Understanding the Impact of Specific Subtypes of Psychological Maltreatment: An Examination of Mechanisms Related to Depressive Symptoms in College Women

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Main Author: Coates, Aubrey A.
Language:English
Published: Miami University / OhioLINK 2011
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Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1303957413
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-miami13039574132021-08-03T05:41:25Z Understanding the Impact of Specific Subtypes of Psychological Maltreatment: An Examination of Mechanisms Related to Depressive Symptoms in College Women Coates, Aubrey A. Clinical Psychology Psychological maltreatment emotion regulation schemas cognitive distortions depression abuse Childhood psychological maltreatment is associated with depressive symptoms in adulthood. However, little is known about the mechanisms responsible for this link. The primary goal of the current study was to examine mechanisms responsible for the association between childhood psychological maltreatment and depressive symptoms in adulthood. Two possible mechanisms were tested: negative internalized beliefs and emotion dysregulation. It was hypothesized that emotion dysregulation would be particularly associated with emotional nonresponsiveness, while negative internalized beliefs would be particularly associated with spurning and terrorizing. Retrospective self-report measures assessed all variables in 815 undergraduate females. Confirmatory factor analysis validated a four-factor model of psychological maltreatment. Structural modeling was used to test proposed mechanisms and relationships among variables. Emotion dysregulation and negative internalized beliefs both mediated the relationship between psychological maltreatment and depressive symptoms. Spurning/terrorizing predicted depression and was mediated by both emotion dysregulation and negative internalized beliefs. Emotional nonresponsiveness did not directly predict depressive symptoms or emotion dysregulation, but was associated with depressive symptoms via negative internalized beliefs, which predicted emotion dysregulation. Post-hoc models suggested that the sequence of the mediators was significant; psychological maltreatment’s effect on depressive symptoms and dysregulated emotions may occur through the intermediary effects of negative internalized beliefs. Results suggest that among college women, negative internalized beliefs may underlie emotion dysregulation and symptoms of depression following psychological maltreatment. 2011-04-29 English text Miami University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1303957413 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1303957413 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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topic Clinical Psychology
Psychological maltreatment
emotion regulation
schemas
cognitive distortions
depression
abuse
spellingShingle Clinical Psychology
Psychological maltreatment
emotion regulation
schemas
cognitive distortions
depression
abuse
Coates, Aubrey A.
Understanding the Impact of Specific Subtypes of Psychological Maltreatment: An Examination of Mechanisms Related to Depressive Symptoms in College Women
author Coates, Aubrey A.
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title Understanding the Impact of Specific Subtypes of Psychological Maltreatment: An Examination of Mechanisms Related to Depressive Symptoms in College Women
title_short Understanding the Impact of Specific Subtypes of Psychological Maltreatment: An Examination of Mechanisms Related to Depressive Symptoms in College Women
title_full Understanding the Impact of Specific Subtypes of Psychological Maltreatment: An Examination of Mechanisms Related to Depressive Symptoms in College Women
title_fullStr Understanding the Impact of Specific Subtypes of Psychological Maltreatment: An Examination of Mechanisms Related to Depressive Symptoms in College Women
title_full_unstemmed Understanding the Impact of Specific Subtypes of Psychological Maltreatment: An Examination of Mechanisms Related to Depressive Symptoms in College Women
title_sort understanding the impact of specific subtypes of psychological maltreatment: an examination of mechanisms related to depressive symptoms in college women
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url http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1303957413
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