TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Associations between childhood maltreatment and adult depression: a mediation analysis
JO  - BMC psychiatry
A1  - Klumparendt, Anne
A1  - Nelson, Janna
A1  - Barenbrügge, Jens
A1  - Ehring, Thomas
SP  - e36
EP  - e36
VL  - 19
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1471-244X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-019-2016-8
ID  - ref1
ER  -