Child maltreatment and trajectories of personality and behavioral functioning: Implications for the development of personality disorder

dc.contributor.authorKim, J., Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F. A., & Manly, J. T.
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-27T16:44:56Z
dc.date.available2014-08-27T16:44:56Z
dc.date.issued2009
dc.description.abstractThis study investigated the longitudinal impact of maltreatment parameters on personality processes and maladjustment and prospective relationships between personality trajectory classes and subsequent maladjustment outcomes. The sample involved maltreated (n = 249) and nonmaltreated (n = 200) children followed longitudinally between ages 6 – 10. Growth mixture modeling indicated multifinality in personality development depending on the risk status (i.e., maltreated vs. nonmaltreated). Two trajectory classes of ego resiliency were identified for maltreated children; those who showed a declining trajectory exhibited greater maladjustment. In contrast, three trajectory classes of ego control were identified for nonmaltreated children; the subgroups showing increases in ego under-control or dramatic changes from high ego under-control to high ego over-control exhibited poor adjustment. Experiencing multiple maltreatment subtypes and physical/sexual abuse were related to higher levels of ego under-control and externalizing symptomatology, whereas early onset of maltreatment was associated with the low and decreasing trajectory of ego resiliency and higher levels of internalizing symptomatology. The findings suggest that ego resiliency and ego control – personality processes related to self-regulation – may be important factors in identifying distinct pathways to later personality disorders as well as pathways to resilient functioning. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationKim, J., Cicchetti, D., Rogosch, F. A., & Manly, J. T. (2009). Child maltreatment and trajectories of personality and behavioral functioning: Implications for the development of personality disorder. Development and psychopathology, 21(03), 889-912.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2794554/pdf/nihms-153176.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1697
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherDevelopment and psychopathologyen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleChild maltreatment and trajectories of personality and behavioral functioning: Implications for the development of personality disorderen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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