The relationship between perceived parental attitudes in childhood and perceived emotional abuse in adulthood with alexithymia

In the present study, perceived parental attitudes in childhood and perceived emotional abuse in adulthood examination in terms of alexithymia. In this context, we are look for answer; 1. Is there a significant relationship between perceived emotional abuse level of the participants and their parental attitudes in childhood? 2. Is there a significant relationship between perceived emotional abuse level of participants and alexitymia? 3. Does the perceived emotional abuse level of participants become different according to sex, parent's marital status, parent's educational level and their educational level? Present study aim what kind of relationship between parental attitudes and emotional abuse in terms of alexithymia with dependent and independent variable by correlational survey model. Correlational survey model be used in the research to analyze the relationship between two variable in the research. On the other hand, correlation survey model be used in compare to different two variables. The sample of the study consists of 200 male and female individuals are aged 18 and over. Participants will be informed about study and gain approval. Statistical analysis of present study use the SPSS 20 Windows packet program. Pearson correlation analysis is used to continous and normal distribution variables, t test used to determine between unpaired mean difference. The Kruskal-Wallis H test is a rank-based nonparametric test that can be used to determine if there are statistically significant differences between two or more groups of an independent variable on a continuous or ordinal dependent variable. One-way analysis is used to test for differences among at least theree groups. Sociodemographic Information Form, Emotional Abuse Perceived Scale, Egna Minnen Barndoms Uppfostran (EMBU) – Child Form and Toronto Alexithymia Scale were used. Analysis results Show that there is a positively but weak level significant relationship between perceived childhood parental attitudes, emotinal abuse and difficulty in recognizing and identifying emotions which are sub-dimensions of alexithymia; on the other hand there is a negativly weak level significant relationships with difficulty in communicating emotions which are sub-dimension of alexithymia. There is a positively weak level significant relationships between perceived father attitude in childhood, emotional abuse and difficulty in recognizing and defining emotions which are sub-dimensions of alexithymia. Also there is a positively weak level significant relationships between emotional abuse and difficulty in communicating amotion which is sub-dimension of alexithymia; on the other there is positively normal level significant relationships with difficulty in recognizing and identifying emotions which are sub-dimensions of alexithymia. Also, there is a positively weak level significant relationships between difficulty in communicating emotions and difficulty in recognizing and identifying emotions which are sub-dimensions of alexithymia.