The Association of Child Abuse Experiences and Intolerance of Uncertainty in Young Adults

Dirican, Ayşe Hatun; Kozak, Ekin Doğa; Kavakçı, Önder; Sönmez, Berna

doi:10.1080/00332747.2023.2205800

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“…As far as we are aware, previous studies have not examined the specificity of the relationship between interpersonal trauma and IU (Dirican et al, 2023;Hayward et al, 2020). Thus, we also explored whether any relationships between interpersonal trauma and IU were unique, over and above negative beliefs about the self and others and demographic factors.…”

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“…Recently there has been increasing interest in how risk factors for mental health conditions such as adversity and traumatic experiences (Hogg et al, 2023;McLaughlin & Lambert, 2017;Schimmenti, 2018) relate to IU (Boelen, 2019;Dirican, Kozak, Kavakcı, & Sönmez, 2023;Hayward, Vartanian, Kwok, & Newby, 2020;Nickerson et al, 2023). The majority of previous research on this topic has focused on how higher IU may increase risk for and maintenance of post-traumatic stress symptoms (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…As far as we are aware, only a few studies to date have examined how traumatic experiences such as neglect and abuse in childhood may contribute to the development of IU (Dirican et al, 2023;Hayward et al, 2020). In young adults, Dircan et al (2023) found that greater experiences of emotional abuse was associated with higher IU, while greater experiences of physical and sexual abuse were not related to IU (Dirican et al, 2023). Similarly, in another study in adults, Hayward et al (2020) found that higher IU mediated the relationship between greater early adversity (e.g.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…To date, only two studies have examined relationships between interpersonal trauma and IU (Dirican et al, 2023;Hayward et al, 2020) and to extend this literature, , we conducted a secondary analysis of survey data from five international sites with the following variables: four different types of interpersonal trauma (emotional neglect, psychological abuse, physical abuse, and sexual abuse), IU, negative beliefs about self and others. We explored whether: (1) different experiences of interpersonal trauma would relate to higher IU and (2) the number of different types of interpersonal trauma experienced would be associated with higher IU .…”

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Associations between interpersonal trauma and intolerance of uncertainty in an international multi-site sample

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Gaudiano

et al. 2024

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Prior traumatic experiences have been linked to increased risk for mental health conditions. However, there remain questions about the relationship between prior interpersonal trauma, particularly that of neglect and abuse, and transdiagnostic dimensions such as intolerance of uncertainty (IU: the tendency to find uncertainty aversive). To address this gap, we conducted a secondary analysis of survey data from an international multi-site sample (n=2510). Questionnaires included: Interpersonal trauma by type (e.g. emotional neglect, physical abuse, psychological abuse, sexual abuse) and IU. The findings revealed that emotional neglect, compared to other types of abuse, was specifically related to higher IU. Furthermore, experiencing multiple forms of neglect and abuse was associated with higher IU. Importantly, these effects remained when controlling for broader negative beliefs about the self and others, and demographic factors (site, age, sex assigned at birth, and educational attainment). Overall, these findings demonstrate that interpersonal trauma, particularly emotional neglect, is associated with IU. Future longitudinal research is required to examine if, how, and when after adversity, higher IU may emerge.

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“…To date, the research that has been done on this topic has been conducted largely around the issue of child abuse. For instance, recent research drawing on a sample of young adults in Turkey demonstrated that psychological child abuse victimization was linked to intolerance of uncertainty later in life (Dirican et al, 2023). In another study of 700 high school students in Iran, childhood maltreatment was associated with increased risk for non-suicidal self-injury, mediated by both emotional dysregulation and intolerance of uncertainty (Ghaderi et al, 2020).…”

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Physical Intimate Partner Violence and Emotional Harm in Five U.S. States

Semenza,

Ziminski,

Anestis

2023

J Interpers Violence

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The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between physical intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and four related aspects of emotional well-being: threat sensitivity, intolerance of uncertainty, impulse control, and access to resources for emotional regulation. We draw on a transactional model of IPV and emotional regulation to theorize how invalidation and partner threats in relationships can generate harmful emotional outcomes. We used representative data collected for residents living in five U.S. states: Colorado, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, and Texas. Our analytic sample included individuals who reported having been in a romantic relationship in the past year ( N = 2,501). Data were collected using a probability-based web panel, between April 29 and May 15, 2022. Following the presentation of descriptive statistics and bivariate correlations, we developed a series of four multivariate models (ordinary least squares [OLS], negative binomial) to analyze the association between IPV victimization and each emotional outcome. All models adjusted for pertinent demographic and geographic control measures. Physical IPV victimization was associated with increased intolerance of uncertainty and heightened threat sensitivity. IPV victimization also corresponded with poorer impulse control and fewer resources for emotional regulation. Overall, our results demonstrate that experiences of physical IPV victimization are linked to poorer emotional outcomes. These outcomes can be harmful to broader mental health and potentially impact long-term well-being. The findings underscore the importance of mental health screenings that extend beyond assessments of diagnostic-level functions and allocating resources toward alleviating other clinically relevant factors that might arise from or even prompt additional exposure to physical IPV.

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Profiles of Intolerance of Uncertainty Among 108,540 Adolescents: Associations with Sociodemographic Variables and Mental Health

Ye,

Chen,

Chen

et al. 2023

Child Psychiatry Hum Dev

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The Association of Child Abuse Experiences and Intolerance of Uncertainty in Young Adults

Cited by 4 publications

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Associations between interpersonal trauma and intolerance of uncertainty in an international multi-site sample

Associations between interpersonal trauma and intolerance of uncertainty in an international multi-site sample

Physical Intimate Partner Violence and Emotional Harm in Five U.S. States

Profiles of Intolerance of Uncertainty Among 108,540 Adolescents: Associations with Sociodemographic Variables and Mental Health

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