachment Injuries

Tönbül Ö., ÖZDEMİR A.

Family Journal, 2024 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/10664807241256667
  • Journal Name: Family Journal
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, ASSIA, CINAHL, Communication & Mass Media Index, Criminal Justice Abstracts, EBSCO Education Source, Gender Studies Database, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Keywords: attachment, attachment injuries, childhood trauma, emotion-focused therapy, relationship satisfaction
  • Istanbul Medipol University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study examined the effects of attachment injuries on relationship satisfaction in married individuals. The study participants comprised 346 married individuals selected using the convenience sampling method. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 and AMOS 23 programs. The fit values of the model established in this study were excellent. A significant and negative relationship was observed between the predictor variables and predicted variables in the correlation analysis. The results indicated that childhood trauma negatively predicted relationship satisfaction and attachment injuries mediated the relationship between childhood trauma and relationship satisfaction. Based on these results, it is recommended that family therapists consider the concepts of attachment injuries and emotion-focused couple therapy to intervene in marital problems.