Hello everybody!
I have while doing research work on some topics of forensic psychology, come across many instances where the external factors, such as a child's relationship with his/her parents, the community in he/she grew up and the kinds of things he/she witnessed in his/her home while growing up deeply affected behaviors and mental states. I want to know exactly how much role does upbringing and such factors play in contributing towards the mental well-being of a child.
Hi Affra, that's a really interesting topic to cover. I believe that witnessing domestic abuse, being abused yourself, or any other form of mistreatment during childhood is very likely to result in future issues in terms of mental illness, tendencies towards abuse, and so on.
I also agree with Nina, especially your childhood traumas affect your mental health deeply and permanently. If you are interested, you should read Alice Miller's book 'The Drama of The Gifted Child' to learn more about childhood traumas and how the little things that happened in your childhood shape your phobias, daily life, love life, social status, family life, and personal life. I recommend this book, it is light and easy to read and very informative. I also recommend you to read her other books as well. Take care 😇
I would also encourage you to look up ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) factors and the research on how that has related to later criminal behavior. It is quite fascinating.
Thank you, Nina, for such a well-explained answer :)