Relations between childhood psychological maltreatment and mental health dimensions within a higher-order model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Experiences of childhood psychological maltreatment have been found to be associated with various mental health outcomes, and this association persists into adulthood.

Objective

This study investigated whether some types of psychological maltreatment are more harmful than others; whether the harms associated with different types of psychological maltreatment are generalized or specific to particular domains of psychopathology; and whether the associations vary by gender.

Method

Participants (N = 544, 63.9 % mother as primary caregiver) were Chinese adults from various regions in China. Participants completed measures of childhood psychological maltreatment experiences perpetrated by their primary caregiver and the mental health outcomes of depression

SUBMITTER: Xiao Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10563048 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature