Parental attitudes, child mental health problems and gender factor in the divorce process

Year 2024, Volume: 49 Issue: 1, 181 - 191, 29.03.2024

Gülen Güler Aksu , Fethiye Kılıçaslan , Meryem Özlem Kütük , Ali Evren Tufan , Ozan Kayar , Fevziye Toros

https://doi.org/10.17826/cumj.1382571

Cited By: 1

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationships between parental attitudes throughout and after the divorce process, child’s gender, and mental health. Another objective of this study was to explore factors that may potentially affect the occurrence and progression of psychopathological issues in children whose parents have divorced.
Materials and Methods: The study involved 129 children and adolescents, ranging in age from 2 to 18 years, whose parents had officially divorced. Information was gathered using both a Sociodemographic Information Form and a Divorce Questionnaire. Psychiatric diagnoses were assessed based on the diagnostic criteria outlined in DSM-5.
Results: Majority of the sample (88.4%) exhibited one or more psychopathologies. The most prevalent psychopathology was attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (57.4%). The sex of the child did not have a significant impact on the presence of psychopathology. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the age of the child at the time of divorce were associated with an elevated risk of psychopathology in the child, while being female decreased the risk of psychopathology.
Conclusion: Divorce can be a mentally challenging life event for parents and children. During this process, it can be beneficial to seek professional support for the child’s mental health to proactively identify and address situations that could potentially impact the child's mental well-being

Keywords

divorce, parent, gender, psychopathology

Boşanma sürecinde ebeveyn tutumları, çocuk ruh sağlığı sorunları ve cinsiyet faktörü

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada boşanma süreci ve sonrasında ebeveyn tutumları ile çocuğun cinsiyeti ve ruh sağlığı arasındaki ilişkilerin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Ebeveynleri boşanan çocuklarda psikopatoloji varlığı ve gelişimini etkileme potansiyeli olan faktörlerin incelenmesi ise çalışmanın bir diğer amacıdır.
Gereç ve Yöntem: Yaşları 2-18 arasında olan ebeveynleri resmi olarak boşanmış 129 çocuk ve ergen dahil edilmiştir. Sosyodemografik form ve boşanma anket formu ile veriler toplanmıştır. Psikiyatrik tanılar DSM-5 tanı kriterlerine göre değerlendirilmiştir.
Bulgular: Örneklemin çoğunda (%88,4) en az bir ya da daha fazla psikopatoloji bulunduğu saptanmıştır. En sık saptanan psikopatoloji, dikkat eksikliği hiperaktivite bozukluğu (%57,4) idi. Çocuklarda psikopatoloji varlığının çocuğun cinsiyetinden etkilenmediği görülmüştür. Çocuklarda psikopatolojinin olası yordayıcılarını belirleyebilmek adına yapılan lojistik regresyon analizinde boşanma sırasında çocuğun yaşının büyük olmasının artan psikopatoloji riskiyle ilişkili olduğu, kız cinsiyetten olmanın ise psikopatoloji riskini azalttığı bulunmuştur.
Sonuç: Boşanma hem ebeveynler hem de çocuklar için ruhsal olarak zorlayıcı bir yaşam olayı olabilir. Bu süreçte çocuğun ruh sağlığı için profesyonel destek alınması, çocuğun ruh sağlığı için risk yaratabilecek durumların önceden tespit edilerek gerekli önlemlerin alınması fayda sağlayacaktır.

Keywords

boşanma, ebeveyn, cinsiyet, psikopatoloji

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