The long-term health outcomes of childhood abuse

Springer, Kristen W.; Sheridan, Jennifer; Kuo, Daphne; Carnes, Molly

doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.2003.20918.x

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“…The association between negative early life events and later life mental health problems is well documented in the literature. Numerous studies have shown that adult mental health consequences of negative early life events-such as childhood abuse, death of a parent and poor socioeconomic circumstances-include depression, anxiety disorders and substance abuse (Springer et al 2003;Arnow 2004;Batten et al 2004;Draper et al 2008;Kraaij et al 2002).…”

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The psychic costs of migration: evidence from Irish return migrants

Barrett

Mosca

2012

J Popul Econ

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Within the economics literature, the 'psychic costs' of migration have been incorporated into theoretical models since Sjaastad (J Polit Econ 70:80-93, 1962). However, the existence of such costs has rarely been investigated in empirical papers. In this paper, we look at the psychic costs of migration by using alcohol problems as an indicator. Rather than comparing immigrants and natives, we look at the native-born in a single country and compare those who have lived away for a period of their lives and those who have not. We use data from the first wave of the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing which is a large, nationally representative sample of older Irish adults. We find that men who lived away are more likely to have suffered from alcohol problems than men who stayed. For women, we again see a higher incidence of alcohol problems for short-term migrants. However, long-term female migrants are less likely to have suffered from alcohol problems. For these women, it seems that migration provided psychic benefits, and this is consistent with findings from other research which showed how migration provided economic independence to this group. The results remain when we adjust for endogeneity and when we use propensity score matching methods.Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article

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The psychic costs of migration: evidence from Irish return migrants

Barrett

Mosca

2012

J Popul Econ

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“…Nearly a quarter of adults (22.6%) suffered physical abuse as a child, and 36.3% suffered emotional abuse [1]. The lifelong consequences of child maltreatment include impaired physical and mental health, poorer school performance, and job and relationship difficulties [3–6]. The WHO has listed a range of health risks associated with interpersonal violence in childhood [7].…”

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Childhood violence and mental health among indigenous Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway: a SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study

Hansen

Schei

Sørlie

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International Journal of Circumpolar Health

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The main objectives of this study were to investigate the association between childhood violence and psychological distress and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTS) among Sami and non-Sami adults, and to explore a possible mediating effect of childhood violence on any ethnic differences in mental health. This study is part of a larger questionnaire survey on health and living conditions in Mid- and Northern Norway (SAMINOR 2) which included 2116 Sami and 8674 non-Sami participants. A positive association between childhood violence and psychological distress and PTS in adulthood was found regardless of ethnicity. For women, childhood violence may have mediated some of the ethnic differences in psychological distress (53.2%) and PTS (31.4%). A similar pattern was found for men as to psychological distress (45.5%) and PTS (55.5%). The prevalence of psychological distress was significantly higher in the Sami than in the non-Sami group: 15.8% vs. 13.0% for women, and 11.4% vs. 8.0% for men. Likewise, PTS showed a higher prevalence in the Sami group, both for women (16.2% vs. 12.4%) and for men (12.2% vs. 9.1). Conclusion: A positive association between childhood violence and adult mental distress was found for both Sami and Norwegian adults. More mental problems were found among the Sami. Childhood violence may have mediated some of the ethnic differences.

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“…Numerous studies show that relationship violence during childhood and adulthood is associated with poorer mental health in adulthood. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] Although it is difficult to establish the temporal order of the association between relationship violence and mental health status, 21 available longitudinal research is generally consistent with the idea that violence experiences may actually lead to greater psychological distress. 12 The effects of relationship violence on mental health are also generally consistent across a wide range of violence measures, including nonspecific violence and victimization, violence during childhood, physical assault, psychological aggression, and sexual coercion.…”

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Relationship Violence and Psychological Distress Among Low-income Urban Women

2007

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In this paper, we examined the association between relationship violence and psychological distress among low-income urban women. Extending prior research, we considered the effects of relationship violence within the context of other chronic stressors that are common in the lives of these women. Using data from the Welfare, Children, and Families project (1999), a probability sample of 2,402 low-income women with children living in low-income neighborhoods in Boston, Chicago, and San Antonio, we predicted psychological distress with multiple measures of relationship violence, a wide range of sociodemographic variables, and several chronic stressors. Our results show that relationship violence is associated with higher levels of economic hardship, neighborhood disorder, and household disrepair. We also find that relationship violence is associated with higher levels of psychological distress, net of these other chronic stressors. Finally, we observe that the effects of relationship violence do not vary according to the chronic stressors under study. Because the adverse effects of relationship violence are similar for women despite other adverse circumstances, interventions and treatment efforts focused exclusively on relationship violence may make a unique contribution to the psychological well-being of low-income urban women.

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The long-term health outcomes of childhood abuse

Cited by 232 publications

References 99 publications

The psychic costs of migration: evidence from Irish return migrants

The psychic costs of migration: evidence from Irish return migrants

Childhood violence and mental health among indigenous Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway: a SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study

Relationship Violence and Psychological Distress Among Low-income Urban Women

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