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Child maltreatment has long-term destructive effects on a person's psychological health. Therefore, it seems necessary to take interventions to reduce psychological symptoms and regulate the emotion of these people. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program on reducing psychopathological symptoms, shame, and self-criticism in young adults with a history of childhood maltreatment. The research plan was a semi-experimental design with a control group. Forty-four eligible young adults in Isfahan (Iran) enrolled in an MSC course. The participants consisted of 19 males (43%) and 25 females (57%) from 18 to 25 years old. They were randomly assigned to the experimental (N = 24) and control (N = 23) groups. The experimental group participated in eight 2-h sessions of the MSC program. The results indicated that the experimental group showed a significant decrease in anxiety (p < .001), depression (p < .01), internal shame (p < .05), self-criticism (p < .000), and a significant increase in self-compassion (p < .01) compared to the control group in both post-test and follow-up. Also, a significant reduction was observed in external shame (p < .001) and stress (p < .01) in the experimental group immediately after the end of the intervention but there were no long-term effects at the two-month follow-up (P > .05). Based on the findings, it can be concluded that MCS can improve depression, anxiety, self-criticism, internal shame, and self-compassion in young adults with childhood maltreatment. Further studies with longer follow-up periods and larger sample groups with different demographics need to be conducted to confirm these findings., Author(s): Mozhdeh Sajjadi [sup.1] , Azam Noferesti [sup.1] , Maryam Abbasi [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) https://ror.org/05vf56z40, grid.46072.37, 0000 0004 0612 7950, Faculty of Psychology and Education, University of Tehran, , [...]

Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a global public health problem that particularly affects youth in prisons. Although there is a well-documented link between childhood maltreatment and NSSI, the underlying mechanisms connecting the two remain unclear. Based on Nock's integrated theoretical model of NSSI, the current study examined the association between childhood maltreatment and NSSI among younger Chinese prisoners and whether self-esteem mediates this association. A cross-sectional convenience sample of 1,040 participants was recruited from two prisons in central China. A self-administered anonymous questionnaire including information on childhood maltreatment, self-esteem, NSSI and demographic characteristics was administered for each participant. Pearson's correlation analysis was used to investigate the correlation between two variables. Bootstrapping procedures were employed to assess the mediating effect. NSSI was positively correlated with childhood maltreatment and negatively associated with self-esteem. The relationship between childhood maltreatment and NSSI was mediated by self-esteem, with 33.4% of the total effect of childhood maltreatment being explained. The ratio was higher in males (62.5%) than in females (14.4%), and it was higher in prisoners under 24 years old (37.5%) than in those over 24 years old (27.9%). These observations emphasize the importance of combining environmental and intrapersonal factors when assessing NSSI among prisoners, thereby contributing to its prevention and intervention in prisons., Author(s): Fajuan Rong [sup.1] , Chun Kang [sup.1] , Chang Peng [sup.1] , Mengni Wang [sup.1] , Junhan Cheng [sup.1] , Hongli Ding [sup.1] , Yizhen Yu [sup.1] Author Affiliations: [...]

This study examines the impact of childhood maltreatment on aggression among incarcerated adolescents, primarily focusing on the mediating roles of self-esteem and self-control. In the present study, 454 male incarcerated adolescents from two juvenile correctional facilities, ranging in age from 14 to 18 years old, completed a set of questionnaires. These questionnaires comprised the childhood trauma questionnaire, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale, the Brief Self-Control Scale, and the Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire. The results revealed that childhood maltreatment, self-esteem, and self-control correlated with aggression. The structural equation modeling analysis and the bootstrap test indicated that self-esteem and self-control completely mediated the effects of childhood maltreatment on aggression. The findings expanded the outcomes of previous research and illuminated how childhood maltreatment was related to aggression. Implications and limitations of the present study are also discussed., Author(s): Jiaxi Peng [sup.1] [sup.2] , Jiaxi Zhang [sup.3] , Weizhuo Yuan [sup.2] , Xuan Zhou [sup.2] , Pang Fang [sup.4] Author Affiliations: (1) https://ror.org/034z67559, grid.411292.d, 0000 0004 1798 8975, [...]

