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Childhood maltreatment, psychopathology and well-being: The mediator role of global self-esteem, attachment difficulties and substance use
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Greger, Hanne K. Myhre, Arne K. Klöckner, Christian A. Jozefiak, Thomas |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Description | Journal: Child Abuse & Neglect Childhood maltreatment is known to be associated with a broad variety of psychopathology and deteriorated well-being in adolescent populations. In the present nationwide study, we aimed to explore global self-esteem, attachment difficulties and substance use as possible mediators of these associations in a high-risk adolescent population. We included 400 adolescents (aged 12–20 years) living in residential youth care in Norway (response rate 67%). The participants completed a semistructured psychiatric interview (Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Assessment (CAPA)), a study-specific questionnaire, a revised version of the Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents (SPPA) and the Questionnaire for Measuring Health-related Quality of Life in Children and Adolescents (KINDL-R). Information was also provided by the adolescent’s primary contact at the institution. Two models were tested using structural equation modelling; one assessed the association between childhood maltreatment and psychopathology, and one assessed the association between childhood maltreatment and well-being. Childhood maltreatment, psychopathology, well-being, global self-esteem and attachment difficulties were treated as latent variables, and substance use was added as an observed variable. The results of this study showed that global self-esteem was a mediator of paths in both models, whereas attachment difficulties and substance use were not. Preventing decline in health and well-being in high-risk adolescents is a main goal, and this study suggests that improving self-esteem, in addition to providing psychiatric health services, could be an important tool for achieving this goal. |
| Related Links | https://ntnuopen.ntnu.no/ntnu-xmlui/bitstream/11250/2447634/1/2017-147_Greger_PhD.pdf |
| Ending Page | 133 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| Starting Page | 122 |
| ISSN | 01452134 |
| e-ISSN | 18737757 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.06.012 |
| Journal | Child Abuse & Neglect |
| Volume Number | 70 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV |
| Publisher Date | 2017-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Child Abuse & Neglect Social Psychology Childhood Maltreatment |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Work Psychiatry and Mental Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health |
