Childhood Emotional Abuse and Somatic Symptoms: The Mediating Effect of Self-Hate.

ABSTRACT: Childhood emotional abuse is a recognized factor for long-term psychological and physical health problems, including persistent somatic symptoms. Negative self-beliefs, such as self-hate-related beliefs, may explain how emotional mistreatment contributes to physical distress in adulthood beyond general emotional difficulties. A longitudinal study was conducted with 298 help-seeking adults. At baseline, participants completed measures of childhood emotional abuse, self-hate, and general negative affectivity. Somatic symptoms were assessed two months later. Mediation analyses tested whether self-hate mediated the relationship between childhood emotional abuse and somatic symptoms while accounting for the influence of general negative affectivity, which reflects a general tendency to experien

SUBMITTER: Rossini PG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12611229 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature