Comparison of Childhood Trauma in Individuals With and Without Gambling Problems

Nur Şeyda Peker; Mehmet Çakıcı

doi:10.35365/eass.26.1.16

Yazarlar

Nur Şeyda Peker Kıbrıs Ruh Sağlığı Enstitüsü https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3115-5968
Mehmet Çakıcı Kıbrıs Ruh Sağlığı Enstitüsü https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7043-183X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35365/eass.26.1.16

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Problemli kumar, Patolojik kumar, Çocuk istismarı, Çocuk ihmali, Risk faktörleri

Özet

Bu çalışmada, problemli ve patolojik Kumar (PPK) sorunu olan ve olmayan bireylerde çocukluk çağı travmalarının varlığının karşılaştırmalı olarak incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmanın evrenini KKTC’de Lefkoşa ve Mağusa bölgelerinde yaşayan 18-65 yaş arasındaki bireyler oluşturmaktadır. Bu bölgelerde ikamet eden 430 kişi tabakalı rastgele örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenmiştir. Verilerin toplanmasında sosyodemografik bilgi formu, South Oaks Kumar Tarama Testi (SOKTT) ve Çocukluk Çağı Ruhsal Travma Ölçeği’nin (ÇÇRTÖ) Türkçe formları kullanılmıştır. Her iki bölgedeki PPG (SOKTT≥3) oranının %15,5, patolojik kumar (SOKTT≥8) oranının ise %4,5 düzeyinde olduğu belirlenmiştir. PPK oynayanların, oynamayanlara göre ÇÇRTÖ duygusal, fiziksel ve cinsel istismar ile fiziksel ihmal ortalama puanlarının daha yüksek olduğu görülmüştür. Duygusal ihmal ve fiziksel ihmal de diğer istismar türlerine göre kumar sorununun oluşmasında 3 kat daha fazla risk faktörü olarak saptanmıştır (p < 0,05). KKTC'nin Mağusa ve Lefkoşa bölgelerindeki PPK oranlarının, dünyada “yüksek” PPK oranlarına yakın değerler taşıdığı tespit edilmiştir. Çocukluk çağı travmaları arasında ihmal davranışlarının kumar oluşumunda diğer istismar türlerine göre daha fazla etki ettiği gözlenmiştir. PPK sorunu bulunan bireylerin kumar davranışının gelişiminde, çocukluk döneminde ihmal davranışlarına maruz kalmanın bir patolojik baş etme biçimi olarak ortaya çıkabileceği düşünülmüştür. Kumar davranışları ile çocukluk dönemindeki ihmal davranışları arasındaki ilişkinin ortaya konmasının kumar bağımlılığının nedenlerinin daha iyi anlaşılmasına katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmüştür.

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