1- Master of Cognitive Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
2- Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. , hamidoreyzi59@gmail.com
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of emotional self-disclosure in the relationship between traumatic childhood experiences and the quality of interpersonal relationships in students. This was a descriptive-correlational study using structural equation modeling. The statistical population of this study was students at Isfahan University in 2025. Among these students, 250 people were selected using convenience sampling and completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF; Bernstein & Fink, 1998), the Emotional Self-Disclosure Scale (ESDS; Snell et al., 1998), and the Quality of Relationships Inventory (QRI; Pierce et al., 1991). The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The results showed that childhood traumatic experiences had a direct and significant negative effect on the quality of interpersonal relationships (P<0.05) and emotional self-disclosure had a positive effect on the quality of interpersonal relationships (P<0.05); childhood traumatic experiences also had a direct and significant negative effect on emotional self-disclosure (P<0.05); the results of the bootstrap test showed that emotional self-disclosure had a mediating role in the relationship between childhood traumatic experiences and the quality of interpersonal relationships (P<0.05). Therefore, it can be said that childhood traumas affect the quality of interpersonal relationships in adulthood both directly and through their effect on emotional self-disclosure.
Type of Article:
Research |
Subject:
Clinical Psychology Received: 2025/05/31 | Accepted: 2025/06/8 | ePublished: 2026/03/29