Childhood maltreatment and depression in adult patients: The mediator role of personality functioning.

Background: Childhood maltreatment (CM), including emotional neglect, physical neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse, is associated with an increased risk of adult depression, particularly emotional abuse and neglect. Personality impairment is a significant mediator in the relati...

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Publicado en:Counselling & Psychotherapy Research Vol. 25; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14
Autores principales: Vaccarezza, Stephanie, Opazo, Sebastián, Mundt, Adrian P., Cortázar, Alejandra, Errázuriz, Paula
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Publicado: Wiley-Blackwell Mar2025
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          Vaccarezza, Stephanie
          Opazo, Sebastián
          Mundt, Adrian P.
          Cortázar, Alejandra
          Errázuriz, Paula
        affil: Doctoral Program in Psychotherapy, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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          Child Abuse Psychosocial Factors
          Depression
          Anxiety
          Comorbidity
          Personality Assessment
          Personality Disorders Risk Factors
          Risk Assessment
          Human
          Male
          Female
          Adult
          Chile
          Ambulatory Care Facilities Chile
          Cross Sectional Studies
          Multicenter Studies
          Self Report
          Questionnaires
          Emotional Abuse
          Sex Factors
          Interpersonal Relations Evaluation
          Personality
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          Adult: 19-44 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Background: Childhood maltreatment (CM), including emotional neglect, physical neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse, is associated with an increased risk of adult depression, particularly emotional abuse and neglect. Personality impairment is a significant mediator in the relationship between CM and adult depression. Methods: This naturalistic cross‐sectional study aimed to examine the mediating role of personality functioning in the association between CM types and depressive symptoms in a clinical sample of adults. We assessed the two dimensions of personality functioning proposed by Section III of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM‐5), specifically self‐functioning and interpersonal functioning. The participants were 335 adult patients starting individual psychotherapy who completed intake self‐report questionnaires to evaluate experiences of CM, personality functioning, depression, and comorbidity of depression and anxiety. Bootstrap mediation analyses were performed to examine the mediating role of personality functioning in the relation between each CM type and depressive symptoms, as well as the comorbidity of depression and anxiety. Results: Personality functioning explained half (53%) of the total effect of CM on depressive symptoms and comorbidity. Regarding the different CM types, only the total effects of emotional abuse and neglect on depressive symptoms were significant, evidencing their direct and indirect effect on adult depression. Both personality functioning dimensions were significant mediators, yet self‐functioning had a larger mediating effect, underscoring its critical role. Conclusions: Psychotherapeutic interventions addressing impairments in personality functioning may be crucial in the treatment of depressive symptoms in adult patients with CM.
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