Emotional support as a mechanism linking childhood maltreatment and adult’s depressive and social anxiety symptoms

Fitzgerald, Michael; Gallus, Kami L.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104645

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“…Childhood maltreatment has been widely established to be a risk factor for mental health problems in adulthood. For example, childhood maltreatment has been linked to mental health problems including greater social anxiety (Fitzgerald & Gallus, 2020), depression (Nelson et al, 2017), alcohol and drug problems (Afifi et al, 2012), somatization (Spitzer et al, 2008), low self-esteem (Widom et al, 2018), and greater psychological distress (DiLillo et al, 2007). Given the breadth of outcomes associated with childhood maltreatment and symptoms that appear in several different psychological disorders (e.g., worry), shorter measures, including measure of adult subjective evaluations of their mental health have merit in assessing adult mental health (see Ahmad et al, 2014, for review).…”

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“…Regarding mental health, studies have found that emotional support in romantic relationships is associated with fewer mental health problems (e.g., Stafford et al, 2011; Walen & Lachman, 2000). A recent study found that emotional support in adult’s cohabitating and marital relationship were longitudinally associated with fewer depressive symptoms and less severe social anxiety (Fitzgerald & Gallus, 2020). Another study found that among cancer patients, higher levels of marital support were associated with positive coping in response to the diagnosis and having a more optimistic view about fighting the cancer (Taniguchi et al, 2003).…”

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“…Research has identified child maltreatment, defined by physical, sexual, and emotional abuse as well as physical and emotional neglect, as a risk factor for marital problems as well as physical and mental health problems (Fitzgerald & Gallus, 2020; Wegman & Stetler, 2009). Maltreatment has a multidimensional impact on children’s development, including impairment in biological, social, emotional, and cognitive domains (D’Andrea et al, 2012).…”

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The Intersection of Childhood Maltreatment and Marriage: Implications for Adult’s Health

Fitzgerald

Spuhler

Hamstra

2021

Journal of Family Issues

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Childhood maltreatment is associated with mental and physical health problems across the life course. Marriages may be a risk factor for continued mental and physical health problems or, alternatively, they could buffer the effects of maltreatment severity on adult health. Using data from the study of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS), we evaluated marital support and strain as moderators of child maltreatment and adults’ subjective evaluations of physical and mental health in a sample of 760 married adults using the life course perspective. Results show that the interaction between childhood maltreatment severity and marital strain was associated with poorer physical health and was marginally associated with mental health. Marital support did not significantly interact with childhood maltreatment severity in predicting adult mental or physical health. Results suggest maltreatment and marital strain interact resulting in a greater accumulation of disadvantage leaving adults at risk for health problems.

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The Intersection of Childhood Maltreatment and Marriage: Implications for Adult’s Health

Fitzgerald

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Hamstra

2021

Journal of Family Issues

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“…While perceived acceptance from the mother and father significantly increases the child's general psychological adjustment (Erkman and Rohner, 2006, p.251), strict parenting has been shown to reduce the child's mental resilience (Miller-Graff, Scheid, Guzmán and Grein, 2020). According to the research of Fitzgerald and Gallus (2020), emotional support from the family reduces the development of depression in people with CT. In a research by Morrow et al (2012), support from close environment, good relationships, and spiritual belief were found to be effective in overcoming trauma.…”

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Childhood Traumas and Impulsivity: The Mediating Role of Parental Attitudes

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Akdeniz²,

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Childhood traumas (CT) are common and an important risk factor for the development of mental complaints and psychopathologies. The first aim of the research was to determine the frequency of CT in a non-clinical sample and to investigate the relationship between this and impulsivity. Our second aim was to examine the mediating role of parental attitudes in people with impulsivity. The research group consists of 276 university students who met the inclusion criteria. Sociodemographic information form, Childhood Trauma Scale, Child Rearing Attitude Scale and Barrate Impulsivity Scale Short Form were applied to the participants who were interviewed face to face. SPSS 22.0 and LISREL 8.8 were used for the data analysis. The prevalence of CT was 30.9% in the research group. The most common CT subtype is emotional abuse and emotional neglect. The relationship between CT and impulsivity has been found, and parental attitudes are the key factors in the development of impulsivity. References from the parents are very important in understanding and making sense of the trauma experienced by the child. Parent education on this subject is very important for the prevention of psychopathologies that will develop due to trauma.

