The relationship between emotional eating level and childhood traumas in marital satisfaction for females

The family institution is highly affected by the mental and physical changes of the individuals who make up this institution. Satisfaction problems between married partners are not only a problem for that marital relationship, but also a problem for society. The main purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between the childhood traumas and emotional eating behaviors of married women and their marital satisfaction. In this study, it was aimed to determine the emotional eating behaviors that threaten physical health due to marital satisfaction and to examine the relationship of individuals with childhood trauma. The research sample consisted of 400 participants, who were married for at least 1 year, between the ages of 25-55 (Avg=40.27, SD=9.89) living in the central districts of Istanbul in 2020. The universe of the research is; It was composed of married women between the ages of 25-55 living in Istanbul, Turkey. In order to collect data, Demographic Information Form, Marriage Satisfaction Scale, Childhood Emotional Eating Scale and Age Traumas Scale were applied. Considering the findings of the research, marital satisfaction does not differ according to education level. (p>.05). There is no significant difference between marital satisfaction and income level according to marital satisfaction and income level variable scores. There is a positive (at the level of ,341) and a statistically significant (at the level of ,01) relationship between childhood traumas and marital satisfaction. There is a positive and statistically significant correlation of .05 level between emotional eating behavior and marital satisfaction. There is a positive and statistically significant relationship between childhood trauma scale scores and emotional eating scale scores (p<.05). When childhood trauma scale scores are controlled, there is a positive and statistically significant relationship between marital satisfaction scale scores and emotional eating scale scores. The predictive coefficient of the partial mediating role between marital satisfaction, childhood traumas and emotional eating is at the level of (β=.26). Childhood trauma scores have an effect on emotional eating scale scores and on marital satisfaction scale scores. There is no statistically significant relationship between marital satisfaction and the variables of education level and amount of income. There is a significant relationship between marital satisfaction and childhood traumas and emotional eating. The relationship between emotional eating and marital satisfaction slightly decreases when childhood trauma scores are controlled. As a result, it was found that marital satisfaction in married women was associated with emotional eating and childhood traumas. Childhood traumas scale scores have an effect on emotional eating scale scores, over marital satisfaction scale scores; in an other saying; marital satisfaction has a partial mediator role between childhood traumas and emotional eating relationship. Key words: Marriage satisfaction, Emotional eating, Childhood traumas