Examination of the Development of Children Between the Ages of 0-6 in terms of Abuse Experiences and Life Quality of Their Mothers

Abstract

The aim of this research is to examine the development of children in the age range of 0-6 years in terms of their mother's childhood life and family life quality. The research is designed based on the model of screening test from quantitative methods. The sample of the study consists of 202 mothers and their children between the ages of 0-6 (82 girls and 120 boys). The data of the study were collected through family Data Form, Childhood Abuse Experience Scale, Beach Center Family Quality of Life Scale, and Denver Developmental Screening Test II. Multi-span Chi-Square Test and Kruskal-Wallis H test were used to analyze the data. The results of the study revealed that the children's pre-school education and education status of their mothers had a predictive power over their children's development; fine motor developments of the children were significantly positive in terms of their mothers' emotional and financial family quality of life - in favor of the group that showed an increase. The findings were discussed within the framework of the literature.