Predicting depersonalization and dissociative states based on childhood trauma: the mediating role of attachment and ego strength

Ershadi Moghadam, Fateme sadat; Mirzahosseini, Hassan; Sharifirad, Gholamreza

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Ershadi Moghadam F S, Mirzahosseini H, Sharifirad G. (2024). Predicting depersonalization and dissociative states based on childhood trauma: the mediating role of attachment and ego strength. Rooyesh. 13(6), 97-108.
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Predicting depersonalization and dissociative states based on childhood trauma: the mediating role of attachment and ego strength

Fateme sadat Ershadi Moghadam¹

, Hassan Mirzahosseini ^*²

, Gholamreza Sharifirad³

1- Ph.D Student, Department of Psychology, Qom branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.
2- Associate professor of psychology, Department of psychology, Qom branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran. , Mirzahosseini.Hassan@iau.ac.ir
3- Professor, Faculty of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.

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This study aimed to determine the mediating role of attachment and ego strength in the relationship between childhood trauma, dissociative states, and depersonalization. The research method was descriptive-correlation and structural equations type. The statistical population in this research was made up of all people aged 15 to 35 who had traumatic experiences in the city of Qom, in 2023, and the sample included 250 of these people who were selected by available sampling. The measurement tools included Cambridge Depersonalization Scale (CDS, Sierra & Berrios, 2000), dissociative experiences (DES-II, Carlson & Putnam, 1993), childhood trauma (CTQ, Bernstein et al, 2003), ego strength (ESS, Barron, 1953), and Adult Attachment Interview (AAI, Hazen and Shaver, 1987). Data analysis was conducted using Pearson correlation statistical tests and structural equations. The results of the fit of the proposed model indicated a good fit of the model with the data. The direct coefficients of the model showed that childhood trauma had a positive and significant effect on depersonalization (P< 0.001) and dissociative state (P‌‌<0.05) and a significant negative effect on ego strength (P< 0.001) and secure attachment (P< 0.001). Also, the results showed that childhood trauma has an indirect effect through the mediation of secure attachment on dissociative states and depersonalization (P<0.001) and through the mediation of ego strength (P<0.05). Therefore, the strength of ego and secure attachment can affect the post-traumatic experience and cause dissociative disorders when dealing with stimuli.

Keywords: Ego Strength, Dissociative States, Depersonalization, Trauma.

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Type of Article: Research | Subject: Clinical Psychology
Received: 2024/01/21 | Accepted: 2024/04/4 | ePublished: 2024/08/31