Childhood abuse and adult relationships with perpetrating parents: impacts on depressive symptoms of caregivers of aging parents

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Jooyoung Kong ◽  
Jaime Goldberg ◽  
Sara Moorman
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Aging Parents ◽  
Adult Relationships

scholarly journals Social ecological factors associated with experiencing violence among urban refugee and displaced adolescent girls and young women in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen H. Logie ◽  
Moses Okumu ◽  
Simon Mwima ◽  
Robert Hakiza ◽  
Kibathi Peter Irungi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Food Insecurity ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Ecological Factors ◽  
Sexual Relationship ◽  
Relationship Power ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Social Ecological

Abstract Background Research on violence targeting urban forcibly displaced adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) is limited, particularly regarding polyvictimization (exposure to multiple forms of violence). Yet there is a global trend of refugee urbanization, and urban AGYW are at the nexus of violence disparities among adolescents, forcibly displaced persons, and slum dwellers. This study explored factors associated with young adulthood violence (> 16 years) (YAV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) among forcibly displaced AGYW in Kampala, Uganda. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey with forcibly displaced AGYW aged 16–24 from five informal settlement (slum) communities across Kampala (Kabalagala, Rubaga, Kansanga, Katwe, Nsambya) using peer network sampling. We assessed YAV (experienced at age 16 or above) (sexual, physical, emotional violence) and recent (past 12-month) IPV (physical, sexual, control violence). We conducted descriptive statistics, followed by multinomial logistic regression analyses to explore social ecological factors (e.g., intrapersonal: depression; interpersonal: sexual relationship power, community: food insecurity) associated with experiencing YAV and YAV polyvictimization, and IPV and IPV polyvictimization. Results Over half of participants (n = 333; mean age = 19.31; SD = 2.56, range = 16–24) reported YAV (n = 179; 53.7%) and 9.3% (n = 41) reported YAV polyvictimization. Most participants that were in an intimate relationship in the last 12 months (n = 200; 85.8%) reported IPV, among these, 45.5% reported one form of IPV and 54.5% reported IPV polyvictimization. In adjusted analyses, experiencing any YAV was significantly associated with: adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) stigma; sexual relationship power; mobile app usage; depressive symptoms; childhood abuse; and childhood polyvictimization. In adjusted analyses YAV polyvictimization was associated with: depressive symptoms; childhood polyvictimization; sexual relationship power; and food insecurity. Recent IPV polyvictimization in adjusted analyses was associated with owning/using a mobile phone and depressive symptoms. Participants with higher sexual relationship power had lower odds of recent IPV polyvictimization. Conclusion Findings suggest that YAV and IPV polyvictimization require urgent attention among forcibly displaced AGYW in Kampala. Multi-level strategies are required to address intrapersonal e.g. (depression), interpersonal (e.g. childhood abuse, sexual relationship power) and community (e.g. adolescent SRH stigma, food insecurity) factors associated with experiencing violence. Future research can tailor approaches to advance health, agency and human rights among urban forcibly displaced AGYW.

Depressive Symptoms and Sleep Disturbance in Adults with Histories of Childhood Abuse

2000 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 87-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
James A. Chu ◽  
Diana L. Dill ◽  
Donna E. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sleep Disturbance ◽  
Childhood Abuse

The mediator effect of personality traits on the relationship between childhood abuse and depressive symptoms in schizophrenia

2017 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
pp. 126-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryo Okubo ◽  
Takeshi Inoue ◽  
Naoki Hashimoto ◽  
Akio Suzukawa ◽  
Hajime Tanabe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals It is a family affair: individual experiences and sibling exposure to emotional, physical and sexual abuse and the impact on adult depressive symptoms

