Childhood Trauma and Aggression: The Role of Epistemic Trust.

Carlo Garofalo, Veronica Raspa, Elisa Delvecchio, Irene Aiolfi, Daniela Laricchiuta, Richard Howard, Claudia Mazzeschi

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Article in Journal of child & adolescent trauma, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Carlo GarofaloDepartment of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

Veronica RaspaDepartment of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

Elisa DelvecchioDepartment of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

Irene AiolfiDepartment of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

Daniela LaricchiutaDepartment of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

Richard HowardInstitute of Mental Health, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Claudia MazzeschiDepartment of Philosophy, Social Sciences and Education, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The relation between childhood trauma and aggression is well-established. Yet, empirical findings are inconclusive regarding specific associations between types of childhood trauma and distinct types of aggression, as well as regarding possible mechanisms explaining their association. We examined associations that physical and emotional abuse, physical and emotional neglect, and sexual abuse had with four aggression types according to the Quadripartite Violence Typology, as well as their indirect effects through epistemic trust, mistrust, and credulity in a community sample of 251 adult participants (54.2% women; Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-026-00841-2.

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Aggressive behaviorAttachmentChild maltreatmentCycle of violenceMentalizationViolence

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PMID42703325

DOI10.1007/s40653-026-00841-2

PMCPMC13546256

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