期刊名称：International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology
电子版ISSN：1697-2600
出版年度：2017
卷号：17
期号：2
页码：97-106
DOI：10.1016/j.ijchp.2017.03.003
出版社：Elsevier B.V.
摘要：Abstract Background/Objective: Childhood maltreatment (CM) has been associated with revictimization and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). However, this relation is hardly examined in South European countries, and in community samples. We tested these associations in a convenience sample of 1,200 Portuguese adults in the community. Method: Data were collected using self-report questionnaires, the Post Traumatic Diagnostic Scale (PDS) and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire–Short Form (CTQ-SF). Odds ratios, logistic and hierarchical regression were used to analyze the data. Results: Exposure to {CM} increased more than twofold the risk of being revictimized and threefold a {PTSD} diagnosis. Highly prevalent traumatic events such as accidents were associated with CM. More than 30% of adults with {PTSD} were exposed to emotional abuse. After adjusting for demographics, emotional abuse remained a significant predictor for revictimization and PTSD, having the largest effect on the prediction of {PTSD} severity (β = .24). Conclusions: Findings underline the injurious potential of emotional abuse during childhood in adults in the community. More knowledge is needed about the mechanisms linking {CM} with further traumatic exposure and {PTSD} across the lifespan to better inform preventive and therapeutic actions.
关键词：Childhood Maltreatment; Revictimization; Post; Traumatic Stress Disorder; Emotional Abuse; Ex; post facto study.; Maltrato infantil; revictimizacion; Transtorno de Estrés Postraumático; abuso emocional; estudio ex; post facto;
