Disentangling the mental health impact of childhood abuse and neglect: A replication and extension study in a Brazilian sample of high-risk youth

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dc.contributor.authorde Oliveira I.R.
dc.contributor.authorMatos-Ragazzo A.C.
dc.contributor.authorZhang Y.
dc.contributor.authorVasconcelos N.M.
dc.contributor.authorVelasquez M.L.
dc.contributor.authorReis D.
dc.contributor.authorRibeiro M.G.
dc.contributor.authorda Rocha M.M.
dc.contributor.authorRosario M.C.
dc.contributor.authorStallard P.
dc.contributor.authorCecil C.A.M.
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-12T23:57:50Z
dc.date.available2024-03-12T23:57:50Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstract© 2018Childhood maltreatment is a key predictor of mental health problems across the life span. Yet, how maltreatment types independently and jointly influence the risk for psychiatric problems remains unclear. The aim of the study was two-fold: first, to replicate recent findings regarding the impact of maltreatment types on youth psychiatric symptoms, based on a Brazilian sample of high-risk adolescents (n = 347; age range = 11–17 yrs), and second, to extend existing findings by examining whether this relationship is mediated by bullying victimization and/or perpetration. Measures included self-report ratings of childhood maltreatment and peer victimization, as well as multi-informant reports of internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Consistent with prior research, we found that: (i) maltreatment types often co-occurred; (ii) there was a linear association between number of maltreatment types experienced and symptom severity (i.e. cumulative effect); and (iii) emotional abuse emerged as the most consistent independent predictor of poor mental health across domains, raters, and gender. Additionally, this study extends previous findings by showing that the influence of maltreatment on psychiatric outcomes is partially mediated by peer victimization, but not by bullying perpetration. In conclusion, these findings expand our understanding of the heterogeneity in individual responses to maltreatment as well as highlighting emotional abuse as an important predictor of poor mental health.
dc.description.firstpage312
dc.description.lastpage323
dc.description.volume80
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.03.021
dc.identifier.issn1873-7757
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/35528
dc.relation.ispartofChild Abuse and Neglect
dc.rightsAcesso Restrito
dc.subject.otherlanguageAdolescence
dc.subject.otherlanguageChildhood maltreatment
dc.subject.otherlanguageEmotional abuse
dc.subject.otherlanguageMental health
dc.subject.otherlanguagePsychiatric symptoms
dc.subject.otherlanguageReplication
dc.titleDisentangling the mental health impact of childhood abuse and neglect: A replication and extension study in a Brazilian sample of high-risk youth
dc.typeArtigo
local.scopus.citations12
local.scopus.eid2-s2.0-85045570940
local.scopus.subjectAdolescent
local.scopus.subjectBrazil
local.scopus.subjectBullying
local.scopus.subjectChild
local.scopus.subjectChild Abuse
local.scopus.subjectCrime Victims
local.scopus.subjectFemale
local.scopus.subjectHumans
local.scopus.subjectMale
local.scopus.subjectMental Disorders
local.scopus.subjectMental Health
local.scopus.subjectPeer Group
local.scopus.subjectRetrospective Studies
local.scopus.subjectSurveys and Questionnaires
local.scopus.updated2024-05-01
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