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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"Childhood abuse"”.
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Childhood abuse, dissociation, and callous-unemotional traits
… study was to examine the associations between childhood maltreatment (physical, sexual, psychological, neglect and exposure to family violence), dissociation, and callous-unemotional traits. Past literature has recognized that a significant subset of children are developing with an extensive …
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Neural Mechanisms Promoting Biased Social Memories in Intergenerational Childhood Abuse
Childhood abuse is associated with devastating public health outcomes and is often transmitted intergenerationally, leaving many families trapped in cycles of abuse. Because child abuse shapes and is shaped by social interactions, pinpointing effective intervention targets for disrupting these …
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The Use of Play Therapy with Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse
… adult clients to facilitate resolution of early childhood trauma and to promote emotional and spiritual growth. The purpose of this study was to explore the use and effectiveness of play therapy techniques with adult survivors of childhood abuse.</p> <p>Method. In an exploratory approach, …
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Linking Childhood Abuse to Suicidal Behavior: An Examination of the Mediating Variables
… that a strong relationship exists between early childhood abuse and later suicidal behavior. However, the process through which an abused child becomes suicidal in adolescence has not been examined. The present study attempted to identify a pathway in a sample of juvenile delinquents because they …
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Perceptions of Childhood Abuse and Life Stress: Contributors to Increase in Binge Eating Behavior
<p>Many studies reported that childhood abuse and stress play contributory roles in the development and maintenance of disordered eating behaviors. However, these studies made no mentioned efforts to validate their self-report data, and thus failed to separate the effects of actuality versus …
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Predictors of Emerging Psychopathology Among Toddlers and Preschoolers of Mothers with Childhood Abuse Histories
… intergenerational transmission of trauma from abuse-survivor mothers to their toddler/preschool-aged children. This study investigated whether maternal trauma-related cognitions, i.e. child abuse-related appraisals (betrayal, self-blame, fear, anger, shame, alienation), disorganized memory and …
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Emotional awareness moderates the relationship between childhood abuse and borderline personality disorder symptom dimensions
… personality disorder (BPD), focusing on childhood abuse and emotional attention and clarity. Method: Among 293 community residents (mean age = 43.1; 53.9% female), measured associations between the BPD symptom dimensions of disturbed relatedness, affective dysregulation, and behavioral …
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Depth of experiencing as a client prognostic variable in emotion-focused therapy for adult survivors of childhood abuse.
… Therapy for Adult Survivors of Child Abuse (EFT-AS). The study utilized archival data (audiotaped treatment sessions and self-report outcome measures) collected from 37 EFT-AS clients, who were dealing with issues of past emotional, physical, or sexual childhood abuse (Paivio & …
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Process characteristics of client-identified helpful events in emotion-focused therapy for adult survivors of childhood abuse (EFT-AS).
… Emotion Focused Therapy for Adult Survivors of Childhood Abuse (EFT-AS). HE were identified by clients on Helpful Aspects of Therapy Questionnaires (HAT; R. Elliott, 1985; Llewelyn, 1988) and post-treatment interviews (PTI; Paivio & Nieuwenhuis, 2001). HE then were located in videotaped sessions …
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Age-Varying Associations Between Childhood Abuse and the Risk of Obesity Across Adulthood: Examining Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescents to Adult Health
<p>Childhood abuse is a significant early-life stressor linked to adverse health outcomes such as obesity across adulthood. This study examines how the association between childhood abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual) and obesity risk varies with age, using data from Waves I–V of the National …
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Violence within the lives of homeless people
… people’s lives, and frequently begins in childhood through the experience of childhood abuse and trauma. The impact of childhood abuse and trauma has been associated directly and indirectly as a pathway into homelessness. Furthermore the psychological impact of childhood abuse and trauma …
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COPING AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND CURRENT TRAUMA SYMPTOMS IN FEMALE SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
… and research has found that women with previous childhood abuse experiences are more likely to enter into relationships with IPV. The purpose of the current study was to investigate differences between female IPV survivors who have and who have not experienced childhood abuse. Three hundred and …
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COPING AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND CURRENT TRAUMA SYMPTOMS IN FEMALE SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE
… and research has found that women with previous childhood abuse experiences are more likely to enter into relationships with IPV. The purpose of the current study was to investigate differences between female IPV survivors who have and who have not experienced childhood abuse. Three hundred and …
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Effects of Exposure to Abuse and Violence in Childhood on Adult Attachment and Domestic Violence in Women’s Same-Sex Relationships
… an abundance of previous research proving that childhood abuse and adult domestic violence is an increasingly serious problem (Smith Slep, & O’Leary, 2005). However, while studies have shown that lesbian intimate battering occurs as frequently, if not more than, heterosexual domestic violence …
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The price of early abuse: Effects of sexual and physical abuse on perinatal depression and anxiety
Purpose: Childhood abuse is a major public health concern and a risk factor for poor maternal mental health. This study of 197 racially diverse, low-income women explored the associations between childhood sexual and physical abuse depression and anxiety in pregnancy, 6 weeks postpartum, and 12 …
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A study of the degree of alignment between mental health practitioners' understanding of patients, resident in secure mental health hospital settings, who have been abused in childhood and/or adolescence
Childhood abuse and neglect, as suffered by in-patients of medium secure psychiatric hospitals, is an under-researched clinical variable within the literature. Associated study and work in this area is considered to be a core skill of the forensic mental health nurse (FMHN), as well as of other …
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The Effects of Trauma Events on Substance Use and Depressive Symptoms among Homeless Youth
… that many homeless youth have a history of childhood abuse, intimate partner violence (IPV), and street victimization. These trauma events are independently linked to risk behaviors, but the effects of multiple trauma events are less understood. The goals of this study were to 1) examine the …
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Mentalizacija ankstyvoje paauglystėje ir jos sąsajos su prieraišumu, smurto patyrimu ir emociniais bei elgesio sunkumais /
… assess its links with attachment in the middle childhood, abuse and emotional and behavioral difficulties. The sample consisted of 705 young adolescents. The results of the study revealed that aspects of mentalization (reflective functioning, recognition of mental states, explanation of …
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