“…These two studies considered the mental health effects of maltreatment on adolescents. Experiences of maltreatment have been consistently reported in the literature to have myriad impacts on psychological functioning (e.g., Bailey & McCloskey, 2005;Lipschitz, Rasmusson, Anyan, Cromwell, & Southwick, 2000;Titus, Dennis, White, Scott, & Funk, 2003). Until recently, much of the extant research regarding maltreatment and trauma symptoms had been situated in the adult literature, comprising retrospective self-reports of childhood maltreatment incidents.…”