Childhood maltreatment predicts poorer executive functioning in adulthood beyond symptoms of internalizing psychopathology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A history of childhood maltreatment predicts poorer functioning in several domains during childhood, including executive function (EF). While there is also evidence of poorer EF in adults with a history of childhood trauma, results are mixed. Notable limitations of previous research are (a) the use of single indicators of EF, and/or (b) not consistently assessing whether childhood maltreatment predicts poorer EF beyond internalizing psychopathology.

Objective

We sought to overcome limitations of prior work by examining relationships between childhood maltreatment and EF in adulthood by using a latent factor of EF derived from multiple indicators and including psychopathology covariates in our analyses.

Participants and setting

The present study included a l

SUBMITTER: Letkiewicz AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8292220 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature