Winham Katherine M, Engstrom Malitta, Golder Seana, Renn Tanya, Higgins George E, Logan T K
Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville.
School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2015 Mar;85(2):145-158. doi: 10.1037/ort0000038.
The present analysis was guided by a gendered pathways-based theoretical model and examined relationships between childhood victimization and current attachment, psychological distress, and substance use among 406 women with histories of victimization who were on probation and parole in an urban Kentucky county. Structural equation modeling examined relationships among childhood victimization, attachment, psychological distress, and substance use. Additionally, we examined the mediational role that attachment plays in relationships between childhood victimization and both psychological distress and substance use. The data fit the models properly. Psychological distress was significantly predicted by childhood victimization, and adult attachment partially mediated this relationship. Childhood victimization did not significantly predict substance use; however, attachment did. The findings suggest that attachment may be an important factor to further understand and address in relation to psychological distress and substance use among women with histories of victimization who are involved in the criminal justice system.
本分析以基于性别化路径的理论模型为指导，研究了肯塔基州一个城市县406名有受害史且正在缓刑和假释的女性中童年受害经历与当前依恋、心理困扰和物质使用之间的关系。结构方程模型检验了童年受害经历、依恋、心理困扰和物质使用之间的关系。此外，我们还检验了依恋在童年受害经历与心理困扰和物质使用之间关系中所起的中介作用。数据与模型拟合良好。童年受害经历显著预测了心理困扰，而成人依恋部分中介了这种关系。童年受害经历并未显著预测物质使用；然而，依恋却有此作用。研究结果表明，对于参与刑事司法系统且有受害史的女性，依恋可能是进一步理解和解决心理困扰及物质使用问题的一个重要因素。
