Age of onset of child maltreatment predicts long-term mental health outcomes.
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23344264 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Julie B Kaplow (0000-0002-1944-6382, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey), Cathy Spatz Widom (0000-0001-7006-4905, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 116 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 176-187 |
| Publication date | 2007-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Abnormal Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-843X • E-ISSN: 1939-1846 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0021-843x.116.1.176 |
| PMID | 17324028 |
| OpenAlex | W2031964073 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 90 |
| References cited | 13 |
The authors tested the hypothesis that children who are maltreated earlier in life are at greater risk for poor psychological functioning in adulthood than those maltreated later in life. Age of onset of maltreatment was assessed with 3 classifications: (a) continuous (ages 0-11 years); (b) dichotomous (early [ages 0-5 years] vs. later [ages 6-11 years]); and (c) developmental (infancy [ages 0-2 years], preschool [ages 3-5 years], early school age [ages 6-8 years], and school age [ages 9-11 years]). Individuals with documented cases of physical and sexual abuse and neglect prior to age 12 (N=496) were followed up and assessed in adulthood. Results indicated that an earlier onset of maltreatment, measured dichotomously and developmentally, predicted more symptoms of anxiety and depression in adulthood, while controlling for gender, race, current age, and other abuse reports. Later onset of maltreatment, measured continuously or developmentally, was predictive of more behavioral problems in adulthood. Implications for the assessment of maltreated children, the prevention of adult psychopathology, and the classification of age of maltreatment onset are discussed.
Age of onset · Anxiety · Child abuse · Depression (economics) · Developmental psychology · Disease · Injury prevention · Neglect · Poison control · Psychiatry · Psychopathology · Sexual abuse · Young adult · Child Abuse and Trauma · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse · Medicine · Psychology
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