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“…Sin embargo, es necesario destacar que no todas las personas que viven situaciones traumáticas indefectiblemente presentan síntomas TDM, TEPT o TEPTC. A este respecto, se considera que, el surgimiento de esta sintomatología, puede ser modulada por distintas variables como el Apoyo Social Percibido (Fitzgerald & Gallus, 2020;Vranceanu et al, 2007;Zhao et al, 2019), y la centralidad del evento -en este caso el maltrato en la infancia-en la identidad de los individuos Boals & Ruggero, 2016;Webb & Jobson, 2011). En primer lugar, el Apoyo Social Percibido se establece como una de las variables que modifican la forma en que distintas situaciones estresantes impactan en los individuos (Buesa & Calvete, 2013;García & Mardones, 2010;Gros et al, 2016;Haj-Yahia et al, 2019;Muzik et al, 2017).…”

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Relaciones del maltrato en la infancia con el trastorno depresivo mayor, el trastorno de estrés postraumático y el trastorno de estrés postraumático complejo en la vida adulta

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El Maltrato en la Infancia (en adelante MI) se constituye como una problemática de amplia relevancia debido a que impacta tanto en la salud como en la educación pública. En primer término, porque genera importantes perturbaciones en el desarrollo físico y psicológico de los niños y, en segundo término, debido a que las secuelas del maltrato afectan el rendimiento académico de los niños facilitando su deserción escolar. Considerando la relevancia de esta problemática, esta Tesis, intenta aportar al conocimiento de las relaciones entre el Maltrato en la Infancia (en adelante, MI) y el desarrollo de síntomas compatibles con el Trastorno Depresivo Mayor (TDM), el Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático (TEPT) y el Trastorno de Estrés Postraumático Complejo (TEPTC), considerando el papel del Apoyo Social Percibido y la Centralidad de los Eventos Traumáticos en el desarrollo de esta sintomatología. El objetivo de este trabajo es determinar si existen relaciones entre el MI, los síntomas de TDM, el TEPT y el TEPTC en la vida adulta evaluando el papel del Apoyo Social Percibido y la Centralidad de los Eventos Traumáticos Bertolotti, en adultos de la República Argentina. Se parte de las siguientes hipótesis: (1) El maltrato en la infancia se relaciona de forma indirecta con el Apoyo Social Percibido (2) El maltrato en la infancia, una alta centralidad de los eventos, un bajo Apoyo Social Percibido se relacionan e incrementa la sintomatología de TDM, TEPT y TEPTC. Los resultados permiten observar que, en primer lugar, el MI, especialmente el de tipo Negligencia Emocional y en menor medida el de tipo Negligencia Física se encuentran asociados y explican parcialmente la disminución del Apoyo Social Percibido. En segundo lugar, el MI Acumulativo, la centralidad de los eventos y el Apoyo Social Percibido se asocian y explican parcialmente los síntomas de TDM. En tercer lugar, el MI Acumulativo, el Abuso Sexual, las Disfunciones en el Hogar, el Maltrato Emocional Físico, la centralidad de los eventos y el Apoyo Social Percibido se vinculan y explican parcialmente los síntomas de TEPT. En cuarto lugar, el MI Acumulativo, la Negligencia Emocional, la Centralidad de los Eventos Traumáticos y el Apoyo Social Percibido se asocian y explican parcialmente los síntomas de TEPTC. Las relaciones halladas fueron similares a las propuestas por la literatura. Se concluye, en primer lugar, que el MI se asocia y explica parcialmente a la disminución del Apoyo Social Percibido. En segundo lugar, se concluye que el MI, la Centralidad de los Eventos Traumáticos y la disminución del Apoyo Social Percibido se asocian y contribuyen al desarrollo de síntomas de TDM, TEPT y TEPTC.

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Emotional support as a mechanism linking childhood maltreatment and adult’s depressive and social anxiety symptoms

Cited by 29 publications

References 63 publications

The Intersection of Childhood Maltreatment and Marriage: Implications for Adult’s Health

The Intersection of Childhood Maltreatment and Marriage: Implications for Adult’s Health

Childhood Traumas and Impulsivity: The Mediating Role of Parental Attitudes

Relaciones del maltrato en la infancia con el trastorno depresivo mayor, el trastorno de estrés postraumático y el trastorno de estrés postraumático complejo en la vida adulta

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