SynthesisTrauma, violence & abuse2024
Partner Effects of Childhood Maltreatment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Multilevel correlates of childhood violence in refugee settings: findings from the Ethiopia humanitarian violence against children and youth survey.Global health action · 2026Article
- Between Struggle and Strength: A Rapid Review of Dual-Trauma Couples.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2026Review
- Cumulative Childhood Trauma and Relationship Distress: The Intermediary Role of Emotion Regulation Among Couples Seeking Relationship Psychotherapy.Journal of marital and family therapy · 2026Article
- "Desperate not to make the same mistakes": Couple adjustment to parenthood in the context of childhood maltreatment.Infant mental health journal · 2026Article
- The social ambivalence and disease model: Childhood trauma as an antecedent factor linking spousal ambivalence to inflammation.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Article
- Lived-experience perspectives on the psychological factors linking childhood maltreatment to later intimate partner violence victimization.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Dyadic Relationship and Coparenting Quality During the Transition to Parenthood for Couples With Childhood Maltreatment History.Family process · 2025Article
- Intergenerational Transmission: Observed Negative Communication Mediates Dyadic Associations Between Childhood Maltreatment and Marital Quality.Family process · 2025Article
- A Safe Haven Through Attachment: A Dyadic Perspective on the Association Between Cumulative Childhood Trauma and Relationship Satisfaction.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2025Article
- Dyadic Analysis of Cumulative Childhood Trauma and Relationship Satisfaction: The Role of Parental Alliance.Journal of marital and family therapy · 2025Article
- Causal and common risk pathways linking childhood maltreatment to later intimate partner violence victimization.Research square · 2024Article
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Abstract
Although several studies have shown that childhood maltreatment (CM) is associated with a host of negative consequences including romantic relationship difficulties for victims in adulthood, most overlooked the potential effects on the romantic partner. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to comprehensively synthesize the literature on the association between a person's CM and their partner's individual and couple outcomes. We searched PubMed, PsycNET, Medline, CINAHL, and Eric using search strings related to CM and partner. We identified 3,238 articles after removal of duplicates; 28 studies met the inclusion criteria and relied on independent sample. The studies reported associations between a person's CM and a wide breadth of partner's negative couple outcomes (e.g., communication, sexuality) as well as intra-individual psychological difficulties (e.g., psychological distress, emotion, and stress reactivity). Meta-analytic results showed significant, but trivial to small associations between a person's CM and their partner's lower relationship satisfaction (
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