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The relational screening model, one of the general screening models, was used in the research. The sample of the research was selected using the convenient sampling method and the simple random method. Research data were collected with the Sociodemographic Information Form, Childhood Trauma Scale (CTS), Parental Child-Containing Function Scale (PCCFS), Emotion Regulation Difficulty Scale (ERDS), and Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES). According to the results obtained in the study, physical abuse (\u03b2 = 0.197; 95% CI [0.124; 0.268]), physical neglect (\u03b2 = 0.232; 95% CI [0.161; 0.306]), emotional abuse (\u03b2 = 0.238; 95% CI [0.169; 0.309]), emotional neglect (\u03b2 = 0.210; 95% CI [0.150; 0.275]), and sexual abuse (\u03b2 = 0.139; 95% CI [0.058; 0.220]) were found to have a significant indirect effect on emotion regulation difficulties through dissociative experiences. 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