Clemmons John C, Walsh Kate, DiLillo David, Messman-Moore Terri L
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, USA.
Child Maltreat. 2007 May;12(2):172-81. doi: 10.1177/1077559506298248.
Studies have documented the co-occurrence and cumulative impact of multiple types of child maltreatment on later psychosocial difficulties. Other research suggests that child abuse characteristics indicative of severity may also increase risk of later adjustment problems. However, little effort has been made to examine the co-occurrence of both multiple types of maltreatment and abuse severity within a single study. The present investigation examines self-reported child maltreatment and adult functioning in a geographically diverse sample of 1,396 undergraduate students. Results indicate that experiencing multiple types of maltreatment is positively associated with more severe abuse. Although increased maltreatment types and more severe abuse are each associated with greater trauma symptomatology, abuse severity is the stronger of the two predictors. Finally, number of maltreatment types and severity of maltreatment interact to predict greater levels of trauma symptomatology. These results highlight the importance of considering both co-occurring abuse types and severity in research and clinical work with adult victims.
研究已经记录了多种形式的儿童虐待行为同时发生及其对儿童后期心理社会问题的累积影响。其他研究表明，表明虐待行为严重程度的特征也可能增加后期适应问题的风险。然而，在单一研究中，很少有人致力于研究多种虐待形式与虐待严重程度的同时发生情况。本调查研究了来自不同地理位置的1396名本科生样本中自我报告的儿童虐待情况及成年后的机能状况。结果表明，经历多种形式的虐待与更严重的虐待行为呈正相关。虽然虐待形式的增加和更严重的虐待行为都与更严重的创伤症状相关，但在这两个预测因素中，虐待严重程度的影响更强。最后，虐待形式的数量和虐待的严重程度相互作用，预示着更高水平的创伤症状。这些结果凸显了在针对成年受害者的研究和临床工作中，同时考虑虐待形式及其严重程度的重要性。
