The Role of Current Family Relationships in Associations Between Childhood Abuse and Adult Psychological Functioning

Kong, J. A.; Moorman, Sara M.; Martire, Lynn M.; Almeida, David M.

doi:10.1093/geronb/gby076

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“…The little available research suggests that childhood maltreatment negatively affects the emotional bonds between family members and quality of family relationships in adulthood (Kong et al, 2018; Parker et al, 2018; Savla et al, 2013). Specifically, parental verbal and physical abuse were shown to negatively affect family relationships in later adulthood, including less perceived support, less frequent contact, and more perceived caregiver strain among adult children (Kong et al, 2018). Childhood abuse can also weaken emotional closeness and cohesion among family members more generally (Savla et al, 2013).…”

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Childhood exposure to family violence and adult sibling relationships

Kong

Goldberg

2022

J of Marriage and Family

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This study investigated how experiencing childhood family violence can affect aspects of adult sibling relationships. Background: Established evidence shows the long-term effects of childhood adversity on several domains of adult lives. Few studies, however, have examined the impact that childhood family violence exposure has on sibling relationships later in adulthood. To address this gap, this study examined the latent class structure of childhood exposure to family violence. We also investigated whether and how latent class membership predicted aspects of adult sibling relationships, including geographical proximity, contact frequency, perceived closeness, similarity in outlook, and support exchange. Method: Data for the study were obtained from 3921 adult participants in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Using the Bolck, Croon, and Hagenaars (BCH) approach of latent class analysis (LCA), we identified five latent classes (prevalence rate noted): No Exposure to Family Violence (75%), Exposed to Intersibling Violence (7%), Exposed to Overall Family Violence (4%), Exposed to Paternal and Interparental Violence (10%), and Exposed to Maternal and Interparental Violence (5%). Results: Childhood family violence was a significant predictor of adult sibling relationships. Specifically, we found that the Intersibling Violence, Overall Family Violence, and Paternal and Interparental Violence classes showed lower levels of perceived emotional closeness and similarity in values/outlook with their siblings than the No Exposure to Violence class. Conclusion: Findings suggest that childhood exposure to family violence may have long-term negative effects on the emotional aspect of sibling relationships in adulthood.

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Childhood exposure to family violence and adult sibling relationships

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Goldberg

2022

J of Marriage and Family

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“…Along the same line of thought, research about the influence of childhood abuse on adulthood began to flourish since the 2000s. According to previous research, childhood abuse committed by adults or significant others could result in lasting effects into adulthood, including depression, anxiety (Scott et al., 2012), emotional dysregulation (Heleniak et al., 2016), suicidal tendencies (Bertule et al., 2021), physical disorders like diabetes and lung cancer (Goodwin & Stein, 2004), mood disorder (Ratanatharathorn et al., 2021), substance abuse (Green et al., 2010), and other psychological disorders (McLaughlin et al., 2012), which makes it difficult for them to grow into healthy functioning adults (Kong et al., 2019; Labella et al., 2018).…”

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Cognitive and Emotional Processes and Life Satisfaction of Korean Adults With Childhood Abuse Experience According to the Level of Emotional Expressiveness

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Kim

2021

Psychol Rep

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This study evaluates a hypothesized model describing the cognitive and emotional processes of childhood abuse and its influence on life satisfaction and explores the moderating effect of emotional expressivity in Korean young adults. The mediating roles of early maladaptive schema and state anxiety are explored, and the level of life satisfaction is compared according to the emotional expressivity level. A total of 550 young adults completed self-reported questionnaires, including Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ-SF), Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ-SF), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-Y), Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS), and Emotional Expressivity Scale (EES). The mediating roles of early maladaptive schema and state anxiety between childhood abuse and life satisfaction are confirmed. In the low emotional expressivity group, the double-mediation effect of early maladaptive schema and state anxiety is confirmed, whereas for the high emotional expressivity group, the mediating roles of each early maladaptive schema and state anxiety are confirmed, as well as the double-mediation effect. Moreover, the high emotional expressivity group showed higher life satisfaction. The study results imply that even though expressing emotions does not result in immediate mood elevation, but eventually leads to higher life satisfaction. The implications, limitations, and suggestions are discussed.

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“…We assessed respondents' psychological functioning by their reports of self‐rated mental health, psychological distress, and psychological well‐being. These measures have been shown to be associated with childhood adversity and have excellent psychometric properties (i.e., high reliability; Kong et al, 2019; Kuuire, 2019; Springer et al, 2007). The outcome measures were moderately correlated with each other ( r s = 0.41–0.49).…”

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Different Types of Childhood Experience With Mothers and Caregiving Outcomes in Adulthood

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Objective and Background The current study examines the types of childhood experiences with mothers (i.e., maternal abuse, affection, discipline) among caregivers of aging mothers and investigates whether membership in specific latent classes, particularly maternal maltreatment, is associated with psychological functioning among caregivers. Method Using data from the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS), we used the Bolck, Croon, and Hagenaars approach of latent class analysis to predict distal outcomes. Results We identified four latent classes (prevalence rate noted): “Affectionate and authoritative” (65%), “affectionate and permissive” (11%), “emotionally abusive and neglectful” (8%), and “emotionally/physically abusive and authoritative” (16%). Caregivers in the “emotionally/physically abusive and authoritative” class endorsed high probabilities of both maternal affection and abuse and were most negatively affected across the three psychological functioning outcomes (i.e., self‐rated mental health, psychological distress, and psychological well‐being). Conclusion In support of the life course perspective, our findings emphasized the importance of examining adult children caregivers' early life experiences with aging mothers and how those experiences can impact the psychological effects of caregiving. Implications This study suggests specific practice implications; for example, assessment tools for evaluating caregiver burden should consider life course factors, such as caregivers' childhood experiences with aging parents.

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The Role of Current Family Relationships in Associations Between Childhood Abuse and Adult Psychological Functioning

Cited by 24 publications

References 46 publications

Childhood exposure to family violence and adult sibling relationships

Childhood exposure to family violence and adult sibling relationships

Cognitive and Emotional Processes and Life Satisfaction of Korean Adults With Childhood Abuse Experience According to the Level of Emotional Expressiveness

Different Types of Childhood Experience With Mothers and Caregiving Outcomes in Adulthood

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