@article{ref1,
title="Exploring the relationship between child maltreatment, intimate partner violence victimization, and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors",
journal="Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma",
year="2018",
author="Caron, Angela and Lafontaine, Marie-France and Bureau, Jean-Francois",
volume="27",
number="7",
pages="759-776",
abstract="Child maltreatment is considered a significant risk factor for young adult self-injury; however, the mechanisms that underlie this relationship are not yet understood. To elucidate this association, the mediating role of intimate partner violence victimization in the relationship between child maltreatment and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors was investigated. The sample consisted of 406 young adults (346 females; Mage = 19.87 years; SD = 1.72) involved in a couple relationship. <br><br>RESULTS of bootstrapping procedures demonstrated that intimate partner violence victimization mediated the relationship between child maltreatment and self-injurious behaviors but did not mediate the association between child maltreatment and self-injurious thoughts. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that young adults with a history of child maltreatment may be more likely to be exposed to IPV victimization, which, in turn, is associated with the use of self-injurious behaviors, but not the use of self-injurious thoughts. <br><br>FINDINGS highlight the utility of examining models that incorporate distal and proximal factors contributing to self-injury, and provide direction toward better understanding the relationship experiences of self-injuring young adults.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1092-6771",
doi="10.1080/10926771.2017.1410746",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2017.1410746"
}