Associations between sexual abuse and family conflict/violence, self-injurious behavior, and substance use: The mediating role of depressed mood and anger

Ásgeirsdóttir, Bryndís Björk; Sigfúsdóttir, Inga Dóra; Gudjónsson, Gisli H.; Sigurðsson, Jón Friðrik

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2010.12.003

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“…On the contrary, anger functioned as a partial mediator for all deviant behaviors, except property delinquency. These findings support previous studies (Agnew, 1993(Agnew, , 2005Asgeirsdottir et al, 2011;Brezina, 1998;Capowich et al, 2001;Hay, 2003;Jang & Johnson, 2003;Sigfusdottir et al, 2008) and suggest that negative emotions intervene between sexual abuse and delinquent behavior in a time series. Our findings do not necessarily support Agnew's (2005) point that depression plays a more important role in the link between strain and internal delinquency.…”

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confidence: 90%

The Effect of Sexual Abuse on Deviant Behaviors Among Turkish Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Emotions

Solakoglu

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Belshaw

2016

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Drawing from Robert Agnew's General Strain Theory, the purpose of this study is to examine the effect of sexual abuse on deviant behaviors, such as suicide, smoking, drinking, drug use, violent crime, and property crime, among Turkish adolescents. The article also aims to understand the mediating role of negative emotions, including depression and anger, as well as gender differences in this relationship. Findings from a series of analyses demonstrate that the experience of sexual abuse is significantly related to the likelihood of engaging in most of the deviant behaviors. In addition, the mediating role of negative emotions, particularly anger, was highlighted in the findings. Furthermore, the effect of sexual abuse on deviant behaviors was relatively greater for Turkish males compared with Turkish females. The current study contributes to the literature on the consequences of sexual abuse by considering them within the unique Islamic-Western cultural context of Turkey. Overall, findings suggest that this particular form of strain has a substantial impact on deviant behaviors among Turkish adolescents.

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The Effect of Sexual Abuse on Deviant Behaviors Among Turkish Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Emotions

Solakoglu

Driver

Belshaw

2016

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…Consistent with results of this study, positive correlations between adverse childhood experiences and suicide attempts have been reported in addicted patients with childhood abuse history [15,50,12]. Sexual abuse had direct effects on self-injurious behaviour and substance use among both genders, when controlling for age, family structure, parental education, anger, and depressed mood [52]. As the childhood experience scores increase the suicide attempts increase 60% [8].…”

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confidence: 78%

Predictive Psychological Factors of Problematic Alcohol use in University Students

Demi̇rbaş¹

2017

J Addict Ther Res

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SUMMARYThe objective of this study is to determine prevalence of alcohol-substance use among university students, and to investigate the correlation between the childhood abuse, suicide probability and anger expression styles in students who have drinking problems. A survey was carried out among randomly selected students from the Faculty of Education in Baskent University in Turkey. Study sample consists of 399 university students. Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Trait Anger and Anger Expressions Scales (T-Anger-Anger EX), and Suicide Probability Scale (SPS) were used. The CAGE questionnaire was applied to identify the problems of alcohol use. Probable presence of an alcohol use disorder is indicated by a score of 1+, whereas a score of 2+ was taken as the cut-off point for assessing presence of clinically signifi cant alcohol use problems. Data were analyzed using with t test and multiple binary logistic regression. Of the whole sample 36.9% reported that they had ever tried drinking alcohol. The overall prevalence of alcohol use problems according to CAGE 1+ was 14.4% and CAGE 2+ was 7.3%. Sexual abuse and Anger-In were predictors of CAGE 1+, suicide probability was predictor of CAGE2+. Childhood trauma experiences especially, sexual abuse, suicide probability, trait anger, the anger expressed inside and outside were main factors to identify alcohol use problems. Professionals and parents must pay attention to childhood traumatic experiences, suicide and anger expression styles in youths with alcohol use problems.

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“…In the present study, no independent associations were observed between childhood sexual abuse and adult violence, with a non-significant trend toward negative associations following adjustments. Childhood sexual abuse has been found to increase risk of adult psychopathology (Dinwiddie et al, 2000;Nelson & Wampler, 2000) associated with selfharm (Asgeirsdottir et al, 2011;Noll, Horowitz, Bonanno, Trickett, & Putnam, 2003), and with increased risk of repeated sexual and other forms of victimization in adulthood in samples which have included women (Coid et al, 2001;Follette, Polusny, Bechtle, & Naugle, 1996;MessmanMoore, Long, & Siegfried, 2000). However, the absence of independent associations between adult psychopathology and reported childhood sexual abuse among this sample of young adult men was an unexpected finding.…”

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Childhood maltreatment and violence: Mediation through psychiatric morbidity

González

Kallis

Ullrich

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Child Abuse & Neglect

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Associations between sexual abuse and family conflict/violence, self-injurious behavior, and substance use: The mediating role of depressed mood and anger

Cited by 66 publications

References 48 publications

The Effect of Sexual Abuse on Deviant Behaviors Among Turkish Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Emotions

The Effect of Sexual Abuse on Deviant Behaviors Among Turkish Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Emotions

Predictive Psychological Factors of Problematic Alcohol use in University Students

Childhood maltreatment and violence: Mediation through psychiatric morbidity

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