ÜNİVERSİTE ÖĞRENCİLERİNDE İLİŞKİ BAĞIMLILIĞININ ÇOCUKLUK ÇAĞI TRAVMALARI VE ALGILANAN EBEVEYNLİK BİÇİMLERİYLE İLİŞKİSİ

Abstract

This study examined the relationships between university students’ levels of codependency, childhood traumas, and perceived parenting styles. Additionally, it investigated whether childhood traumas and perceived parenting styles predict codependency levels and whether university students’ codependency levels differ significantly according to gender, age, relationship status, and relationship duration. The study group consisted of 469 university students who were reached through online platforms using an appropriate sampling method. Data were collected using the Spann-Fischer Codependency Scale, the Childhood Traumas Scale, the Young Parenting Scale, and a Personal Information Form. Relationships between variables were examined using the Pearson’s Moment Correlation Coefficient; the predictive power of childhood traumas and perceived parenting styles on relationship codependency was examined using Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. Whether codependency levels differ according to gender and relationship status was examined using an independent groups t-test; its relationship with age and relationship duration was examined using correlation analysis. Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS 26 and LISREL 8.80 software packages. The findings revealed positive and significant relationships were found between childhood traumas' emotional neglect, emotional abuse, and overprotection-control subdimensions and codependency; it was determined that the overprotection-control dimension significantly predicted codependency. Significant relationships were found between university students' levels of codependency and various perceived parenting styles for both mothers and fathers. It was found that the overly protective/anxious and resistant to change/emotion-suppressing parenting styles of mothers and the conditional/success-oriented parenting style of fathers significantly predicted codependency. It was determined that codependency levels did not differ according to gender and relationship status; codependency levels increased with age and relationship duration. The findings were discussed within the framework of the literature, and recommendations were made.