The childhood experience of care and abuse questionnaire (CECA.Q): Validation in a community series

Bifulco, Antonia; Bernazzani, Odette; Morán, Patricia; Jacobs, Catherine

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“…Childhood Experiences of Care and Abuse Questionnaire (CECA-Q) 34,35 The CECA-Q focuses on parental rearing styles experienced during childhood and on the identification of the parental figure that was most significant before age 17 years. It comprises set screening questions for sexual and physical abuse, as well as Neglect and Antipathy scales scored separately for each parental figure (e.g., mother and father).…”

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“…All items are presented twice in order to be rated separately for each parental figure on a five point Likert-type scale (1 = not at all to 5 = totally). In a study by Bifulco et al, 34 the CECA-Q was a good screening tool for assessing early adverse relationships with caretakers and studying of the role of these adverse experiences in the development of psychopathology. Internal consistency was 0.81 (Antipathy) and 0.80 (Neglect).…”

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Biting myself so I don’t bite the dust: prevalence and predictors of deliberate self-harm and suicide ideation in Azorean youths

Carvalho

Motta

Sousa

et al. 2017

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Objective: To characterize non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) behaviors, methods, and functions as well as suicide ideation in the adolescent population of a Portuguese community in Sã o Miguel Island, Azores. Increasing rates of NSSI behaviors among adolescents have been observed globally, while suicidal behavior has been pointed as a major cause of death during adolescence. Methods: A sample of 1,763 adolescents, aged 14 to 22, was randomly drawn from public and private schools and administered a set of self-report questionnaires. Descriptive and regression analyses were used to look for specific relationships and predictors of NSSI and suicide ideation in this isolated community.Results: Approximately 30% of youths reported at least one NSSI behavior, a rate that is twice as high as most studies carried out in mainland Portugal and in other European countries. Biting oneself was the most frequent form of NSSI, and NSSI behaviors served predominantly automatic reinforcement purposes (i.e., regulation of disruptive emotional states). NSSI and suicide ideation encompassed different distal and proximal risk factors. Conclusions: Exploring and characterizing these phenomena is necessary to provide a better understanding, enhance current conceptualizations, and guide the development of more effective prevention and intervention strategies in youths.

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Biting myself so I don’t bite the dust: prevalence and predictors of deliberate self-harm and suicide ideation in Azorean youths

Carvalho

Motta

Sousa

et al. 2017

Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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“…All items are rated for each parental figure separately in a 5 point Likert-type scale (1="Not at all" to 5="Totally"). The CECA-Q was found to be a good screening tool for assessing early adverse relationships and to the study of the role of these adverse experiences in the development of psychopathology (Bifulco et al, 2005). Internal consistency was .81 to Antipathy and .80 to Neglect subscale.…”

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“…Childhood Experiences of Care and Abuse Questionnaire (CECA-Q) (Bifulco, Bernazzani, Moran, & Jacobs, 2005); Translated and adapted to Portuguese by Barreto Carvalho and Pereira (2012). This questionnaire addresses perceived parental rearing styles during childhood, and identifies the parental figures that were most significant during development (before 17 years old).…”

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Atacar será a melhor defesa? A influência das experiências precoces e da paranoia na agressividade dos jovens açorianos || Is the offence the best defense? Influences of childhood experiences and paranoia in the aggression in Azorean youths

Motta

Cabral²,

Caldeira³

et al. 2015

R Est Inv Psico y Educ

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Paranoid ideation is a normative cognitive and social process considered normative (e.g. occasional mistrust feelings) or dysfunctional and pathological symptom (e.g. Paranoid delusions). Even at subclinical levels, paranoid ideation can hinder interpersonal functioning, to the extent that the resulting disruptive behavior can impact several life areas (e.g. family, peer and academic/professional relationships). The current study explores the influence of parental styles and the mediating role of paranoid ideation in aggression during adolescence, and discusses the implications for prevention and intervention in clinical and educational settings.Keywords: cognitive processes, group and interpersonal processes, social perception and cognition Resumo A ideação paranoide é um processo cognitivo e social que pode ser considerado normativo (e.g. sentimentos de desconfiança ocasionais) ou disfuncional, constituindo-se, neste ultimo caso, como um sintoma psicopatológico (e.g. delírios paranoides). Mesmo em níveis subclínicos, a ideação paranoide pode constituir um entrave para o bom funcionamento interpessoal, na medida em que o comportamento disruptivo que dela advém pode afetar todas as esferas de funcionamento do indivíduo (e.g. relações familiares, entre pares, profissionais e/ou académicas). O presente estudo explorará a influência dos estilos parentais e o papel mediador da ideação paranoide na agressividade durante a adolescência, bem como as implicações para a prevenção e intervenção em contextos clínicos e educacionais.Palavras chave: processos cognitivos, processos de grupo e interpessoais, perceção e cognição social

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“…The CECA.Q was read out to all participants during face-to-face interviews to improve the accuracy of the fixed category responses obtained. This questionnaire has been shown to have good internal consistency [30], satisfactory levels of test-retest reliability over 7 years in a similar psychosis sample [31], and reasonable concurrent validity with existing measures [29][30][31].…”

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133. Interplay Between Schizophrenia Polygenic Risk Score and Childhood Adversity in First-Presentation Psychotic Disorder: A Pilot Study

Trotta

Iyegbe

Forti

et al. 2017

Schizophrenia Bulletin

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A history of childhood adversity is associated with psychotic disorder, with an increase in risk according to number or severity of exposures. However, it is not known why only some exposed individuals go on to develop psychosis. One possibility is pre-existing genetic vulnerability. Research on gene-environment interaction in psychosis has primarily focused on candidate genes, although the genetic effects are now known to be polygenic. This pilot study investigated whether the effect of childhood adversity on psychosis is moderated by the polygenic risk score for schizophrenia (PRS). Data were utilised from the Genes and Psychosis (GAP) study set in South London, UK. The GAP sample comprises 285 first-presentation psychosis cases and 256 unaffected controls with information on childhood adversity. We studied only white subjects (80 cases and 110 controls) with PRS data, as the PRS has limited predictive ability in patients of African ancestry. The occurrence of childhood adversity was assessed with the Childhood Experience of Care and Abuse Questionnaire (CECA.Q) and the PRS was based on genome-wide meta-analysis results for schizophrenia from the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium. Higher schizophrenia PRS and childhood adversities each predicted psychosis status. Nevertheless, no evidence was found for interaction as departure from additivity, indicating that the effect of polygenic risk scores on psychosis was not increased in the presence of a history of childhood adversity. These findings are compatible with a multifactorial threshold model in which both genetic liability and exposure to environmental risk contribute independently to the etiology of psychosis.

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The childhood experience of care and abuse questionnaire (CECA.Q): Validation in a community series

Abstract: The CECA.Q shows satisfactory reliability and validity as a self-report measure for adverse childhood experience. The merits of having parallel questionnaire and interview instruments for both research and clinical work are discussed.

Cited by 335 publications

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Biting myself so I don’t bite the dust: prevalence and predictors of deliberate self-harm and suicide ideation in Azorean youths

Biting myself so I don’t bite the dust: prevalence and predictors of deliberate self-harm and suicide ideation in Azorean youths

Atacar será a melhor defesa? A influência das experiências precoces e da paranoia na agressividade dos jovens açorianos || Is the offence the best defense? Influences of childhood experiences and paranoia in the aggression in Azorean youths

133. Interplay Between Schizophrenia Polygenic Risk Score and Childhood Adversity in First-Presentation Psychotic Disorder: A Pilot Study

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