Department of Psychological Science, University of Arkansas, 216 Memorial Hall, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA.
University of North Texas, Denton, USA.
Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2018 Dec;53(12):1361-1370. doi: 10.1007/s00127-018-1607-x. Epub 2018 Sep 25.
The purpose of the current study is to examine the relation between adolescent traumatic event exposure and aggression directed towards the self and others. Theoretical perspectives underscore the particularly pernicious effects of violent traumas intentionally perpetrated by others in terms of negative posttraumatic outcomes. However, a careful comparison of trauma type in relation to aggression has not been done with youth. The current project, therefore, examined differences between youth with a history of violent interpersonal trauma (VIT) compared to those with a non-violent trauma type history in terms of aggressive behavior directed towards others as well as aggressive self-directed thoughts (suicidal ideation).
The sample was drawn from the National Comorbidity Survey-Replication and consisted of 1928 adolescents (M = 15.4; SD = 1.47 years), each assigned to one of four age- and gender-matched trauma history groups.
Consistent with hypotheses, among trauma-exposed youth, those who had experienced or witnessed a VIT (compared to those reporting a non-VIT only) evidenced elevated aggression, even after controlling for a number of theoretically relevant covariates (e.g., gender, age, household income, demographic factors).
Results indicate that youth with a history of VIT may be at unique risk for experiencing aggression directed towards others and the self compared to those without this specific trauma history. This is important because trauma type is an easily assessed indicator of potentially elevated risk for these types of deleterious outcomes. Findings are situated in a research agenda aimed at continuing to refine our understanding of the link between interpersonal trauma and aggression.
本研究旨在探讨青少年创伤暴露与针对自身和他人的攻击行为之间的关系。理论观点强调了他人故意实施的暴力创伤对负面创伤后结果的特别有害影响。然而，尚未对青少年的创伤类型与攻击行为进行仔细比较。因此，本项目比较了有暴力人际创伤（VIT）史的青年与有非暴力创伤类型史的青年在针对他人的攻击行为以及攻击自我思维（自杀意念）方面的差异。
样本取自全国共病调查-复制，包括 1928 名青少年（M=15.4；SD=1.47 岁），根据年龄和性别匹配的创伤史分为四组。
与假设一致，在创伤暴露的青少年中，与仅报告非 VIT 创伤的青少年相比，经历或目睹 VIT 的青少年表现出更高的攻击性，即使在控制了许多理论上相关的协变量（如性别、年龄、家庭收入、人口因素）后也是如此。
结果表明，与没有这种特定创伤史的青少年相比，有 VIT 史的青少年可能面临着针对他人和自身的攻击行为的独特风险。这很重要，因为创伤类型是评估这些不良后果潜在风险升高的一个容易评估的指标。研究结果位于旨在继续完善我们对人际创伤与攻击行为之间联系的理解的研究议程中。
