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Exploring the Relationship Between Childhood Abuse and Analogue Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation

Auteurs: Melissa Soenke, Kathryn S. Hahn, Matthew T. Tull, Kim L. Gratz

Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research | Uitgave 5/2010

Abstract

Despite emerging evidence for the central role of emotion dysregulation in generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), little is known about the factors that may increase the risk for this dysregulation. One factor that may be worth investigating is childhood abuse, previously found to be associated with both emotion dysregulation and GAD. To begin to explore the interrelationships among these phenomena, the present study examined the mediating role of emotion dysregulation in the relationship between various forms of childhood abuse (i.e., physical, sexual, and emotional abuse) and analogue GAD status in a sample of 396 undergraduates. Findings provided evidence for the mediating role of emotion dysregulation in the relationship between emotional abuse in particular and analogue GAD.

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The mean values for childhood physical, sexual, and emotional abuse severity on the CTQ were relatively low, as might be expected within a nonclinical sample (Bernstein and Fink 1998). Nonetheless, 8% of the participants reported a history of moderate-severe childhood physical abuse, 7% reported a history of moderate-severe childhood sexual abuse, and 12% reported a history of moderate-severe childhood emotional abuse. Analyses utilized the dimensional childhood abuse scores given well-documented limitations associated with the dichotomization of continuous measures (e.g., loss of power, loss of information about individual differences, etc.; MacCallum et al. 2002). However, it is important to note that results did not change when analyses were conducted with the dichotomous abuse history variables (i.e., none-low vs. moderate-severe).

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Titel: Exploring the Relationship Between Childhood Abuse and Analogue Generalized Anxiety Disorder: The Mediating Role of Emotion Dysregulation
Auteurs: Melissa Soenke
Kathryn S. Hahn
Matthew T. Tull
Kim L. Gratz
Publicatiedatum: 01-10-2010
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Cognitive Therapy and Research / Uitgave 5/2010
Print ISSN: 0147-5916
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2819
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-009-9264-8

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