The Effect of Childhood Trauma on Later Psychological Adjustment  

Oleh:

Browne, Caroline ; Winkelman, Cecelia

Jenis: Article from Journal - ilmiah internasional
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Interpersonal Violence vol. 22 no. 6 (Jun. 2007), page 684-697.
Topik: Childhood Trauma; Adult Attachment; Cognitive Distortion; Psychological Adjustment
Fulltext: 684.pdf (121.38KB)

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This study examined whether adult attachment and cognitive distortion mediate the relationship between childhood trauma and psychological adjustment. The participants were 219 students (40 men and 117 women) enrolled in a university degree. Participants completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, which assessed retrospective accounts of childhood trauma; the Relationships Scales Questionnaire, which measured two dimensions of adult attachment (model-ofself and model-of-other); the Cognitive Distortions Scale, which measured internal attributions and perceptions of controllability; and the Trauma Symptom Inventory, which assessed posttraumatic symptoms and was used in this study to measure psychological adjustment. Results supported the hypothesis that modelof- self and cognitive distortion are related constructs. The influence of model-ofself on psychological adjustment however was only via its effect on cognitive processes. In other words, a negative model-of-self influenced cognitive distortion, which in turn influenced the expression of symptoms in adults reporting a history of childhood trauma. The implications for therapy were considered.

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