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Understanding the Impact of Specific Subtypes of Psychological Maltreatment: An Examination of Mechanisms Related to Depressive Symptoms in College Women

Coates, Aubrey A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1303957413

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2011, Doctor of Philosophy, Miami University, Psychology.
Childhood psychological maltreatment is associated with depressive symptoms in adulthood. However, little is known about the mechanisms responsible for this link. The primary goal of the current study was to examine mechanisms responsible for the association between childhood psychological maltreatment and depressive symptoms in adulthood. Two possible mechanisms were tested: negative internalized beliefs and emotion dysregulation. It was hypothesized that emotion dysregulation would be particularly associated with emotional nonresponsiveness, while negative internalized beliefs would be particularly associated with spurning and terrorizing. Retrospective self-report measures assessed all variables in 815 undergraduate females. Confirmatory factor analysis validated a four-factor model of psychological maltreatment. Structural modeling was used to test proposed mechanisms and relationships among variables. Emotion dysregulation and negative internalized beliefs both mediated the relationship between psychological maltreatment and depressive symptoms. Spurning/terrorizing predicted depression and was mediated by both emotion dysregulation and negative internalized beliefs. Emotional nonresponsiveness did not directly predict depressive symptoms or emotion dysregulation, but was associated with depressive symptoms via negative internalized beliefs, which predicted emotion dysregulation. Post-hoc models suggested that the sequence of the mediators was significant; psychological maltreatment’s effect on depressive symptoms and dysregulated emotions may occur through the intermediary effects of negative internalized beliefs. Results suggest that among college women, negative internalized beliefs may underlie emotion dysregulation and symptoms of depression following psychological maltreatment.
Terri Messman-Moore, PhD (Committee Chair)
Julie Rubin, PhD (Committee Member)
Margaret O’Dougherty Wright, PhD (Committee Member)
Rose Marie Ward, PhD (Committee Member)
84 p.
Clinical Psychology
Psychological maltreatment; emotion regulation; schemas; cognitive distortions; depression; abuse

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  • Coates, A. A. (2011). Understanding the Impact of Specific Subtypes of Psychological Maltreatment: An Examination of Mechanisms Related to Depressive Symptoms in College Women [Doctoral dissertation, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1303957413

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Coates, Aubrey. Understanding the Impact of Specific Subtypes of Psychological Maltreatment: An Examination of Mechanisms Related to Depressive Symptoms in College Women. 2011. Miami University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1303957413.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Coates, Aubrey. "Understanding the Impact of Specific Subtypes of Psychological Maltreatment: An Examination of Mechanisms Related to Depressive Symptoms in College Women." Doctoral dissertation, Miami University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1303957413

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