Childhood Trauma and Psychopathology among Alcohol-Dependent Men: No Interaction with Temperament and Character

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate possible interactions between childhood trauma, temperament, character, and psychopathology among alcohol-dependent men. Methods: Participants were 156 alcohol-dependent men consecutively admitted to a dependency treatment unit. The Childhood Abuse and Neglect Questionnaire, the Temperament and Character Inventory, and the Symptom Checklist-Revised were administered to all participants. Results: Childhood abuse and neglect did not have any effect on temperament and character scores in multivariate analysis. Whereas childhood abuse had a significant main effect on all types of clinical psychopathology except depression and psychoticism scores, childhood neglect only had a significant main effect on depression scores. There was no interaction between childhood abuse and neglect on these analyses. Conclusions: Among alcohol-dependent men, childhood abuse and neglect contribute to general psychopathology through distinct clinical consequences, independently of temperamental and characterological features.

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“…Childhood traumas were found related to substance addiction (6)(7)(8)(9) as well as behavioral addictions such as gambling (10,11), Internet gaming disorder (IGD) (12), and IA (5,(13)(14)(15). However, only four studies investigated the association between childhood traumas and IA.…”