TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Childhood maltreatment predicts specific types of dysfunctional attitudes in participants with and without depression
JO  - Frontiers in psychiatry
A1  - Jugessur, Raj
A1  - Zhang, Yan
A1  - Qin, Xuemei
A1  - Wang, Mi
A1  - Lu, Xiaowen
A1  - Sun, Jinrong
A1  - Dong, Qiangli
A1  - Zhang, Liang
A1  - Liu, Jin
A1  - Ju, Yumeng
A1  - Liao, Mei
A1  - Wan, Ping
A1  - Guo, Hua
A1  - Zhao, Futao
A1  - Liu, Bangshan
A1  - Li, Lingjiang
SP  - e728280
EP  - e728280
VL  - 12
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Studies have shown a strong association between childhood maltreatment (CM) and major depressive disorder (MDD). Dysfunctional attitudes (DAs) play a crucial role in the development of MDD. In this study, we aimed to investigate whether (1) DAs are associated with CM, (2) specific CM types predict specific types of DAs, and (3) higher childhood trauma counts (CTCs) predict more DAs. <br><br>METHODS: One hundred seventy-one MDD participants and 156 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled for the study. CM was assessed retrospectively with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. DAs were evaluated using the Chinese version of the Dysfunctional Attitude Scale-Form A (C-DAS-A). A series of analyses, including multiple analyses of covariance and hierarchical regression analyses, were used in this study to examine the hypotheses. <br><br>RESULTS: The proportion of CM was 60.2% in the MDD group and 44.2% in the HC group. The 2 × 2 analysis of covariance results showed no interaction effect between CM and MDD on C-DAS-A total score. When the factor scores replaced the C-DAS-A total score, a similar trend was observed. Within the MDD group, emotional abuse (EA) predicted two forms of DAs: self-determination type and overall DAs; physical neglect (PN) was predictive of attraction and repulsion-type DAs. Higher childhood trauma counts significantly predicted more types of DAs in the MDD group. <br><br>CONCLUSION: DAs are a trait feature of CM. EA and PN predict specific types of DAs in MDD patients. Higher CTCs predict more DAs in MDD patients.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1664-0640
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.728280
ID  - ref1
ER  -