@article{ref1,
title="Associations between childhood maltreatment and adult depression: a mediation analysis",
journal="BMC psychiatry",
year="2019",
author="Klumparendt, Anne and Nelson, Janna and Barenbrügge, Jens and Ehring, Thomas",
volume="19",
number="1",
pages="e36-e36",
abstract="BACKGROUND: There is ample evidence showing that childhood maltreatment (CM) is a risk factor for the development of depression in adulthood. However, little is known about the psychological processes mediating this relationship. This study used a large community sample to investigate the mediating role of emotional, cognitive and/or interpersonal dysfunctions on the one hand and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms on the other hand. <br><br>METHODS: One thousand twenty seven participants of a community sample filled out an online survey. Mediation analyses were computed via linear structural equation modelling. <br><br>RESULTS: Results showed a significant mediation of the association between CM and adult depression via emotional impairments, depressogenic attribution style and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder. Our study design was cross-sectional and therefore did not allow testing temporal precedence of mediators and causality. Data was collected retrospectively, a confounding effect of current depressive symptoms on retrospective recall of CM therefore cannot be ruled out. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The a priori mediation model showed a good fit with the data. The model suggests promising objectives for further research on CM-related depression and potential treatment targets in the future.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1471-244X",
doi="10.1186/s12888-019-2016-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2016-8"
}