A pilot study on childhood trauma and love addiction: Exploring the mediation of unbalanced family functioning.

IF 2.7 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHIATRY

Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy Pub Date : 2025-05-01 Epub Date: 2024-02-29 DOI:10.1037/tra0001669

Alessio Gori, Eleonora Topino, Sara Russo, Mark D Griffiths

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Abstract

Objective: The general aim of the present study was the exploration of the relationships between childhood trauma subdimensions (physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical neglect, and emotional neglect), unbalanced family functioning patterns (disengaged, enmeshed, rigid, and chaotic), and love addiction.

Method: A sample of 910 individuals (76.6% female; M_age = 30 years, SD = 10.55) engaged in a romantic relationship participated in the research and completed the Love Addiction Inventory-Short Form, Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales-IV, and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form.

Results: Among the childhood trauma subdimensions, emotional and physical abuse showed significant and positive associations with love addiction levels. Furthermore, the path analysis showed that unbalanced family functioning patterns parallelly mediated the relationship between emotional (enmeshed, rigid, and chaotic patterns) and physical abuse (chaotic patterns) and love addiction. Gender as a covariate was controlled for.

Conclusions: The present study offers insight into the mechanisms by which specific forms of childhood trauma could lead to love addiction in adulthood. The findings offer valuable insights for developing customized interventions when working with individuals struggling with love addiction, as well as for implementing effective preventive activities for the condition. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).

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童年创伤与恋爱成瘾试点研究：探索不平衡家庭功能的中介作用。

研究目的本研究的总体目标是探讨童年创伤子维度（身体虐待、情感虐待、性虐待、身体忽视和情感忽视）、不平衡的家庭功能模式（脱离、缠绕、僵化和混乱）与爱成瘾之间的关系：910名有恋爱关系的个体（76.6%为女性；年龄=30岁，标准差=10.55）参与了研究，并填写了《爱情成瘾量表-简表》、《家庭适应性与凝聚力评估量表-IV》和《童年创伤问卷-简表》：结果：在童年创伤子维度中，情感和身体虐待与爱成瘾水平呈显著正相关。此外，路径分析显示，不平衡的家庭功能模式平行地调解了情感虐待（缠绕、僵化和混乱模式）和身体虐待（混乱模式）与爱成瘾之间的关系。性别作为协变量已被控制：本研究深入探讨了特定形式的童年创伤可能导致成年后恋爱成瘾的机制。这些发现为我们在与爱情成瘾者合作时制定个性化的干预措施，以及实施有效的爱情成瘾预防活动提供了宝贵的启示。(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, 版权所有）。

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Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy Multiple-

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11.20

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427

期刊介绍： Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy publishes empirical research on the psychological effects of trauma. The journal is intended to be a forum for an interdisciplinary discussion on trauma, blending science, theory, practice, and policy. The journal publishes empirical research on a wide range of trauma-related topics, including: -Psychological treatments and effects -Promotion of education about effects of and treatment for trauma -Assessment and diagnosis of trauma -Pathophysiology of trauma reactions -Health services (delivery of services to trauma populations) -Epidemiological studies and risk factor studies -Neuroimaging studies -Trauma and cultural competence