ArticleThe American journal of orthopsychiatry2016
Mediating and moderating effects of social support in the study of child abuse and adult physical and mental health.
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- Psychological implication of student unrest on student leaders: A social support perspective.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Associations between childhood maltreatment and physiological dysregulation in adulthood: Methodological decisions and implications.Child abuse & neglect · 2023Article
- Early-life adversity and later-life mental health: a conditional process analysis of sense of coherence and resilience-related resources.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2023Article
- Childhood Maltreatment and Life Satisfaction in Chinese Student Preschool Teachers: The Roles of Resilience and Social Support.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Social and Behavioral Pathways between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Poor Adult Physical Health: Mediation by Early Adulthood Experiences in a Low-Income Population.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Associations between depressive symptoms, socio-economic factors, traumatic exposure and recent intimate partner violence experiences among women in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional study.BMC women's health · 2022Article
- The relationship between childhood maltreatment and mental health problems: coping strategies and social support act as mediators.BMC psychiatry · 2022Article
- Perceived social support partially mediates the association between childhood abuse and pain-related characteristics.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Does Educational Success Mitigate the Effect of Child Maltreatment on Later Offending Patterns?Journal of interpersonal violence · 2021Article
- Childhood maltreatment and later stressful life events as predictors of depression: A test of the stress sensitization hypothesis.Psychology of violence · 2020Article
- A National Epidemiologic Profile of Physical Intimate Partner Violence, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Supportive Childhood Relationships: Group Differences in Predicted Trends and Associations.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2020Article
- Mediating Effect of Social Support in the Relationship Between Childhood Abuse and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Chinese Undergraduates: The Role of Only-Child Status.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
A number of cross-sectional and a few longitudinal studies have shown a developmental relationship between child abuse and adult physical and mental health. Published findings also suggest that social support can lessen the risk of adverse outcomes for some abused children. However, few studies have investigated whether social support mediates or moderates the relationship between child abuse and adult physical and mental health. Structural equation modeling was used to examine data on these topics from a longitudinal study of more than 30 years. While a latent construct of physical and emotional child abuse did not predict adult health outcomes directly, child abuse did predict outcomes indirectly through social support. A test of variable moderation for child abuse and social support was nonsignificant. Results suggest that social support may help explain the association between child abuse and health outcomes at midlife. Implications of the findings for prevention and treatment are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record
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