TY - JOUR
T1 - Family-of-Origin Maltreatment, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms, Social Information Processing Deficits, and Relationship Abuse Perpetration
AU - Taft, Casey T.
AU - Schumm, Jeremiah A.
AU - Marshall, Amy D.
AU - Panuzio, Jillian
AU - Holtzworth-Munroe, Amy
PY - 2008/8
Y1 - 2008/8
N2 - In this study, the authors examined the interrelations among family-of-origin maltreatment variables, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, social information processing deficits, and male-to-female psychological and physical intimate relationship abuse perpetration in adulthood among a community sample of 164 men and their partners. In bivariate analyses, higher family-of-origin childhood parental rejection was associated with the perpetration of psychological and physical abuse in adulthood, and childhood exposure to interparental violence was also associated with adult psychological abuse perpetration. Structural equation modeling analyses indicated that when childhood variables and other study variables were considered together, only childhood parental rejection was associated with the abuse perpetration outcomes, and these effects were indirect through PTSD symptoms and social information processing deficits. Results indicate a need for further investigation into the mechanisms accounting for the impact of early maltreatment on the development of abusive intimate relationship behavior.
AB - In this study, the authors examined the interrelations among family-of-origin maltreatment variables, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, social information processing deficits, and male-to-female psychological and physical intimate relationship abuse perpetration in adulthood among a community sample of 164 men and their partners. In bivariate analyses, higher family-of-origin childhood parental rejection was associated with the perpetration of psychological and physical abuse in adulthood, and childhood exposure to interparental violence was also associated with adult psychological abuse perpetration. Structural equation modeling analyses indicated that when childhood variables and other study variables were considered together, only childhood parental rejection was associated with the abuse perpetration outcomes, and these effects were indirect through PTSD symptoms and social information processing deficits. Results indicate a need for further investigation into the mechanisms accounting for the impact of early maltreatment on the development of abusive intimate relationship behavior.
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U2 - 10.1037/0021-843X.117.3.637
DO - 10.1037/0021-843X.117.3.637
M3 - Article
C2 - 18729615
AN - SCOPUS:50849126858
SN - 0021-843X
VL - 117
SP - 637
EP - 646
JO - Journal of abnormal psychology
JF - Journal of abnormal psychology
IS - 3
ER -