Investigating the relationship between childhood maltreatment and alcohol misuse in a sample of Danish young adults: Exploring gender differences:

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

SusanCronin¹ 

关键词: Childhood maltreatment;    overall abuse;    sexual abuse;    emotional abuse;    alcohol abuse;    posttraumatic stress disorder;    mental disorder;    gender;   

DOI  :  10.1515/nsad-2016-0022

学科分类：生物化学/生物物理

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThis study examined the relationship between alcohol misuse and different types of childhood maltreatment in a sample of young adults while controlling for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and current mental disorders. This study further examined if these associations were different for males and females.MethodsData were collected from a Danish national study conducted by The Danish National Centre for Social Research in 2008 and 2009. A sample of 4718 young adults (24 years of age) was randomly selected using the total birth cohort of children born in 1984. Structured interviews were conducted with a response rate of 63%, equating to a total sample size of 2980 participants.ResultsThree types of child maltreatment were assessed; emotional abuse (N =263), sexual abuse (N=59), and multiple abuse (N=64) alongside a non-abused (N=2595) control group. Findings indicated the three maltreatment groups were all related to alcohol misuse. Maltreated women in particular had a 16-to-25-fold i...

【 授权许可】

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