Effects of Childhood Maltreatment on Self-Compassion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Zhang, Huiping; Li, Jiming; Sun, Bin; Wei, Qingong

doi:10.1177/15248380211043825

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“…As to the relationship between CM and mindfulness, it has been reported that people who suffered from CM were observed lower level of mindfulness [12,14]. Moreover, CM was negatively correlated with self-compassion [16], and it has been found that mindfulness-based interventions can improve self-compassion [17].…”

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“…Evidence has been accumulating regarding to the beneficial role of dispositional mindfulness in various mental health problems for children and adolescents, a lower level of dispositional mindfulness had been associated with higher risk of anxiety, depression, and dissociation [12,13]. Some published studies suggested that dispositional mindfulness may play a mediating role in the association between CM and SI: a cross-sectional study of 177 young adults revealed that victims of CM reported lower level of dispositional mindfulness [14], moreover, mindfulnessbased interventions were found effective in reducing SI among Chinese children and adolescents, probably through the mechanisms of reducing pain and stress, strengthening emotion regulation ability, and improving self-compassion [15][16][17]. Nevertheless, no existing study has ever discussed this possible mediation via mindfulness in the association between CM and SI.…”

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Childhood maltreatment and suicidal ideation in Chinese children and adolescents: the mediating role of mindfulness

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Background Childhood maltreatment (CM) has been associated with suicidal ideation (SI) in children and adolescents, yet the mediating role of mindfulness in this association remains unclear. This study aims to test the mediation of mindfulness in CM-SI association among a large sample of Chinese children and adolescents. Methods A population-based cross-sectional study of 3455 children and adolescents aged 10–17 years from southwest China Yunnan province was conducted. Information from the participants was collected by using a comprehensive self-administered questionnaire. The Chinese version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), and the Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSSI) were used to measure CM, mindfulness and SI. Univariate and multivariate binary logistic regression models were used to estimate the crude and adjusted associations between CM, mindfulness and SI (one-week, one-year, lifetime). Pathway analysis was subsequently performed to test the mediation of mindfulness in CM-SI association. Results The findings showed that mindfulness, CM and SI were significantly correlated with each other (p < 0.05). Mindfulness is a significant mediator in CM-SI association, accounted for 7.5, 11.4, and 17.6% of the total associations for one-week SI, one-year SI, and lifetime SI, respectively. For the five types of CM, the highest level of mediation via mindfulness had been found for physical neglect (PN) and one-year SI (34.3%), followed by emotional neglect (EN) and one-year SI (30.2%), sexual abuse (SA) and one-year SI (25.4%). Conclusions Our study findings highlight the intervention potential of mindfulness in preventing CM associated suicidal risk. Future longitudinal studies are warranted to corroborate the effectiveness of mindfulness-based intervention for Chinese children and adolescents.

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Childhood maltreatment and suicidal ideation in Chinese children and adolescents: the mediating role of mindfulness

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“…Second, the classic fail-safe N , Egger’s tests, and the trim-and-fill method were employed. The fail-safe N calculated the number of potential unpublished studies with nonsignificant findings required to reduce the pooled effect size in the meta-analysis to below the level of significance (Zhang et al, 2021). In accordance with the established principles, selective publication bias exists when the fail-safe N is less than 5 times the number of published studies plus 10 (Rosenthal, 1979).…”

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Does Child Maltreatment Reduce or Increase Empathy? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Zhang

Gao

Liang

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Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Arguments about the associations between child maltreatment and empathy remain controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to estimate the direction and magnitude of the relationships between child abuse and neglect and empathy. Four English databases (Web of Science, PsycInfo, PubMed, and Cochrane Library), three Chinese databases (China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang, and Weipu), and grey literature were systematically searched. We extracted data related to the associations between child maltreatment and empathy and pooled them using random effects models. A total of 24 eligible studies involving 22,580 participants and 176 estimates were included in the analyses. Overall, child maltreatment was significantly related to reduced empathy ([Formula: see text] = −0.15, 95% CI [−0.17, −0.13]). Specifically, the rank-order mean effect size of subtypes of maltreatment on empathy is: emotional neglect ([Formula: see text] = −0.18, 95% CI [−0.25, −0.12]) > physical neglect ([Formula: see text] = −0.16, 95% CI [−0.23, −0.09]) > emotional abuse ([Formula: see text] = −0.15, 95% CI [−0.21, −0.10]) > physical abuse ([Formula: see text] = −0.12, 95% CI [−0.17, −0.07]) > sexual abuse ([Formula: see text] = −0.07, 95% CI [−0.14, −0.01]). Furthermore, the meta-regression results suggested that the aggregated associations between child maltreatment and empathy were not inflated by publication bias, but they were moderated by the age of respondents, sample size, publication language, empathy measurement, and maltreatment type. The results indicate that general maltreatment and its subtypes are associated with reduced empathy. Parent training and empathy enhancement programs should be designed to help children with a history of childhood maltreatment, respectively, from an early stage.

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“…A meta-analysis indicated that emotional neglect was negatively correlated to self-compassion ( 107 ). This finding is essential since self-compassion is considered an essential protective factor after a child has experienced neglect.…”

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Childhood Emotional Neglect and Cardiovascular Disease: A Narrative Review

Salzmann

Salzmann-Djufri

Euteneuer

2022

Front. Cardiovasc. Med.

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Psychosocial factors predict the incidence and progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). There is accumulating evidence for the importance of childhood maltreatment for the development and progression of both CVD-related risk factors and CVD. However, past research has predominantly focused on active forms of childhood maltreatment such as emotional abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse. At the same time, childhood neglect as a relatively silent form of childhood maltreatment received less attention. Childhood emotional neglect is the most common form of neglect. This narrative review summarizes findings on the association between childhood emotional neglect and CVD and potential underlying mechanisms. These mechanisms may involve biological factors (i.e., elevated inflammation, autonomic dysregulation, dysregulated HPA axis, and altered brain development), psychological variables and mental health (i.e., depression and anxiety), and health behaviors (i.e., eating behavior, smoking, drug use, physical activity) and interpersonal aspects. Evidence suggests that emotional neglect is associated with CVD and CVD risk factors such as obesity, diabetes, inflammation, a dysregulated stress system, altered brain development, depression and other psychological abnormalities (i.e., emotion-regulation difficulties), interpersonal difficulties, and lack of health behaviors. Specific subtypes of childhood maltreatment may be associated with CVD via different mechanisms. This review further encompasses clinical suggestions, identifies research gaps, and has implications for future studies. However, more research with better study designs is desperately needed to identify the exact underlying mechanisms and opportunities for mitigating the negative health consequences of emotional neglect to reduce the prevalence and progression of CVD.

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Effects of Childhood Maltreatment on Self-Compassion: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

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Childhood maltreatment and suicidal ideation in Chinese children and adolescents: the mediating role of mindfulness

Childhood maltreatment and suicidal ideation in Chinese children and adolescents: the mediating role of mindfulness

Does Child Maltreatment Reduce or Increase Empathy? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Childhood Emotional Neglect and Cardiovascular Disease: A Narrative Review

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