TITLE:
The Nexus between Childhood Trauma and the Emergence of Leadership
AUTHORS:
Nwaobi Ijeoma Gloria, Kum Youdian Zeaghe, Nana Osei Tutu, Meme Mbe, Sintayehu Asfaw Ermeco
KEYWORDS:
Childhood Trauma, Nexus, Leadership
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Leadership,
Vol.11 No.4,
October
19,
2022
ABSTRACT: This paper explores the nexus between childhood
trauma and the emergence of leadership. While it is easy to highlight the
negative effects and outcomes of childhood trauma, the positive outcomes in
later adulthood are often overlooked or misattributed especially in the area of
leadership. Charting the course of selected leaders—who, through a history of
childhood trauma and survival later in life have emerged as leaders in their
respective fields—this paper showcases the need for more study on the links between childhood
trauma and leadership. While in the case of childhood trauma, prevention might
be optimal, this paper also explores the necessary discussion about the
aftermath of childhood abuse, especially in adulthood with respect to
leadership.