Emotional abuse mediated by negative automatic thoughts impacts functional connectivity during adolescence.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Emotional abuse during childhood and adolescence is thought to be associated with the brain; however, the neural mechanism underlying the cognitive process remains unknown. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the mediating effect of negative automatic thoughts on the relationship between emotional abuse and resting-state functional connectivity (rsFC) during adolescence.

Method

Our community sample included 54 adolescents aged 13-17 years in the statistical analysis. Resting-state functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed, while emotional abuse and negative automatic thoughts were assessed using self-reported scales. A mediation analysis was used to assess the contributions of early traumatic events and negative automatic thoughts to

SUBMITTER: Yeo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10987907 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature