TY  - JOUR
AB  - BACKGROUND: There is ample evidence showing that childhood maltreatment (CM) is a risk factor for the development of depression in adulthood. However, little is known about the psychological processes mediating this relationship. This study used a large community sample to investigate the mediating role of emotional, cognitive and/or interpersonal dysfunctions on the one hand and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms on the other hand. METHODS: One thousand twenty seven participants of a community sample filled out an online survey. Mediation analyses were computed via linear structural equation modelling. RESULTS: Results showed a significant mediation of the association between CM and adult depression via emotional impairments, depressogenic attribution style and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. Our study design was cross-sectional and therefore did not allow testing temporal precedence of mediators and causality. Data was collected retrospectively, a confounding effect of current depressive symptoms on retrospective recall of CM therefore cannot be ruled out. CONCLUSIONS: The a priori mediation model showed a good fit with the data. The model suggests promising objectives for further research on CM-related depression and potential treatment targets in the future.
AU  - Klumparendt, Anne
AU  - Nelson, Janna
AU  - Barenbrügge, Jens
AU  - Ehring, Thomas
DA  - 2019-01-22
DO  - 10.1186/s12888-019-2016-8
KW  - Childhood Maltreatment
KW  - Risk Factor
KW  - Depression
KW  - Psychological Mediators
LA  - eng
N1  - BMC Psychiatry 19 (2019) 36, 1-11
N1  - Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds 2018 der Deutschen Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) und der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster).
PY  - 2019-01-22
TI  - Associations between childhood maltreatment and adult depression: a mediation analysis
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-04109545486
Y2  - 2024-11-21T23:22:24
ER  -