Childhood Psychological Abuse and Adult Aggression: The Mediating Role of Self-Capacities

Autor/in	Allen, Brian
Titel	Childhood Psychological Abuse and Adult Aggression: The Mediating Role of Self-Capacities
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 26 (2011) 10, S.2093-2110 (18 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260510383035
Schlagwörter	Personality Assessment; Child Abuse; Psychology; Adults; Aggression; Theories; Mental Health; Interpersonal Relationship; Identification (Psychology); Affective Behavior; College Students; Child Neglect; Personality Assessment Inventory + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Persönlichkeitsanalyse; Abuse of children; Abuse; Child; Children; Kindesmissbrauch; Missbrauch; Kind; Kinder; Psychologie; Theory; Theorie; Psychohygiene; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Affective disturbance; Active behaviour; Affektive Störung; Collegestudent; Kindesvernachlässigung
Abstract	The current study examines the utility of self-trauma theory for explaining the long-term impact of childhood psychological abuse on aggression. Specifically, the self-capacities of interpersonal relatedness, identity, and affect regulation are tested as mediators of the impact of psychological abuse on various types of aggression in adulthood. Hierarchical regression analyses are used to examine data collected from 268 university students who completed the Personality Assessment Inventory, Comprehensive Child Maltreatment Scale, and the Inventory of Altered Self-Capacities. Results show that self-capacities were predicted by maltreatment, particularly psychological abuse. Altered self-capacities fully mediate the impact of child maltreatment on various forms of aggression. Problems with interpersonal relationships play the most significant role in mediating the relationship between child maltreatment and aggression. Results suggest more frequent maltreating experiences predict more dysfunctional self-capacities, which increases the probability of displaying various forms of aggression. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10