Although there is increasing empirical evidence of the negative impact of childhood maltreatment on adult mental health and well-being, little is known about the underlying factors that mitigate the link between psychological maltreatment and psychological adjustment. A critical step is to examine these mechanisms to develop prevention and intervention strategies to decrease the adverse impacts of child maltreatment on psychological adjustment and well-being among young adults. The presented study aimed to explore the association between childhood psychological maltreatment and young adults' psychological adjustment through aversion to happiness, optimism, and pessimism. The sample of this study comprised 511 college students. Participants included 64% female, with ranging in age between 18 and 39 years (M = 21.36, SD = 2.55). Findings from the study indicated that aversion to happiness was a significant mediator in the association of psychological maltreatment with pessimism, optimism, and psychological adjustment. Further, optimism and pessimism mitigated the link of both aversion to happiness and psychological maltreatment with psychological adjustment. The findings indicate that optimism-based strategies are key to fostering psychological adjustment and could help to reduce the negative impacts of aversion to happiness and child maltreatment on young adults' adjustment and wellbeing., Author(s): Gökmen Arslan [sup.1] [sup.2] Author Affiliations: (1) https://ror.org/04xk0dc21, grid.411761.4, 0000 0004 0386 420X, Department of Psychological Counselling and Guidance, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, , Burdur, Turkey (2) https://ror.org/01ej9dk98, grid.1008.9, [...]

Numerous studies have shown that childhood emotional neglect experiences are an important risk factor for later physical and mental health problems. However, previous studies have not fully clarified the underlying mechanisms between childhood emotional neglect and depression, especially for adolescents in vocational schools. In the present study, we examined the mediating role of self-compassion in the association between childhood emotional neglect and depression and the moderating role of friendship quality in the direct and indirect relations involved. The participants were 848 vocational school adolescents, aged 14 to 20, who completed the questionnaires about childhood emotional neglect, self-compassion, depression, and friendship quality. The results showed that self-compassion partially mediated the relationship between childhood emotional neglect and adolescent depression. Importantly, friendship quality moderated the direct link between childhood emotional neglect and depression, and the indirect link between childhood emotional neglect and self-compassion, but not the indirect link between self-compassion and depression. Especially, adolescents in vocational school with high friendship quality displayed higher levels of self-compassion and lower levels of depression after experiencing childhood emotional neglect than those with low friendship quality. These findings highlight the mechanisms underlying the relationship between childhood emotional neglect and depression in vocational school adolescents., Author(s): Simeng Dong [sup.1] , Qinnan Dong [sup.2] , Haiyan Chen [sup.3] , Shuai Yang [sup.4] Author Affiliations: (1) https://ror.org/03dgaqz26, grid.411587.e, 0000 0001 0381 4112, School of Economics and Management, [...]

Author(s): Andrei Corneliu Holman [sup.1] , Ana Jignea [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.8168.7, 0000000419371784, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, , [...]

Cyberbullying has gradually evolved into a wide-ranging social problem that affects the development of adolescents. Based on the social cognition theory, the current study explored the precipitating factors of cyberbullying perpetration from the perspective of adolescents' early life experiences (childhood psychological maltreatment) and individual characteristics (moral disengagement and empathy) with a view to prevent and intervene in adolescents' cyberbullying perpetration. Therefore, we built a moderated mediation model based on theoretical foundations and verified it with a large sample of data. Participants comprised 2348 Chinese students (mean age = 13.46 years, SD = .90) recruited from four middle schools. They provided self-reported data on demographic variables, childhood psychological maltreatment, cyberbullying perpetration, moral disengagement, and empathy. After controlling for age and gender, childhood psychological maltreatment was significantly and positively associated with cyberbullying perpetration, and moral disengagement partially mediated this relationship. Moderated mediation analysis further indicated that empathy moderated the relationship between childhood psychological maltreatment and cyberbullying perpetration as well as moral disengagement and cyberbullying perpetration. These two relationships became much weaker for adolescents with higher levels of empathy., Author(s): Xingchao Wang [sup.1] , Wanghao Dong [sup.1] , Jieshi Qiao [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.163032.5, 0000 0004 1760 2008, School of Educational Science, Shanxi University, , No. 92 Wucheng [...]

