Effect of Childhood Experiences on Psychological Well-being and Resilience Among Young Adults: Mediating Role of Defense Mechanism
Keywords:
Benevolent Childhood Experiences, Psychological well-being, Resilience, Defence Mechanism, Young adultsAbstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between early childhood experiences, psychological well-being, and resilience, as well as the mediation role of defense mechanisms. For this purpose, a sample of 210 young adults was collected using a random sampling method. For the collection of data, a detailed demographic sheet, Benevolent Childhood Experiences (BCEs) (Narayan et al., 2017), Psychological Well Being (Ryff, 1989), Adult Resilience Scale (AMR-R), Defense Mechanisms Rating Scales-Self-Report-30 (DMRS-SR-30) (Prout et al., 2022) were used. The results were statistically analyzed using SPSS 23 software. Some of the study's hypotheses were shown to be significant, while others were rejected. The result showed a significant positive relation between benevolent childhood experiences and psychological well-being. Similarly, a significant correlation was found between benevolent childhood experiences and resilience. The mediating role of overall defense functioning was found between benevolent childhood experiences and psychological well-being however no significant mediating role was found between benevolent childhood experiences and resilience. Similarly, the mediating role of the categories of defense levels was not found significant.
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