Childhood Trauma and Adult Life Satisfaction in a Random Adult Sample

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1227-1231 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Royse ◽  
Beth Lewis Rompf ◽  
Surjit S. Dhooper
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Adult Sample

640 randomly selected adults were surveyed about childhood traumatic events and their current life satisfaction. Respondents who had experienced traumatic childhood events rated themselves significantly less satisfied with life and were less likely to be home owners and more likely to live in families with lower incomes than respondents who had not experienced traumatic events (ns ranged from 44 to 232, depending on the items).

scholarly journals Childhood Trauma Is Associated with the Spirituality of Non-Religious Respondents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 1268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alice Kosarkova ◽  
Klara Malinakova ◽  
Zuzana Koncalova ◽  
Peter Tavel ◽  
Jitse P. van Dijk
Keyword(s):  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Therapeutic Process ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Spiritual Needs ◽  
Psychotherapeutic Treatment ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Positive Coping ◽  
Conversion Experience ◽  
Nationally Representative

Childhood trauma experience (CT) is negatively associated with many aspects of adult life. Religiosity/spirituality (R/S) are often studied as positive coping strategies and could help in the therapeutic process. Evidence on this is lacking for a non-religious environment. The aim of this study was to assess the associations of different types of CT with R/S in the secular conditions of the Czech Republic. A nationally representative sample (n = 1800, mean age = 46.4, SD = 17.4; 48.7% male) of adults participated in the survey. We measured childhood trauma, spirituality, religiosity and conversion experience. We found that four kinds of CT were associated with increased levels of spirituality, with odds ratios (OR) ranging from 1.17 (95% confidence interval 1.03–1.34) to 1.31 (1.18–1.46). Non-religious respondents were more likely to report associations of CT with spirituality. After measuring for different combinations of R/S, each CT was associated with increased chances of being “spiritual but non-religious”, with OR from 1.55 (1.17–2.06) to 2.10 (1.63–2.70). Moreover, converts were more likely to report emotional abuse OR = 1.46 (1.17–1.82) or emotional neglect with OR = 1.42 (1.11–1.82). Our findings show CT is associated with higher levels of spirituality in non-religious respondents. Addressing spiritual needs may contribute to the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic treatment of the victims.

scholarly journals Effects of cumulative trauma load on long-term trajectories of life satisfaction and health in a population-based study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Livia Sacchi ◽  
Mariia Merzhvynska ◽  
Mareike Augsburger
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Latent Variable ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Functional Adaptation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cumulative Trauma ◽  
Latent Variable Modelling ◽  
Latent Trajectories

Abstract Background Lifetime traumatic events are known to have a detrimental long-term impact on both mental and physical health. Yet, heterogeneity in the stress response regarding well-being in adults is not well understood. This study investigates effects of cumulative trauma on latent trajectories of two indices of well-being, subjective health and life satisfaction in a large representative sample by means of latent variable modelling techniques. Methods Data from the pairfam study wave 2–9, a longitudinal representative survey was used (N = 10,825). Individuals reported on lifetime trauma type exposure on wave 7 and indicated levels of life satisfaction and health at each wave. Different types of latent Variable Mixture Models were applied in an iterative fashion. Conditional models investigated effects of cumulative trauma load. Results The best fitting model indicated three latent trajectories for life, and four for health, respectively. Trauma load significantly predicted class membership: Higher exposure was associated with non-stable trajectories for both indices but followed complex patterns of both improving and decreasing life satisfaction and health. Trauma load also explained variability within classes. Conclusions The current study expands on evidence to the long-term development of health and life satisfaction in response to traumatic events from a latent variable modelling perspective. Besides detrimental effect, it also points to functional adaptation after initial decline and increased well-being associated with trauma exposure. Thus, response to traumatic stress is marked by great heterogeneity. Future research should focus on variables beyond exposure to trauma that can further identify individuals prone to trajectories of declining well-being.

scholarly journals Associations between childhood trauma, bullying and psychotic symptoms among a school-based adolescent sample

2008 ◽  
Vol 193 (5) ◽  
pp. 378-382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Kelleher ◽  
Michelle Harley ◽  
Fionnuala Lynch ◽  
Louise Arseneault ◽  
Carol Fitzpatrick ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Psychotic Disorders ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
High Risk Group ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Psychotic Symptoms ◽  
High Risk Population ◽  
Increased Risk