The current study aimed to investigate the mediating role of negative beliefs about emotion and psychological inflexibility on the relationship between childhood maltreatment and emotional distress. A total of 519 participants completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), the Leahy Emotional Schema Scale II (LESS-II), and the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II). All scales were significantly correlated. Two mediation analyses were tested. In the first model negative beliefs about emotion and psychological inflexibility mediated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and emotional distress measured by DASS-21 total score. In the second model, negative beliefs about emotion and psychological inflexibility mediated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and depression, anxiety, and stress measured by the subscales of DASS-21. Results suggest that maltreatment in childhood is associated with the individuals' approaches, plans and strategies in response to emotions, and psychological inflexibility which together further determine emotional distress., Author(s): Asli Burçak Tasören [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.411781.a, 0000 0004 0471 9346, Istanbul Medipol Universitesi Guney Kampus, , Goztepe Mah. Kavacik, Beykoz, Istanbul, Turkey Introduction The Emotional Schema Model [...]

Betrayal trauma is associated with dissociative symptoms, which can increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Previous research demonstrates associations between a mother's history of betrayal trauma and intergenerational patterns of maltreatment and dissociation among their children. However, maternal betrayal trauma history remains unexplored in the etiology of youth suicidality. This study was conducted to investigate pathways between maternal betrayal trauma and youth suicidality, while considering the influences of youth maltreatment exposure and symptoms of dissociation. We implemented conditional growth curve modeling in a structural equation modeling framework to analyze secondary data from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN; N = 1,354; 51.48% female, 53.29% Black). Predictors included mothers' betrayal trauma history, youth maltreatment exposure, and youth dissociative symptoms at ages 8, 12, and 16. The slope and intercept of dissociative symptoms at the age-8, age-12, and age-16 visit were modeled as latent factors. A robust weighted least squares estimator accounted for categorical outcomes. Indirect effects were assessed via the delta method. We found a significant indirect effect from maternal betrayal trauma to adolescent suicidal ideation through children's maltreatment exposure and the growth in children's dissociative symptoms from ages 8 through 16. Maternal betrayal trauma may play a unique role in perpetuating intergenerational patterns of trauma that contribute to subsequent trajectories of youth suicidality among their offspring. Practice implications for screening, prevention, and early intervention strategies are described, along with directions for further study., Author(s): Lisa S. Panisch [sup.1] , Erinn B. Duprey [sup.2] [sup.3] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.254444.7, 0000 0001 1456 7807, School of Social Work, Wayne State University, , 5447 Woodward Avenue, [...]

The purpose of this study was to complete the cycle of recognizing these relationships. In this regard, the effect of parenting styles, attachment styles, and the mediating variable of addiction was investigated on child abuse (CA). Multi-stage random sampling and sample size were selected based on the sample size estimation software (510 people) and according to the 20% probability of a drop in the number of subjects, 530 people (265 boys and 265 girls) and 1060 parents were selected. The available method was selected from a sample of 530 people who were selected based on the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and answered Baumrind's Parenting Styles Questionnaire (PSQ), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), and Adult Attachment Scale (AAS). Data were assessed by analysis of variance, mediator analysis, and path analysis. The results showed that differences in parenting styles cause differences in their attachment styles. The results supported only the relationship between the two components of parental affection and control with the attachment avoidance index, and no relationship was observed between these components and the anxiety index. Perceived emotional abuse, mediates the relationship between parental parenting components and the child attachment avoidance index. Finally, it was achieved to a model that shows how the two factors of affection and control simultaneously affect the avoidance index, mediated by parental addiction., Author(s): Tahmine Bahmani [sup.1] , Nazia Sadat Naseri [sup.1] , E. Fariborzi [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.411768.d, 0000 0004 1756 1744, Department of Educational Science, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, [...]

Child maltreatment is a pervasive public health problem. Evidence from numerous studies suggests that child maltreatment leads to both short-term and long-term detrimental effects. However, only few studies investigated the differential effects of specific child maltreatment types on mental health. In the current study, we aimed to detect the frequency of child maltreatment and determine specific associations of different types of child maltreatment with risk-taking behavior and self-esteem among college students. A total of 421 university students from Turkey aged between 18 and 26 years (M.sub.age = 21.16, SD = 1.79) participated in the study. Among the participants, 323 (76.7%) were females. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form, the Risk-taking Behavior Scale, and the Self-Esteem Scale were used to assess childhood maltreatment, risk-taking behavior, and self-esteem, respectively. In total, 58.7% (n = 247) of the participants reported experiencing at least one type of child maltreatment throughout their childhood. Moreover, a path analysis showed that emotional abuse ([beta] = -0.23, p < .001) and emotional neglect ([beta] = -0.28, p < .001) were negatively associated with self-esteem, whereas sexual abuse ([beta] = 0.16, t = 3.37, p < .001) was positively linked with risk-taking behavior after controlling for other types of childhood maltreatment and sociodemographic variables. The findings emphasize the importance of understanding the unique associations and effects of childhood maltreatment on self-esteem and risk-taking behavior. Prevention and intervention efforts should consider these potential impacts of specific childhood maltreatment types., Author(s): Rukiye Kiziltepe [sup.1] , Melisa Ebeoglu-Duman [sup.2] , Ece Sagel-Çetiner [sup.3] , Tobias Hecker [sup.4] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.411742.5, 0000 0001 1498 3798, Department of Psychology, Pamukkale University, , [...]

