Differential correlates of multi-type maltreatment among urban youth

被引:182
作者
Arata, Catalina M.
Langhinrichsen-Rohling, Jennifer
Bowers, David
O'Brien, Natalie
机构
[1] Univ S Alabama, Dept Psychol, Mobile, AL 36688 USA
[2] Univ S Alabama, Dept Polit Sci & Criminal Justice, Mobile, AL 36688 USA
关键词
physical abuse; sexual abuse; emotional abuse; neglect; maltreatment; gender;
D O I
10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.09.006
中图分类号
D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];
学科分类号
1204 ;
摘要
Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the differential effects of multi-types of maltreatment in an adolescent sample. Different combinations of maltreatment (emotional, sexual, physical, neglect) were examined in relation to both negative affect and externalizing symptoms in male and female youth. Method: One thousand four hundred fifty-two middle and high school youth were recruited from urban schools and a mandated early warning truancy program. Youth completed an anonymous survey that included measures of child maltreatment, depression, suicide proneness, hopelessness, delinquency, hostility, substance use, and promiscuity. Respondents were categorized into groups of different combinations of maltreatment by their reports of sexual abuse, physical abuse, neglect (emotional and physical), and emotional abuse. Results: Nearly two-thirds of boys and girls reported some form of maltreatment, and multi-type maltreatment was common (e.g., 13% reported experiencing bothphysical and sexual abuse and neglect). Individuals with maltreatment histories were more depressed (F= 52.78, p <.0001), suicide prone (F= 24.29, p <.001), and hopeless (F= 32.07, p <.0001) than non-abused individuals. Maltreated adolescents were also more hostile (F= 35.03, p <.0001), and they engaged in more delinquent behavior (F= 26.76, p <.0001), promiscuity (F= 8.54, p <.0001), and drug and alcohol use (F = 9.6 1, p <.0001). Individuals experiencing multi-type maltreatment were the most symptomatic, particularly youth with histories of physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. In general, gender differences in effects were not observed. Conclusions: The results highlight the importance of studying combined types of maltreatment, as well as understanding the particularly deleterious effects of neglect and emotional abuse. The results are generally consistent with an additive model of maltreatment effects. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:393 / 415
页数:23
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