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Depressive Symptoms and Addictive Behaviors in Young Adults After Childhood Trauma

The Mediating Role of Personality Organization and Despair

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ID15520274
AuthorsJürgen Fuchshuber (0009-0003-2932-9029), Michaela Hiebler‐Ragger (0000-0002-3819-2146), Michaela Hiebler-Ragger, Adelheid Kresse (Medical University of Graz), Hans‐Peter Kapfhammer (0000-0002-0808-462X), Hans-Peter Kapfhammer, Human-Friedrich Unterrainer (0000-0002-4815-0214, University of Vienna, corresponding author), Human F Unterrainer
Year2018
Volume9
Pages318-318
Publication date2018-07-16
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00318
PMID30061848
OpenAlexW2883612738
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited68

Background: There is substantial evidence that traumatic experiences in childhood increase the likelihood of mood pathology and addictive behaviors in adolescence and young adulthood. Furthermore, both forms of psychopathology have been linked to deficiencies in personality organization and a common primary emotion core. In this study, we intended to further investigate these interactions by assuming a mediating role of personality organization and despair regarding the relationship between childhood trauma and psychiatric symptom burden later in life. Methods: A total sample of 500 young adults (Age: M = 26; SD = 5.51; 63.2% female) were investigated. Structural Equation Modeling was applied in order to investigate the pathways between the latent variables Childhood Trauma, Structural Deficit, Despair (comprised of the primary emotions SEEKING and SADNESS), as well as symptoms of addiction and depression. Results: The results indicate that the influence of Childhood Trauma on Addictive Behaviors was mediated by Structural Deficit ( p p p Discussion: The findings underline the importance of early experiences in the development of adult affective and personality functioning, which is linked to the development of psychiatric disorders. Regarding clinical practice, addiction treatment might focus on the improvement of personality organization, while treatment of depressed patients should primarily emphasize the restructuring of dysfunctional primary emotion dispositions

Addiction · Anxiety · Depressive symptoms · Developmental psychology · Personality · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology

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