BackgroundChildren and adolescents who report psychotic symptoms appear to be at increased risk for psychotic disorders in adulthood – a putative ‘symptomatic’ high-risk group. However, little research has investigated whether those in this high-risk population have increased rates of exposure to traumatic events in childhood, as seen in patients who have a psychotic illness.AimsTo examine whether adolescents with psychotic symptoms have an increased rate of traumatic experiences.MethodPsychiatric interviews were carried out with 211 adolescents aged between 12 and 15 years and their parents as part of a population-based study. The interview enquired about a number of early traumatic events including physical and sexual abuse, exposure to domestic violence and bullying.ResultsFourteen adolescents (6.6% of those interviewed) reported experiencing at least one psychotic symptom. Adolescents who reported psychotic symptoms were significantly more likely to have been physically abused in childhood, to have been exposed to domestic violence and to be identified as a bully/victim (that is, both a perpetrator and victim of bullying) than those who did not report such symptoms. These findings were not confounded by comorbid psychiatric illness or family history of psychiatric history.ConclusionsOur findings suggest that childhood trauma may increase the risk of psychotic experiences. The characteristics of bully/victims deserve further study.

The fate of traumatic memories in childhood and adulthood

1998 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 761-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
SVEN-ÅKE CHRISTIANSON ◽  
TORUN LINDHOLM
Keyword(s):  
Present Article ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Memory Processes ◽  
Complex Relation ◽  
Traumatic Memories ◽  
Memory And Trauma ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Emotional Events

The present article addresses issues concerning the complex relation between memory and trauma in childhood and adult life. Research findings showing how children and adults remember public and personal emotional events are presented, and mechanisms functioning to hold traumatic memories back from awareness are discussed. In the final section, developmental aspects are addressed by considering the interplay between child and adult trauma. Several cases are described that show how childhood trauma may be represented in memory and influence later development and adult memory processes.

Does Childhood Predict Adult Life Satisfaction? Evidence from British Cohort Surveys

2014 ◽  
Vol 124 (580) ◽  
pp. F688-F719 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Frijters ◽  
David W. Johnston ◽  
Michael A. Shields
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Adult Life

An investigation of Childhood Trauma in Patients with Panic Disorder

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S109-S109
Author(s):  
S.B. Ölmez ◽  
A. Ataoğlu ◽  
Z. Başar Kocagöz
Keyword(s):  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Adult Life ◽  
Strong Relationship ◽  
Traumatic Experiences ◽  
Psychiatric Disease ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Individuals ◽  
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire

IntroductionIt is widely known that childhood traumatic life situations are associated with most of the adult life psychiatric disorders such as disassociative disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders and so on.Objectives and aimsThe purpose of this study to examine the relationship between childhood traumatic experiences and panic disorder development.MethodsThe sample of this study consists of 59 outpatients who applied to the department of psychiatry in addition to 61 healthy individuals serving as the control group. These 59 individuals, located within the range of 18 to 65 years, were selected from outpatients who had been diagnosed with panic disorder based on DSM-V diagnosis criteria who did not have any other mental disorder. The 61 healthy individuals in the control group were selected from hospital attendants who had not received any psychiatric diagnosis. The participants were administered the childhood trauma questionnaire (CTQ) and a socio-demographic form.ResultsThe participants in the panic disorder group were found to have significantly high scores in comparison to the control group with respect to CTQ subscales (i.e., the emotional neglect and the emotional abuse subscale) and the total CTQ score. Hence, there exists a strong relationship between childhood traumatic experiences and panic disorder development.ConclusionThe results revealed that childhood traumatic experiences play an active role in the development of panic disorder. Moreover, it was found that the type and quality of trauma experienced during the childhood period is one of the predictors for the psychiatric disease that can occur in the future years.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Maternal childhood trauma and perinatal distress are related to infants’ focused attention from 6 to 18 months

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsing-Fen Tu ◽  
Alkistis Skalkidou ◽  
Marcus Lindskog ◽  
Gustaf Gredebäck
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Childhood Trauma ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
Traumatic Events ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Maternal Distress ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Early Screening ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Negative Impacts

AbstractMaternal distress is repeatedly reported to have negative impacts on the cognitive development in children and is linked to neurodevelopmental disorders (e.g. attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder). However, studies examining the associations between maternal distress and the development of attention in infancy are few. This study investigated the longitudinal relationships between maternal distress (depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and exposure to childhood trauma) and the development of focused attention in infancy in 118 mother-infant dyads. We found that maternal exposure to non-interpersonal traumatic events in childhood was associated with the less focused attention of the infants to audio-visual stimuli at 6, 10, and 18 months. In addition, exposure to interpersonal traumatic events in childhood was identified as a moderator of the negative effect of maternal anxiety during the 2nd trimester on the development of focused attention in infants. We discuss the possible mechanisms accounting for these cross-generational effects. Our findings underscore the importance of maternal mental health to the development of focused attention in infancy and address the need for early screening of maternal mental health during pregnancy.

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