Extensive studies have shown that childhood psychological maltreatment causes harmful effects. However, positive psychologists indicate that an absence of negative outcomes does not guarantee that there will be coinciding positive outcomes (e.g., life satisfaction). The mechanisms underlying the association of childhood psychological maltreatment and life satisfaction are relatively underexplored. To address the gap, this study examined the mediating role of internalizing problems between childhood psychological maltreatment and life satisfaction and the moderating role of social support (i.e., psychological and instrumental support from significant social relationships) between internalizing problems and life satisfaction among emerging adults. A total of 346 Chinese young adults were recruited (M.sub.age = 22.49, SD.sub.age = 0.96; 236 females and 110 males) to complete self-report measures of demographics, childhood psychological maltreatment, internalizing problems, social support, and life satisfaction. The results showed that (a) the prevalence rate of childhood psychological maltreatment was 46.5% in the present sample, (b) internalizing problems fully mediated the association between childhood psychological maltreatment and life satisfaction, and (c) social support moderated the relationship between internalizing problems and life satisfaction. These findings could provide some fresh avenues for psychological interventions of young adults suffering from childhood psychological maltreatment. Limitations and implications are discussed., Author(s): Angyang Li [sup.1] , Shuo Wang [sup.2] , Xiangping Liu [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.20513.35, 0000 0004 1789 9964, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, [...]

Whilst child abuse experiences can often be found among prisoners, whether they would co-exist with emotional suppression to influence interpersonal sensitivity and psychiatric co-morbidity is unknown. 428 prisoners from three prisons in Anhui and Guangdong, China, were recruited from January to March 2020. They completed questionnaires measuring child abuse experiences, emotional suppression, interpersonal sensitivity and psychiatric co-morbidity. Latent profile analysis supported a three-profile solution: Profile one prisoners had the highest levels of child abuse with a tendency not to suppress distressing emotions (a high-abuse group). Profile two had the lowest levels of child abuse with a tendency to suppress emotions (a low-abuse group 1). Profile three prisoners were similar to Profile two except that the former experienced significantly higher physical and emotional abuse levels than did profile two (a low-abuse group 2). Profile one showed significantly higher levels of fragile inner self and depression than the other two profiles. They also reported significantly higher levels of interpersonal sensitivity and co-morbid psychiatric symptoms, except social dysfunction, than profile two individuals. Profile three prisoners reported significantly higher levels of most interpersonal sensitivity and co-morbid psychiatric symptoms than profile two individuals. The severity of child abuse experiences and tendency to suppress or express emotional distress can affect levels of interpersonal difficulties and psychological distress among Chinese prisoners., Author(s): Zilan Ye [sup.1] , Man Cheung Chung [sup.1] , Xiaohua Di [sup.2] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.10784.3a, 0000 0004 1937 0482, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, , Hong Kong, [...]

Although non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is a worldwide public health concern, the prevalence rate and risk factors for it among Chinese university students are not known. The present study aimed to address these knowledge gaps and examine the interrelationship between child abuse and NSSI frequency and functions as well as psychiatric co-morbidity with emotion dysregulation as a mediator and attachment style as a moderator. Five hundred and thirty-six (F = 359, M = 177) Chinese university students were recruited from two universities in Hong Kong and completed the Functional Assessment of Self-Mutilation, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Revised Adult Attachment Scale, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale and General Health Questionnaire-28. The findings showed that the prevalent rate of NSSI was 22% in the past year. The results showed that child abuse was significantly correlated with psychiatric co-morbidity and emotion dysregulation, and the latter was also significantly correlated with positive and negative reinforcement, and psychiatric co-morbidity. Moderation effects were not established. Non-suicidal self-injurious behaviour was relatively common among Chinese university students in Hong Kong. Their difficulties in regulating their emotions may influence why they hurt themselves and the severity of psychological distress, especially for those who experienced a high level of child abuse in the past., Author(s): Siu Ling Wong [sup.1] , Man Cheung Chung [sup.2] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.16890.36, 0000 0004 1764 6123, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, , QT308, 3/F, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong [...]

