Examing the relationship between childhood spiritual trauma and belonging in university students

Childhood psychological traumas lead to devastating effects, the sense of belonging of individuals exposed to childhood psychological traumas is damaged, and the adaptation and coping capacities of individuals whose sense of belonging is damaged decreases, subsequently many behavioral problems and pathologies may arise. In the development of a sense of belonging, the university period is important in terms of giving direction to the lives of individuals such as moving away from family, being included in peer groups, and making professional decisions. For this reason, the research examined the relationship between childhood traumas and belonging in university students. In addition, childhood psychological traumas and belonging; They were evaluated separately with demographic variables such as age, gender, marital status, employment status, socio-economic level, caregiver(s) between the ages of 0-6, and whether the individual or anyone in the family had a psychological/psychiatric disorder. The sample of the study consisted of 406 university student participants, 280 female and 126 male. Demographic Information Form, Childhood Psychological Trauma Scale (CTQ-33) and Belongingness Scale were used as data collection tools in the study. The data were analyzed with the SPSS-25 program. As a result of the analysis, AOÖ total, Friends and Family scores; Between CTRS total and subscale scores; It was found that there was a significant negative correlation between occupation scores and CTRS total, Emotional Abuse, Physical Abuse, Physical Neglect and Emotional Neglect scores. It was found that there was a significant positive correlation between the total scores of the AAS and CTRS scales and the subscale scores of the scales themselves. It has been determined that Childhood Psychological Traumas and Belonging differ according to some socio-demographic variables. The research findings overlap with the literature. The research has revealed that exposure to childhood psychological traumas leads to a decrease in the sense of belonging, the importance of the sense of belonging and the necessity of protective preventive measures against psychological traumas.