TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - What mediates the link between childhood maltreatment and depression? The role of emotion dysregulation, attachment, and attributional style
JO  - European journal of psychotraumatology
A1  - Schierholz, Anna
A1  - Krüger, Antje
A1  - Barenbrügge, Jens
A1  - Ehring, Thomas
SP  - 32652
EP  - 32652
VL  - 7
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Childhood maltreatment (CM) has been shown to be related to a severe and/or chronic course of depression. This study investigated which psychological processes mediate this relationship. <br><br>METHOD: A large sample of acute or recovered depressed individuals (N=340) participated in an online survey assessing characteristics of depression, trauma exposure, and potential mediators (emotion regulation difficulties, attributional style, and attachment). <br><br>RESULTS: The experience of CM was related to more severe depression and more depressive episodes. In multiple mediation models, emotion dysregulation, a depressogenic attributional style, and avoidance in close relationships conjointly mediated the relationship between CM and depression severity as well as number of depressive episodes. However, a significant direct path between CM and depression characteristics remained. Exploratory analyses suggested that posttraumatic stress disorder symptom severity was an important additional mediator in our sample. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our findings provide preliminary evidence for psychological mediators between CM and depression that may be promising targets for interventions tailored for the treatment of depression in this subgroup.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2000-8198
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -