Adverse childhood period and abuse experiences may lead to some problems later in life. One of these problems is aggressive behavior, which is thought to be a reflection of the child's increasing anger (Page, 2004;Olive, 2007). Based on the fact that negative childhood experiences can lead to aggressive emotions, investigating the relationship between traumatic childhood experiences and female convicts' aggression expression styles was considered important. Sample of the research consists of 77 females who are homicide convicts selected from correctional institutes in three different cities. Data gathered from the participants were examined by using the Turkish versions of The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and The State-Trait Anger Scale. A positive and meaningful relationship between childhood trauma experiences and trait anger levels of participants was observed. In addition, there was a significant relationship between childhood trauma experiences and domestic violence as well as perceived problematic relationship with family members during childhood. Trait anger and internal anger were also found to be significantly related to perceived problematic relationship with family members during childhood. Results of the analyses were discussed in detail.

ne of the serious childhood trauma that affect children is the experience of the abuse and neglect. Child abuse is a problem that has been observed through the history and has found to have serious negative impacts on the development of the children.1 Child abuse is defined as "the attitudes and behaviors of adults who are responsible for childcare; which have a negative influence on the child's physical, develTurkiye Klinikleri J Foren Med 2016;13(2) 23The Anger Expression Patterns and Early Abuse Experiences in Turkish Male Sex Offenders A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob bj je ec ct ti iv ve e: : Childhood trauma and neglect have adverse effects not only in the childhood period, but also in the adulthood of individuals. Trauma can cause various psychiatric disorders and may also influence the child towards expressing his/her increasing anger in aggressive behaviors which may also lead to some criminal behaviors. That is why the relationship between traumatic experiences and anger expression styles was considered to be critical, especially in understanding criminal behavior. M Ma at te er ri ia al l a an nd d M Me et th h--o od ds s: : The sample of the study consisted of 74 convicted male sex offenders from Istanbul Umraniye prison. Data was collected with a demographic information form, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and Trait AngerAnger Expression Scales. R Re es su ul lt ts s: : The results showed that, in sexual offenders, a positive and significant relationship between their childhood traumatic experiences and their trait anger, externalized and internalized anger. Additionally, their anger control was found to be negatively and significantly correlated with physical and emotional abuse experience during childhood. C Co on nc cl lu us si io on n: : Offenders with high childhood trauma experiences tend to direct their anger to others and act aggressively. The effect of physical abuse comes forward when the relationships are analyzed deeply. The results of this study, parallel with the literature, thought to give some good insights for the intervention and prevention of the sexual offences and it is considered to be a starting point for the future studies what will be conducted in that context. K Ke ey y W Wo or rd ds s: : Child abuse; sex offenses; anger; stress disorders, traumatic Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Yaşamın erken döneminde yaşanan istismar ve ihmalin, sadece çocukluk dönemine değil, bireyin yetişkinliğine de olumsuz etkileri bulunmaktadır. Travma, birçok psikiyatrik soruna yol açabileceği gibi, çocuğun öfkesini agresif davranışlar olarak ifade etmesine de sebep olabilir. Bu da, suç davranışına yol aça-bilir. Bu sebeple, travmatik deneyimler ve öfke ifade biçimleri arasındaki ilişki, özellikle suç davranışını anlamak açısından, çok önemsenmektedir. G Ge er re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön nt te em ml le er r: : Çalışmanın örneklemi İstanbul Ümraniye Cezaevinde kalan, cinsel suç işlemiş, 74 erkek hükümlüden oluşmaktadır. Bu kişilere, demografik bilgi formuna ek olarak, Çocukluk Çağı Ruhsal Travma Ölçeği ve Sü...

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