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Marie-Louise Kullberg ◽  
Charlotte van Schie ◽  
Eleonore van Sprang ◽  
Dominique Maciejewski ◽  
Catharina A. Hartman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Family ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Childhood abuse and neglect often occurs within families and can have a large influence on mental well-being across the lifespan. However, the sibling concordance of emotional abuse and neglect (i.e. together referred to as emotional maltreatment; EM), physical abuse (PA) and sexual abuse (SA) and the long-term impact on the context of siblings' maltreatment experiences are unclear. To examine the influence of EM, PA and SA on adult depressive symptoms within the family framework we differentiate between (a) the family-wide (mean level of all siblings) effects and (b) the individual deviation from the mean family level of maltreatment. Methods The sample (N = 636) consists of 256 families, including at least one lifetime depressed or anxious individual and their siblings. Multilevel modeling was used to examine the family-wide and relative individual effects of childhood maltreatment (CM). Results (a) Siblings showed most similarity in their reports of EM followed by PA. SA was mostly reported by one person within a family. In line with these observations, the mean family levels of EM and PA, but not SA, were associated with more depressive symptoms. In addition, (b) depression levels were more elevated in individuals reporting more EM than the family mean. Conclusions Particularly in the case of more visible forms of CM, siblings' experiences of EM and PA are associated with the elevated levels of adult depressive symptoms. Findings implicate that in addition to individual maltreatment experiences, the context of siblings' experiences is another crucial risk factor for an individuals' adult depressive symptomatology.

Childhood Abuse and Positive and Negative Relationship Quality in Women: The Role of Depression

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Fitzgerald ◽  
Thomas Ledermann ◽  
Joseph G. Grzywacz ◽  
Cailyn Hamstra
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Abuse And Neglect

Abstract The interpersonal nature of childhood abuse has led researchers to examine how abuse in childhood is associated with the quality of adult women's romantic relationships. Depression is one pathway by which childhood abuse may be associated with relationship quality. The current study considers whether childhood abuse is linked to positive and negative relationship quality through depressive symptoms. Data were obtained from women participating in the Longitudinal Study of Childhood Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN; N = 544) and were analysed using structural equation modelling. Results indicate a significant indirect effect from childhood abuse to both positive and negative quality through women's depressive symptoms. The indirect effect from abuse to negative relationship quality through depression was significantly larger than positive relationship quality. These results suggest that childhood abuse and subsequent depressive symptoms has a twofold effect on women's romantic relationships.

scholarly journals Childhood abuse and neglect in relation to the presence and persistence of psychotic and depressive symptomatology

2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (7) ◽  
pp. 1363-1377 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. S. van Dam ◽  
M. van Nierop ◽  
W. Viechtbauer ◽  
E. Velthorst ◽  
R. van Winkel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Childhood Abuse ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Positive Symptoms ◽  
Dose Response Relationship ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Positive And Negative Symptoms

BackgroundThe association between childhood trauma and psychotic and depressive symptomatology is well established. However, less is known about the specificity and course of these symptoms in relation to childhood trauma.MethodIn a large sample (n = 2765) of patients with psychosis (n = 1119), their siblings (n = 1057) and controls (n = 589), multivariate (mixed-effects) regression analyses with multiple outcomes were performed to examine the association between childhood trauma and psychotic and depressive symptomatology over a 3-year period.ResultsA dose–response relationship was found between childhood trauma and psychosis. Abuse was more strongly associated with positive symptoms than with negative symptoms whereas the strength of the associations between neglect and positive and negative symptoms was comparable. In patients, similar associations between childhood trauma and psychotic or depressive symptoms were found, and in siblings and controls, stronger associations were found between trauma and depressive symptomatology. Childhood trauma was not related to a differential course of symptoms over a 3-year time period.ConclusionsIn congruence with earlier work, our findings suggest that childhood trauma, and abuse in particular, is associated with (subthreshold) psychosis. However, childhood trauma does not seem to be associated with a differential course of symptoms, nor does it uniquely heighten the chance of developing (subthreshold) psychotic symptomatology. Our results indicate that trauma may instead contribute to a shared vulnerability for psychotic and depressive symptoms.

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