The relationship between childhood maltreatment and mental health problems: coping strategies and social support act as mediators.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Childhood maltreatment significantly increases the risk of developing mental health problems in adolescence and adulthood. The present study examines if coping strategies and social support mediate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and mental health problems.

Methods

Data analyzed were from the 2012 Canadian Community Health Survey Mental Health (CCHS-MH, N = 25,113), a national population survey. A structured diagnostic interview, the World Health Organization version of Composite International Diagnostic Interview (WHO-CIDI), was used to assess mental health status. Multiple mediation analysis with structural equation modelling is used to test the mediating effects of coping skills and social support in the relationship between childhood maltreatme

SUBMITTER: Su Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9137127 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature