Longitudinal pathways linking child maltreatment, emotion regulation, peer relations, and psychopathology

dc.contributor.authorKim, J., & Cicchetti, D.
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-03T20:24:43Z
dc.date.available2014-07-03T20:24:43Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractBackground: The aim of this study was to investigate longitudinal relations among child maltreatment, emotion regulation, peer acceptance and rejection, and psychopathology. Methods: Data were collected on 215 maltreated and 206 nonmaltreated children (ages 6–12 years) from low-income families. Children were evaluated by camp counselors on emotion regulation and internalizing and externalizing symptomatology and were nominated by peers for peer acceptance and rejection. Results: Structural equation modeling analyses revealed that experiencing neglect, physical and/or sexual abuse, multiple maltreatment subtypes, and earlier onset of maltreatment were related to emotion dysregulation. Lower emotion regulation (Time 1) was associated with higher externalizing symptomatology (Time 1) that contributed to later peer rejection (Time 2), which in turn was related to higher externalizing symptomatology (Time 2). Conversely, higher emotion regulation was predictive of higher peer acceptance over time, which was related to lower internalizing symptomatology controlling for initial levels of symptomatology. Conclusions: The findings emphasize the important role of emotion regulation as a risk or a protective mechanism in the link between earlier child maltreatment and later psychopathology through its influences on peer relations. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationKim, J., & Cicchetti, D. (2010). Longitudinal pathways linking child maltreatment, emotion regulation, peer relations, and psychopathology. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 51(6), 706-716.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3397665/pdf/nihms387859.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1547
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Child Psychology and Psychiatryen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectmulti-type abuseen_US
dc.subjectpoly-victimizationen_US
dc.subjectemotion regulationen_US
dc.subjectsocial relationsen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleLongitudinal pathways linking child maltreatment, emotion regulation, peer relations, and psychopathologyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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