Test-retest reliability of retrospective self-reported maternal exposure to childhood abuse and neglect

Date

2016

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Archives of women's mental health

Abstract

Retrospective reports of exposure to childhood trauma indicate it is common. There is growing interest in relationships between maternal exposure to childhood adversity, perinatal mental health, and pregnancy outcomes. The goal of this study was to describe the self-reported prevalence and test-retest reliability of exposure to childhood maltreatment using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire among adult women around the time of pregnancy. A substantial proportion of women reported exposure to maltreatment and reliability was generally at least moderate, indicating consistent reporting. (Author Abstract)

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Keywords

child abuse, long term effects, mothers, research

Citation

Cammack, A. L., Hogue, C. J., Drews-Botsch, C. D., Kramer, M. R., Pearce, B. D., Knight, B. T., ... & Newport, D. J. (2016). Test-retest reliability of retrospective self-reported maternal exposure to childhood abuse and neglect. Archives of women's mental health, 19(2), 415-421.

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