The examination of the relation between developmental levels of 0-6 years children and mothers' abuse experiences and family quality of life

The aim of the study was to examine the relationship between the development levels of children between the ages of 0-6 and mother's childhood abuse experiences and family quality of life. The sample of the study consists of 202 mothers and their children between the ages of 0-6 years (82 girls and 120 boys), who are determined by a simple random sampling method. The sample consists of children and mothers between the ages of 0-6 who apply to Atatürk City Hospital Children Development Polyclinic which is affiliated to Balıkesir Provincial Health Directorate. The data of the study were collected through family Data Form, Childhood Abuse Experience Scale, Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale, and Denver Developmental Screening Test II. Multispan Chi-Square Test, Mann-Whitney U Test, Kruskal-Wallis H Test, Pearson Correlation Coefficient, and Multiple Regression Analysis were used when analyzing the data. The results of the study revealed that there was no difference between the children's DDST II results and the sub-dimensions and total score of the childhood abuse experience scale of the mother, whereas there was a difference between the sub-dimensions and total score of Emotional Well-Being, Financial Well-Being of Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale of the mother and the result of DDST II fine motor development. Moreover, a significant relationship was found between childhood abuse experience of the mother and the age of marriage, education status, and occupation of the mother. Finally, as a result of regression analysis, it was observed that the physical abuse experience of the mothers in childhood had an effect on parenting, and the emotional abuse-neglect experience had an explanatory effect on family interaction, emotional well-being and financial well-being. Keywords: child development, preschool period, mother, abuse experience, family quality of life