TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Exploring the relationship between child maltreatment, intimate partner violence victimization, and self-injurious thoughts and behaviors
JO  - Journal of aggression, maltreatment and trauma
A1  - Caron, Angela
A1  - Lafontaine, Marie-France
A1  - Bureau, Jean-Francois
SP  - 759
EP  - 776
VL  - 27
IS  - 7
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1092-6771
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2017.1410746
ID  - ref1
ER  -