ArticleChild abuse & neglect2023
The mediating role of self-regulation on the link between child maltreatment and later substance use among Latinx youth.
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- Occupational therapists, self-regulation, and primary schools: A scoping review.Australian occupational therapy journal · 2026Article
- Adverse Childhood Experiences and Substance Use: The Mediating Role of Executive Function Deficits.Journal of adolescence · 2026Article
- The role of negative life events and parental mental health in adolescent self-regulation: insights from the longitudinal ABCD study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- PTSD, dysregulation profile and substance use: exploring differences in a sample of adolescents in an outpatient clinic.Frontiers in child and adolescent psychiatry · 2024Article
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backgroundChildren who experience maltreatment are at heightened risk for substance use initiation and mental health disorders later in life. Few studies have assessed the relationship between child maltreatment and substance use among Latinx youth.
objectiveThe current study assessed the potential mediating effect of three aspects of self-regulation (emotional, behavioral, and cognitive) on the association between child maltreatment and substance use and examined whether effects varied depending on maltreatment type and severity. PARTICIPANTS AND
settingThis study involved a random sample of 504 Latinx youth (52 % girls, 48 % boys) between the ages of 10-12 at the start of the study.
methodsStudy hypotheses were tested through structural equation modeling and bootstrapped random errors using the R programming language.
resultsOur results indicated that higher levels of child maltreatment predicted higher levels of later substance use, as mediated by emotional and behavioral dysregulation (β = 0.09, p < 0.01), but not cognitive regulation. When separating maltreatment by subtype, we found the mediating effect was present for abuse (β = 0.09, p < 0.01), but not neglect.
conclusionsFindings contribute to our understanding of potential causal mechanisms for the association between child maltreatment and substance use for Latinx youth.
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