Exposure to violence in childhood and adolescence may lead to negative self-identity construction in young women. These phenomena are exacerbated in the context of Arab young women, who belong to both a national minority in Israel and to a gender subject to exclusion, oppression, and discrimination in society in general and in Arab society in particular. The aim of this qualitative study was to examine how Arab young women abused in childhood construct their self-identity within their gender, cultural, class, and national context. The study was based on 20 semi-structured interviews with Arab young women in Israel, who were victims of violence in childhood (aged 18-26). Construction of self-identity, as described by participants, included: harmed self (self under guilt; lack of confidence in one's abilities and giving up; insecure self; belittling of self); self divided between loyalty to the family and society and a desire for self-realization; the self versus the other. In addition, some participants, later in young adulthood, were able to change their perception of self and see themselves as capable, strong, and not guilty of the violence directed against them. These women transitioned from absent to present femininity. The study provides a broader definition of self-identity construction among young women abused in childhood, including Arab young women in Israel in their intersecting contexts and the limitations imposed by multiple marginality. This broader understanding enables the design of context-informed therapeutic intervention practices., Author(s): Raghda Alnabilsy [sup.1] , Shira Pagorek-Eshel [sup.1] , Haneen Elias [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.443022.3, 0000 0004 0636 0840, Department of Social Work, Ruppin Academic Center, , 40250, Emeq [...]

The purpose of this study was to identify changes in family conflict and abuse dynamics during COVID-19 stay-at-home orders from the perspectives of youth calling a national child abuse hotline. We analyzed text and chat transcripts from Childhelp's National Child Abuse Hotline from May-June 2020 that were flagged as coming from a child with a COVID-19-related concern (N = 105). Thematic analysis was used to identify COVID-19 related influences of family conflict as well as how COVID-19 constraints influenced coping and survival for youth reporting distress or maltreatment to the hotline. Family conflict most commonly disclosed stemmed from parental or child mental health concerns, often manifesting in escalated child risk taking behaviors, parental substance use, and violence in the home. Conflict was also mentioned surrounding caregiver issues with child productivity while sheltering-in-place, commonly related to school or chores. Youth often voiced feeling unable to find relief from family conflict, exacerbated from physical distance from alternative social supports, technological isolation, and limited contact with typical safe places or supportive adults. To cope and survive, youth and crisis counselors found creative home-based coping skills and alternative reporting mechanisms. Understanding the unique impact of COVID-19 on youth in homes with family conflict and abuse can point to areas for intervention to ensure we are protecting the most vulnerable as many continue to shelter-in-place. In particular, this study revealed the importance of online hotlines and reporting mechanisms to allow more youth to seek out the help and professional support they need., Author(s): Laura Sinko [sup.1] , Yuan He [sup.1] [sup.2] , Rachel Kishton [sup.1] , Robin Ortiz [sup.1] [sup.2] , Larel Jacobs [sup.3] , Michelle Fingerman [sup.3] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.25879.31, [...]

Purpose This study examines the relationships among adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization, and two types of adulthood help-seeking behaviors in adulthood-formal and informal. The effects of IPV on formal and informal help-seeking, and the effects of ACEs on IPV and formal and informal help-seeking were assessed. Method: The analytic sample of this study is 591 college students from seven universities in the U.S. and Canada who reported at least one type of ACE and IPV victimization. Results: Results from structural equation modeling show that ACEs were positively associated with IPV victimization. IPV victimization was positively associated with formal and informal help-seeking. ACEs were positively associated with formal but not informal help-seeking. Conclusions: These findings suggest that ACEs influence not only violent experiences in adulthood but also behaviors in relation to seeking help following victimization in adulthood., Author(s): Jisuk Seon [sup.1] , Hyunkag Cho [sup.2] , Jae-Bum Han [sup.3] , Jennifer Allen [sup.2] , Abbie Nelson [sup.2] , Ilan Kwon [sup.4] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.440959.5, 0000 0001 [...]

