Skip to Main Content
 

Global Search Box

 
 
 
 

ETD Abstract Container

Abstract Header

The Relation Between Child Maltreatment and Mindfulness: The Roles of Severity, Cumulative Maltreatment, and Minimization

LaPlena, Nicole Marie

Abstract Details

2021, Master of Arts, Miami University, Psychology.
Mindfulness is negatively associated with many of the same outcomes that child maltreatment is positively associated with, including emotion dysregulation, anxiety, and depression. Moreover, there is some evidence that adults who experienced child maltreatment report lower mindfulness. Thus, mindfulness interventions may be beneficial for this population. However, more information is needed to determine whether specific types of child maltreatment show stronger connections with mindfulness and whether individuals experiencing multiple types of child maltreatment are at increased risk for mindfulness deficits. The current study was designed to address this gap in the literature. The severity of five types of child maltreatment (emotional abuse and neglect, physical abuse and neglect, and sexual abuse) and the effects of cumulative childhood maltreatment (more than one type) were examined in relation to five mindfulness facets in a sample of 1,476 college women. In addition, this study considered the minimization and denial scale in the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, a component of the measure that is widely overlooked. After accounting for minimization and denial, only childhood emotional abuse, childhood emotional neglect, and cumulative maltreatment were negatively associated with mindfulness facets (primarily acting with awareness and nonjudgment). A severity effect emerged for emotional abuse and cumulative maltreatment only.
Terri Messman, PhD (Advisor)
Elise Clerkin, PhD (Committee Member)
Elizabeth Kiel, PhD (Committee Member)

Recommended Citations

Citations

  • LaPlena, N. M. (2021). The Relation Between Child Maltreatment and Mindfulness: The Roles of Severity, Cumulative Maltreatment, and Minimization [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1615236095614519

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • LaPlena, Nicole. The Relation Between Child Maltreatment and Mindfulness: The Roles of Severity, Cumulative Maltreatment, and Minimization. 2021. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1615236095614519.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • LaPlena, Nicole. "The Relation Between Child Maltreatment and Mindfulness: The Roles of Severity, Cumulative Maltreatment, and Minimization." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1615236095614519

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)