Exploring The Relationship Between Childhood Emotional Trauma and Socio-Sexual Behavior Among Young Adults

Abstract

The tendency to engage in socio-sexual behavior in young adults is significantly influenced by childhood experiences. The current paper aimed to explore the relationship between socio- sexual behavior with childhood trauma in young adults aged 18-25. The study objectives included finding emotional neglect and abuse’s impact on an individual's potential to pursue sociosexual behavior because of their childhood. 201 young adults were employed through convenience sampling, stratified sampling, and snowball sampling within the specified age range. The data was collected with the help of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire’s subscales pertaining to emotional abuse and neglect along with the revised sociosexual orientation inventory (SOI-R). Quantitative analysis, encompassing correlation, and t-tests, was conducted using the SPSS, with the results showing significant gender variations in childhood trauma’s influence on sociosexual behavior. The findings help in forming a holistic picture of emotional trauma and socio-sexual behavior and highlight the need for further research to explore the complex interplay between childhood emotional trauma, gender, and socio-sexual behavior.