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships among adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization, and three adulthood health outcomes-perceived physical and mental health and depression-among college students. We analyzed the direct effects of a subset of ACEs including community violence, peer victimization, child abuse and neglect, exposure to domestic violence, and other physical and sexual victimization and a subset of IPV victimization including threats, physical, sexual, technological, and psychological violence on health, and the indirect effect of IPV victimization on the relationships between ACEs and health. We analyzed 3,535 college students from seven universities who reported information about major variables of interest. Results: Findings from structural equation modeling indicate that ACEs are positively associated with poorer perceived physical health ([beta] = .37, p < .001), poorer mental health ([beta] = .64, p < .001), and higher levels of depression ([beta] = .40, p < .001). IPV victimization is positively associated with poorer perceived physical health ([beta] = .36, p < .001), poorer mental health ([beta] = .23, p < .001), and higher levels of depression ([beta] = .16, p < .001). In addition, IPV victimization partially mediates the impacts of ACEs on perceived physical health ([beta] = .06, p < .001), mental health ([beta] = .28, p < .001), and depression ([beta] = .10, p < .001). ACEs influenced adulthood health outcomes both physically and mentally via IPV victimization. This study suggests a life-course perspective and trauma-informed approach that incorporates the long-term effect of ACEs and IPV victimization on adulthood well-being., Author(s): Jisuk Seon [sup.1] , Hyunkag Cho [sup.2] , Ga-Young Choi [sup.3] , Esther Son [sup.4] , Jennifer Allen [sup.2] , Abbie Nelson [sup.2] , Ilan Kwon [sup.2] Author Affiliations: [...]

Whereas Western research has shown that childhood maltreatment experiences may have a negative impact on inmates' adjustment to confinement, such studies are rare in China. The present study aims to address the respective research gap. In a two-wave longitudinal project, 514 male juvenile offenders were interviewed in a centralized provincial juvenile reformatory in southwest China regarding their childhood maltreatment experiences, incarceration experiences, and their pre-incarceration at-risk behaviors or experiences. While controlling for demographic characteristics and variables derived from correctional importation and deprivation models, multiple linear regression analyses show a significant correlation between childhood maltreatment experiences and juveniles' adjustment to confinement. Specifically, there is a positive correlation between the level of childhood emotional abuse and negative emotions among incarcerated juveniles, a negative correlation between childhood emotional neglect and juvenile offenders' adjustment to prison life, and a positive correlation between childhood sexual abuse experiences and adjustment to prison life. The present study provides evidence that child maltreatment, especially emotional abuse and neglect, impacts juvenile offenders' adjustment to confinement in China. This demonstrates the importance of offering institutional programs that would assist juvenile offenders with childhood maltreatment experiences, especially those of emotional abuse or neglect. Tentative explanations are provided for unexpected findings., Author(s): Ruohui Zhao [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.437123.0, 0000 0004 1794 8068, Department of Sociology, University of Macau, Avenida da Universidade, , Taipa, Macau, China Introduction Previous research has shown [...]

Many studies have supported the mediating role of maladaptive schemas in the relationship between early childhood adversity and psychopathology in both clinical and non-clinical adolescent samples. However, to the best of our knowledge, there has been no study to simultaneously test the mediating role of maladaptive schemas in a combined model included in both clinical and non-clinical samples of adolescents. The sample of the study consisted of 132 non-clinical (M = 15.65, SD = 1.15) and 193 clinically referred (M = 15.05, SD = 1.07) adolescents. Criteria for the clinical sample included being diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, depressive disorder or mixed anxiety and depressive disorder. Participants were administered The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Young Schema Questionnaire, Children's Depression Inventory, and Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesized mediation model that Disconnection/Rejection and Impaired Autonomy schema domains would mediate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and psychological symptoms for clinical and non-clinical adolescent samples, separately. Furthermore, we tested whether structural paths of the model were different across the two samples, using multiple-group path analysis. Results showed that Disconnection/Rejection and Impaired Autonomy emerged as significant mediators in both samples. In addition, only the association between Disconnection/Rejection and depression was stronger in the clinical sample compared to the non-clinical sample., Author(s): Ibrahim Yigit [sup.1] , Harun Kiliç [sup.2] , Melike Guzey Yigit [sup.3] , Cihat Çelik [sup.3] Author Affiliations: (1) grid.411548.d, 0000 0001 1457 1144, Faculty of Science and Letters, [...]

