Partner violence against women, childhood trauma, depression and quality of life: a population based-study/Kadina yonelik es siddeti, cocukluk travmalari, depresyon ve yasam kalitesi: Toplum temelli calisma

Objective: In this study our aim was to investigate the frequency of spousal violence, its relationship with childhood traumas, depression and sociodemographic factors and its effects on affected women's life quality. Methods: Data of 410 randomly chosen people who live in the city center and nearby villages were evaluated. The sociodemographic data survey, Short Form 36 (SF-36), Family Violence Survey (FVS), Beck Depression Scale (BDS), Childhood Trauma Scale (CTS) were applied. Results: Of the participants, 366 (89.3%) had experienced violence at least once in their lifetime. 309 (75.4%) of them were emotional, 306 (74.6%) of them were sexual, 285 (69.5%) of them were verbal, 222(54.1%) of them were physical, 321 (78.3%) of them were economical violence. Beck Depression Scale, Childhood Trauma Scale, husband's educational level, disparity in age and education level between spouses were important for exposure to violence. Depression was an important effect on life quality of the affected women. Conclusion: Familial violence is frequent. BDS, CTS are the main predictors for spousal violence and life quality. Diagnosis and treatment of depression may help to prevent spousal violence and increase life quality. Key words: Domestic violence, depression, childhood trauma, quality of life Amac: Bu calismada es siddetinin yayginligini, cocukluk cagi travmalari, depresyon ve sosyodemografik etkenlerle iliskisini,kadinin yasam kalitesi uzerine etkisini arastirmayi amacladik. Yontem: Merkez ve koylerde yasayan, rastgele secilen 410 kisinin verileri degerlendirildi. Katilanlara sosyodemografik veri formu, Kisa Form 36 (SF-36), Aile Ici Siddet Olcegi (AiSO), Beck Depresyon Olcegi (BDO), Cocukluk Cagi Travmalari Olcegi (CCTO) uygulandi. Bulgular: Katilanlarin 366'si (%89.3) en az bir kez siddet gormustu; 309'u (%75.4) duygusal, 306'si (%74.6) cinsel, 285i (%69.5) sozel, 222'si (%54.1) fiziksel, 321'i (%78.3) ekonomik siddete ugramisti. BDO, CCTO, esin ogrenim durumu, esler arasi yas farki ve esler arasi egitim faikinin es magdurlugunun yordayicisi oldugu bulundu. Kadinin yasam kalitesini yordayan etkenler acisindan depresyonun onemli oldugu bulundu. Sonuc: Aile ici siddet magdurlugu yaygindir. BDO ve CCTO, es siddeti magdurlugunun ve kadin yasam kalitesinin yordayicilarindandir. Depresyonun taninip tedavi edilmesinin kadinin hem es siddeti magdurlugunu azaltmasi, hem de yasam kalitesini yukseltmesi acisindan olumlu etkisi olabilir. Anahtar sozcukler: Aile ici siddet, d