Dimensions of affective temperament and the experience of violence or social exclusion in childhood

Abstract

Affective temperament is considered relatively stable, manifesting as traits, a way of expressing a person's characteristic or emotional state, which overall impacts mood. It also provides information about the risk of developing psychopathology in a given person. Despite its relative stability, it can be shaped by various difficult life experiences. The article presents the results of a survey conducted in 2019 on 300 respondents, the aim of which was to compare groups in terms of affective temperament who experienced social exclusion and physical and psychological violence in the family home in childhood with people who did not experience such situations in their lives. This problem is fundamental. This shows, among others, the diagnosis of violence against children in Poland from 2023, which shows that 79% of children and teenagers have experienced violence or neglect at least once in their lives. Dimensions of affective temperament and the experience of violence or social exclusion in childhood