Abstract

This study examines the commonly recognised childhood trauma that can have a significant and enduring effect on a person’s cognitive and psychological health. The purpose of this study was to look at the intricate interactions that exist between negative self-identity, cognitive flexibility, and early trauma. For the study, a sample of (350 women were taken, who were socially active) was gathered. Standardised measures were utilised to evaluate the participants’ experiences of childhood trauma, and validated psychological tools were employed to assess negative self-identity and cognitive flexibility. The links and predicting correlations between childhood trauma, negative self-identity, and cognitive flexibility were investigated using statistical techniques, such as correlation analysis and multiple regression modelling. The results demonstrated that there is no correlation between the degree of early trauma and the emergence of a negative self-identity. The results also demonstrated that there is a negative correlation between childhood trauma and cognitive flexibility. It examines whether cognitive flexibility and events in childhood have any relationship with negative self-identity using various scales. Participants completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, which assessed retrospective accounts of childhood trauma; the Cognitive flexibility Scale, which measured internal attributions and perceptions of controllability; and the attachment style questionnaire, which assessed the attachment attribute of their daily life which will lead negative. The implications for therapy were also considered.