%0 Journal Article
%T Differential effect of childhood emotional abuse on present social support in borderline disorder and depression: a cross-sectional study
%J European journal of psychotraumatology
%D 2021
%A Grave, Ulrike
%A Glanert, Sarah
%A Borchfeld, Kristina
%A Outzen, Janne
%A Schweiger, Ulrich
%A Faßbinder, Eva
%A Klein, Jan Philipp
%V 12
%N 1
%P e1968612-e1968612
%X BACKGROUND: Perceived social support (PSS) is a crucial factor in physical and mental health. Previous studies found a negative association between childhood maltreatment (CM) and current PSS. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: In this paper, we investigate whether psychopathology moderates this association in a sample of patients with Depressive Disorder (DD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). <br><br>METHOD: Sixty-nine patients with DD and 110 patients with BPD were recruited to inpatient/day clinic treatment programmes for either DD or BPD. All participants completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and the Social Support Questionnaire (F-SozU). Our hypothesis was tested with a moderator analysis in a multiple linear regression model. <br><br>RESULTS: We found a significant interaction between diagnosis and CM for the CTQ total score and the emotional abuse subscale. Post hoc analyses revealed a significant negative correlation between CM and PSS only for patients suffering from BPD and not for patients with DD. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that the negative association between CM and PSS might be more pronounced in certain patient groups, particularly patients with BPD.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Co-action Publishing
%@ 2000-8198
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20008198.2021.1968612