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TRAUMA, EMOTIONAL FLOW, AND HEALING IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS: ANALYSIS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF LINEAR PSYCHOLOGICAL NARRATIVE

ÇOCUK KİTAPLARINDA TRAVMA, DUYGU AKIŞI VE İYİLEŞME: LİNEER PSİKOLOJİK KURGU BAĞLAMINDA BİR İNCELEME

Gökçe Arifoğlu(RECEP TAYYİP ERDOĞAN ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-4695-1421
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Findings indicate that both books present a gradual, coherent, and restorative emotional progression, thus having the potential to support children in developing empathy, emotional recognition, and healing.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study aims to analyze two picture books that address traumatic experiences through the lens of a linear psychological narrative, focusing on how the characters' emotional journeys affect child readers.
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Key Findings & Data:In highlighting the therapeutic potential of trauma representation in children’s literature, the study demonstrates that picture books employing linear psychological structures can effectively foster emotional regulation, self-awareness, and resilience in young readers.
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Conclusion & Impact:Findings indicate that both books present a gradual, coherent, and restorative emotional progression, thus having the potential to support children in developing empathy, emotional recognition, and healing.
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⚙️Variables:Semiyotik · Çocuk edebiyatı · Resimli kitaplar

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This study aims to analyze two picture books that address traumatic experiences through the lens of a linear psychological narrative, focusing on how the characters' emotional journeys affect child readers. The analysis is structured around the emotional phases of “Trauma- Acceptance- Hope” and examines how the verbal and visual language constructs a healing framework. The research adopts a qualitative methodology, employing semiotic and content analyses. Findings indicate that both books present a gradual, coherent, and restorative emotional progression, thus having the potential to support children in developing empathy, emotional recognition, and healing. Elements such as color, composition, perspective, and concise emotionally oriented text were found to be designed in alignment with the emotional transitions, facilitating both cognitive access to the narrative and a safe observational distance from traumatic experiences. In highlighting the therapeutic potential of trauma representation in children’s literature, the study demonstrates that picture books employing linear psychological structures can effectively foster emotional regulation, self-awareness, and resilience in young readers. In conclusion, the use of linear psychological narrative in picture books is shown to be a valuable tool both in classroom-based emotional education and in bibliotherapy-oriented counseling practices. Selecting trauma-themed picture books with pedagogical and therapeutic awareness may directly support children's emotional recovery processes.

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Bu çalışma, travmatik olayları konu alan iki resimli çocuk kitabını lineer psikolojik kurgu bağlamında inceleyerek, karakterlerin duygusal yolculuklarının çocuk okur üzerindeki etkilerini ortaya koymayı amaçlamaktadır. “Travma-Kabullenme-Umut” şeklinde ilerleyen duygusal aşamalar üzerinden yapılan çözümlemede, metin ve görsel dilin nasıl bir iyileştirici yapı kurduğu değerlendirilecektir. Nitel araştırma yöntemiyle yürütülen çalışmada, göstergebilimsel çözümleme ve içerik analizi teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, her iki kitabın da duygusal ilerleyişi aşamalı, anlaşılır ve toparlayıcı bir çizgide sunduğunu; bu nedenle çocuk okurda empati kurma, duyguları tanıma ve iyileşme süreçlerini destekleme potansiyeline sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. Özellikle renk, kompozisyon, perspektif ve kısa, duygu odaklı metin kullanımı gibi unsurların, duygusal geçişlerle uyumlu biçimde tasarlandığı belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca çalışma, çocuk edebiyatında travma temsilinin iyileştirici boyutunu ön plana çıkararak, resimli kitaplarda kullanılan lineer psikolojik kurgu modellerinin çocuk okurda duygusal düzenleme, öz-farkındalık ve dayanıklılık geliştirmede etkili olduğunu ortaya koymaktadır. Bu yönüyle araştırma hem çocuk edebiyatı hem de bibliyoterapi ve duygusal gelişim alanlarına kuramsal ve uygulamalı katkı sunmayı hedeflemektedir. Sonuç olarak, resimli çocuk kitaplarında lineer psikolojik kurgu kullanımı, hem sınıf içi duygusal eğitim uygulamalarında hem de bibliyoterapi temelli psikolojik danışmanlık süreçlerinde etkili bir araç olarak değerlendirilmektedir. Bu bağlamda, travma temalı çocuk kitaplarının pedagojik ve terapötik açıdan bilinçli biçimde seçilmesi, çocukların duygusal iyileşme süreçlerine doğrudan katkı sağlayabilir.

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Arifoğlu, G. (2026). TRAUMA, EMOTIONAL FLOW, AND HEALING IN CHILDREN'S BOOKS: ANALYSIS WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF LINEAR PSYCHOLOGICAL NARRATIVE. Uluslararası Çocuk Edebiyatı ve Eğitim Araştırmaları Dergisi (ÇEDAR), Cilt: 9 Sayı: 1. https://ajindex.com/articles/1604922

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