TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Pathological personality explains individual differences in global emotion dysregulation within the pathway between child maltreatment and severe depressive symptoms
JO  - Psychological trauma: theory, research, practice, and policy
A1  - Liu, Jianlin
A1  - Tan, Rachel Hsiao Shen
A1  - Chang, Sherilyn Shi Hui
A1  - Teh, Wen Lin
A1  - Shahwan, Shazana
A1  - Lee, Yu Wei
A1  - Chandwani, Nisha
A1  - Chan, Christopher Yi Wen
A1  - Tor, Phern Chern
A1  - Subramaniam, Mythily
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Global emotion dysregulation mediates the relationship between child maltreatment and severe depressive symptoms; however, there is a lack of research on maladaptive personality traits and their contribution to individual differences in global emotion dysregulation within this conceptual model. The present study tested a preliminary serial mediation model where maladaptive personality traits and global emotion dysregulation mediate the relationship between child maltreatment and severe depressive symptoms. <br><br>METHOD: A total of 200 patients with mood disorders (M(age) = 36.5 years; 54% females) were assessed for maladaptive personality traits (Personality Inventory for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [5th ed.] Brief Form), global emotion dysregulation (Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Short), childhood trauma (Childhood Trauma Questionnaire), and depressive symptoms (Patient Health Questionnaire-9). <br><br>RESULTS: Ordinary least squares regression and partial least squares-structural equation modeling revealed a consistent and significant indirect effect of child maltreatment on severe depressive symptoms through negative affectivity, detachment, psychoticism, and global emotion dysregulation. Among child maltreatment types, only emotional abuse had a significant indirect effect on severe depressive symptoms through maladaptive personality traits and global emotion dysregulation, b = 0.50, SE = 0.09, 95% confidence intervals [0.326, 0.694] after controlling for age, gender, and remaining types of child maltreatment. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Findings support the view that maladaptive personality traits shed important insights on individual differences in global emotion dysregulation, and this information could aid clinical formulation and treatment of childhood adversity-related psychopathology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1942-9681
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/tra0001581
ID  - ref1
ER  -