In young women, a link between childhood abuse and subliminal processing of aversive cues is moderated by impulsivity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood maltreatment is a serious public health concern. The association between child maltreatment, adverse behaviors, mental health outcomes, and alterations to brain function and structure have begun to be characterized. Less is known about the specific associations of maltreatment subtypes with cue-response to evocative cues and the moderating effects of confounding mental health/behavioral variables.

Methods

Fifty-four emerging adult women (aged 18-24) completed assessments for behaviors, mental health, and childhood maltreatment. They participated in a fMRI task featuring passive viewing of evocative (33 ms) cues presented by "backward masking" to prevent conscious processing. Correlations of abuse/neglect scores, behavioral/mental health factors, and brai

SUBMITTER: Regier PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8889687 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature