Child Maltreatment, Early Adult Substance Use, and Mediation by Adolescent Behavior Problems

Dubowitz, Howard; Roesch, Scott C.; Lewis, Terri L.

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“…Although the reliability of this source is high, detection of exposed individuals may be lower due to unreported cases to authorities. As some researchers ( 40 ) have previously observed, “rates of retrospective self-report of child maltreatment are generally much higher than rates of agency confirmation, which raises the possibility of maltreated youth being misclassified.” Previous research has indicated that substantiated childhood maltreatment is no better at predicting outcomes than alleged ( 46 ). A recent review has identified that individuals who report abuse prospectively and retrospectively may represent different populations ( 47 ); consequently, it is important to compare differences between cross-sectional and prospective studies.…”

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The Relationship Between Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse and Adolescent Cannabis Use: A Systematic Review

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Background: Among adolescents, cannabis use is a health concern due to associations with drug addiction and mental health disorders across the life course. It has been shown that childhood maltreatment is associated with drug addiction in adulthood. However, a better understanding of the relationship between maltreatment and drug use may improve targeted prevention and interventions. The aim of this systematic review is to describe the association between exposure to childhood maltreatment, specifically physical and sexual abuse, with adolescent cannabis use.Methods: A systematic search strategy was applied to Embase, PsycINFO, and Ovid MEDLINE(R) databases. Methods followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Abstract and title screening was performed to identify papers which reported an estimate of the association between childhood physical or sexual abuse and adolescent cannabis use. Full text screening of each paper was performed, and data were extracted and study quality assessed. Weighted means meta-analysis was performed on studies reporting odds ratios as effect estimates.Results: Of 8,780 screened articles, 13 were identified for inclusion. Eight papers received a quality rating score indicating lower risk of bias. Eleven papers reported the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and adolescent cannabis use; effect estimates ranged from AOR 0.53–AOR 2.18 (weighted mean OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.08–1.49). The relationship between childhood physical abuse and adolescent cannabis use was reported in 7 papers; effect estimates ranged from AOR 1.25–AOR 1.87 (weighted mean OR 1.39, 95% CI 1.12–1.66). Differences in the strength of the evidence were observed by the method of exposure ascertainment, and there was some evidence of differences in association by gender, age of cannabis initiation, and the severity of the abuse.Conclusions: This systematic review indicates childhood physical or sexual abuse may increase risk of adolescent-onset cannabis use. Few studies considered variation in timing of onset, or by gender. Adolescent cannabis use precedes is strongly associated with increased risk of negative mental health outcomes; further exploration of adolescent cannabis use's place on the causal pathway between childhood abuse and adult mental health problems is warranted to improve intervention.

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The Relationship Between Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse and Adolescent Cannabis Use: A Systematic Review

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“…Our path model results revealed that lower self-esteem was associated with greater internalizing and externalizing behavior problems, and that parameter estimates were higher for internalizing behavior problems (standardized parameter estimates: −0.45 to −0.12) than for externalizing behavior problems (standardized parameter estimates: −0.13 to −0.10). Given that internalizing behavior problems are difficult to detect and may have long-term consequences, such as psychopathology and substance use disorders in adulthood (Dubowitz et al, 2020;Gawęda et al, 2020), our findings highlight the need to address adolescent mental health.…”

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“…external world, such as aggression and delinquency (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001). Internalizing and externalizing behavior problems during adolescence (a critical time to establishing lifetime behavior) may endure and escalate in adulthood to influence individual health (Dubowitz et al, 2020;Schuler et al, 2015). Not all adolescents who experience childhood victimization exhibit the same behavior problems, likely due to individual differences in how childhood victimization affects development, including development of self-esteem (Brumley et al, 2017;Ju & Lee, 2018).…”

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From childhood victimization to internalizing and externalizing behavior problems through self‐esteem in adolescence

Lee

Feng

2021

Research in Nursing & Health

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In this study, we aimed to determine whether forms of victimization influence internalizing and externalizing behavior problems differently and whether these relationships are mediated by self-esteem. This study included 2321 Taiwanese adolescents aged 11−21 from a previous case-control study. Six forms of victimization, self-esteem, and seven behaviors were measured. Gender, age, group (justice-involved vs. high-school adolescents), and family dysfunction were covariates in generalized linear models and path analysis. Different forms of childhood victimization were associated with different internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Additionally, psychological abuse and psychological neglect were negatively associated with self-esteem, which itself was associated with all internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Significant indirect effects of psychological abuse and psychological neglect on all internalizing and externalizing behavior problems (mediated by self-esteem) were also identified. Due to the limitation of measurement, the interpretation about the influence of victimization patterns could not be made. Findings suggest that different forms of childhood victimization may lead to different mechanisms for internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in adolescents. Further research is needed to identify the mechanisms underlying different forms of childhood victimization and to clarify the effects of victimization patterns to develop effective interventions.

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“…Furthermore, Latinx adolescents reported higher rates of substance use compared to non-Latinx THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SELF-REGULATION adolescents, with 34% reporting past-month alcohol consumption (Kann et al, 2018). However, these studies did not evaluate the potential impact of child maltreatment, a known risk factor for substance use initiation and lifetime use (Dubowitz et al, 2021;Proctor et al, 2017). In studies that do examine this association, the focus is limited to predominantly non-Latinx samples.…”

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“…These findings support the non-equivalence assumption, which asserts that different types of maltreatment (e.g., sexual abuse, physical abuse, emotional abuse, neglect) lead to disparate outcomes (Vachon et al, 2015). For example, studies point to physical abuse as a more robust predictor of adolescent substance use, as compared to other types of abuse (Bayly et al, 2022;Dubowitz et al, 2021;Moran et al, 2004;Norman et al, 2012;Tonmyr et al, 2010). In addition, studies have found that emotional abuse and neglect are more highly associated with substance use compared to other types of maltreatment (e.g., (Afifi et al, 2012;Kisely et al, 2020;Wilson & Widom, 2010).…”

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The mediating role of self-regulation on the link between child maltreatment and later substance use among Latinx youth

Cooper¹,

Felt²,

Riobueno-Naylor³

et al. 2022

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Children who experience maltreatment are at heightened risk for substance use initiation and disorders later in life. Few studies have assessed the relationship between child maltreatment and substance use among Latinx youth. The current study used structural equation modeling to determine whether child maltreatment predicted substance use in a longitudinal sample of 504 Latinx youth. We tested the potential mediating effect of three dimensions of self-regulation (emotional, behavioral, and cognitive) on this relationship and examined whether effects varied depending on maltreatment type and severity. Our results indicated that higher levels of child maltreatment predicted higher levels of later substance use, as mediated by emotional and behavioral dysregulation (but not cognitive regulation). When separating maltreatment by subtype, we found the mediating effect was present for abuse, but not neglect. Findings contribute to our understanding of potential causal mechanisms for the association between child maltreatment and substance use for Latinx youth.

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Child Maltreatment, Early Adult Substance Use, and Mediation by Adolescent Behavior Problems

Cited by 21 publications

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The Relationship Between Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse and Adolescent Cannabis Use: A Systematic Review

The Relationship Between Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse and Adolescent Cannabis Use: A Systematic Review

From childhood victimization to internalizing and externalizing behavior problems through self‐esteem in adolescence

The mediating role of self-regulation on the link between child maltreatment and later substance use among Latinx youth

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