Emotion dysregulation mediates the relationship between child maltreatment and psychopathology: A structural equation model

Self-Blame Mediates the Link between Childhood Neglect Experiences and Internalizing Symptoms in Low-Risk Adolescents

“…Despite the consistently powerful findings on the negative effects of neglect, there is still a need for studies that explore its effects on a continuum. Studies that explore individual differences in relation to maltreatment using the childhood trauma questionnaire (CTQ) as a continuous score, have reported a positive association between internalizing symptoms (e.g., Herringa et al 2013;Huh et al 2017), emotion dysregulation and psychopathology (Jennissen et al 2016;Peh et al 2017). In addition, a study examining the effect of emotional abuse and neglect on a continuum has found a positive relation with internalizing symptoms (Hamilton et al 2013) and another exploring the continuous effect of the combined score of emotional abuse and neglect found that self-criticism mediated the link between emotional abuse and neglect and romantic satisfaction (Lassri et al 2016).…”

“…In addition, studies have consistently found that the relationship between childhood maltreatment and the development of psychopathology symptoms is mediated by difficulties in emotion regulation (Alink et al 2009;Langevin et al 2015). For example, emotion dysregulation has been shown to mediate the relationship between adverse childhood experiences, including neglect, and psychopathology (Jennissen et al 2016), as well as interpersonal difficulties in adulthood (Poole et al 2018).…”

The Mediating Role Of The Emotion Regulation Difficulties On The Relationship Between Childhood Traumas, Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms And Depression

“…Shipman ve arkadaþlarý yapmýþ olduklarý çalýþmada çocukluk çaðýnda istismar ve ihmale maruz kalan çocuklarýn yetiþkinlik dönemlerinde duygularýný tanýmlamada güçlükler yaþadýklarýný belirtmiþlerdir (17). Bir baþka çalýþmada kötü muameleye maruz kalan çocuklarýn belli bir durumda uygun ve beklendik duygunun ne olduðunu anlamaya iliþkin güçlükleri olduðu bildirilmektedir (18). Literatür gözden geçirildiðinde hangi tür kötü muamelenin ne çeþit ve ne düzeyde bir duygu düzenleme yetersizliðine yol açtýðýna dair bilgilerin oldukça sýnýrlý olduðu görülmektedir (19).…”

Relevance of Functional Emotion Regulation Processes for Sustaining Mental Health After History of Early Psychological Trauma

“…Indeed, findings of our research group indicate that emotion dysregulation serves as a mediator for the association between early psychological trauma and later development of general psychopathology and especially of substance use disorder [11,12].…”

“…More specifically, we found that functional emotion regulation processes are relevant for a resilient development in mentally healthy individuals either with or without experiences of child maltreatment. Hence, emotion regulation processes might have a relevant function in the relation between early psychological trauma and later development of psychopathology.Indeed, findings of our research group indicate that emotion dysregulation serves as a mediator for the association between early psychological trauma and later development of general psychopathology and especially of substance use disorder [11,12].In addition, to extend the understanding of developmental pathways for psychopathology after early psychological trauma, we also conduct longitudinal daily process studies with multiple daily measurement points in participants' natural environment (ecological momentary assessment, EMA). Testing the drinking to cope hypothesis, we investigated effects of quality and intensity (high vs. low) of trauma-associated negative emotions (shame vs. sadness) on daily emotion regulation processes in early traumatized individuals with and without psychopathology.…”