Childhood maltreatment is associated with increased suicide risk. However, not all maltreated children report self-injurious thoughts and behaviors, highlighting the presence of other risk factors. Notably, adolescent dating violence (ADV) and child maltreatment are highly comorbid, with ADV also linked to suicide risk among adolescents. Current research further suggests that distinct patterns of ADV involvement are differentially related to adolescent mental health. To date, it is unknown whether differences in ADV patterns moderate changes in suicide risk for adolescents with and without a maltreatment history. This study aims to advance the literature by identifying patterns of ADV in a unique sample of adolescents and by determining the differential association between maltreatment and suicidal ideation and non-suicidal self-harming behaviors based on ADV profiles. Participants were racially and ethnically diverse low-income non-treatment-seeking adolescent females with elevated depressive symptoms, ages 13-16 (N = 198). Using latent class analysis, we found support for a 3-class model of dating violence: adolescent females without ADV involvement, those in relationships with mutual verbal abuse, and those in romantic relationships with multiple and more severe forms of ADV, such as verbal abuse and physical violence. A series of latent class moderation models indicated that the effect of child maltreatment on suicidal ideation significantly differed based on ADV class membership. Results highlight the importance of considering different ADV patterns and maltreatment as interactive risk factors for increased self-injurious thoughts and behaviors. Intervention and prevention approaches relevant to maltreated youths are discussed for families and practitioners., Author(s): Tangeria R. Adams [sup.1] , Elizabeth D. Handley [sup.1] , Jennifer M. Warmingham [sup.1] , Jody Todd Manly [sup.1] , Dante Cicchetti [sup.1] [sup.2] , Sheree L. Toth [sup.1] [...]

Prostitution diversion program participants who have experienced lifelong patterns of abuse, including child polyvictimization and later adult victimization, may exhibit greater trauma symptomatology than participants who have not experienced lifelong abuse. If true, these participants may face unique barriers to successful program completion as a result of their increased trauma symptomatology. This calls into question whether incarceration is an appropriate sanction for program failure. Data from a prostitution diversion program located in Houston, Texas, was used to conduct a series of bivariate analyses that examined whether participants who had experienced multiple types of child abuse: (1) were more criminally involved, (2) were more likely to report adult victimization, and (3) exhibited greater trauma symptomatology relative to program participants who had never experienced child abuse, or only experienced a single type. Participants who had experienced multiple types of child abuse were more likely to report adult victimization and greater trauma symptomatology relative to participants who had not experienced any child abuse. The prostitution diversion program examined in this study contained a subgroup of participants who had experienced multiple types of child abuse, possessed an increased risk of adult victimization, and reported greater trauma symptomatology. These participants are trauma survivors, and may face unique barriers to program completion. Consequently, incarceration is a misguided sanction for program failure, as it may lead to further traumatization., Author(s): Alexander H. Updegrove [sup.1] , Lisa R. Muftic [sup.1] Author Affiliations: (Aff1) grid.263046.5, 0000 0001 2291 1903, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, Sam Houston State University, , Box [...]

There is a significant association between childhood abuse and suicidal behavior in low-income African American women with a recent suicide attempt. Increasingly, empirical focus is shifting toward including suicide resilience, which mitigates against suicidal behavior. This cross-sectional study examines childhood abuse, intrapersonal strengths, and suicide resilience in 121 African American women, average age of 36.07 years (SD = 11.03) with recent exposure to intimate partner violence and a suicide attempt. To address the hypothesis that childhood abuse will be negatively related to suicide resilience and that this effect will be mediated by intrapersonal strengths that serve as protective factors, structural equation modeling examined the relations among three latent variables: childhood abuse (measured via physical, sexual, and emotional abuse), intrapersonal strengths (assessed by self-efficacy and spiritual well-being), and suicide resilience (operationalized via the three components of suicide resilience-internal protective, external protective, and emotional stability). The initial measurement model and the structural model both indicated excellent fit. Results indicated that childhood abuse was negatively associated with intrapersonal strengths and suicide resilience, intrapersonal strengths were positively associated with suicide resilience, and intrapersonal strengths fully mediated the association between childhood abuse and suicide resilience. Thus, the results suggest a positive and protective influence of intrapersonal strengths on suicide resilience in the face of childhood abuse in suicidal African American women. The clinical implications and directions for future research that emerge from these findings are discussed., Author(s): Shweta Kapoor [sup.1] , Heather Key Domingue [sup.2] , Natalie N. Watson-Singleton [sup.3] , Funlola Are [sup.4] , Corinn A. Elmore [sup.5] , Courtney L. Crooks [sup.2] , Amber [...]