Childhood maltreatment affects posttraumatic stress symptoms, posttraumatic growth, and prosocial behavior in emerging adulthood: A developmental cascade model

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Abuse & Neglect Pub Date : 2025-05-22 DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107508

Huimin Chen , Luming Liu , Liying Zhang , Wenchao Wang

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Abstract

Background

Childhood maltreatment has a significant impact on posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), posttraumatic growth (PTG), and prosocial behavior in emerging adults. However, the mechanisms underlying the enduring effect and the impact of maltreatment types remain unclear.

Objective

This study aims to explore the effects of childhood abuse and neglect on PTSS, PTG, and prosocial behavior and examine the developmental cascade among them.

Participants and setting

The sample consisted of 794 college students (51.6 % male, Mage = 19.05 ± 1.31 years) from two universities in China.

Methods

Four waves of longitudinal data were utilized to investigate the developmental cascade linking childhood abuse and neglect to PTSS, PTG, and prosocial behavior in emerging adulthood.

Results

Childhood abuse was positively associated with PTSS and prosocial behavior, while childhood neglect was negatively associated with PTSS, PTG, and prosocial behavior. Over time, PTSS and prosocial behavior exhibited a bidirectional negative lagged relationship, while prosocial behavior had a unidirectional positive lagged effect on PTG.

Conclusion

Childhood abuse and neglect generally exert negative effects on PTSS, PTG and prosocial behavior. These impacts can engender a vicious cycle through the mutual predictive effect among PTSS, PTG, and prosocial behavior.

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童年虐待影响创伤后应激症状、创伤后成长和亲社会行为：一个发育级联模型

背景童年虐待对初成人创伤后应激症状（PTSS）、创伤后成长（PTG）和亲社会行为有显著影响。然而，虐待类型的持久影响和影响背后的机制仍不清楚。目的探讨童年虐待和忽视对创伤后应激障碍、创伤后应激障碍和亲社会行为的影响，并考察它们之间的发展级联关系。样本由来自中国两所大学的794名大学生组成，其中51.6%为男性，年龄= 19.05±1.31岁。方法采用四波纵向数据，探讨童年虐待和忽视与创伤后应激障碍、创伤后应激障碍和亲社会行为之间的发展级联关系。结果童年虐待与创伤后应激障碍和亲社会行为呈正相关，童年忽视与创伤后应激障碍和亲社会行为呈负相关。随着时间的推移，ptsd与亲社会行为表现出双向的负向滞后关系，而亲社会行为对ptsd表现出单向的正向滞后关系。结论童年虐待和忽视对创伤后应激障碍、创伤后应激障碍和亲社会行为均有负面影响。这些影响通过ptsd、PTG和亲社会行为之间的相互预测效应形成恶性循环。

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Child Abuse & Neglect Multiple-

CiteScore

7.40

自引率

10.40%

发文量

397

期刊介绍： Official Publication of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect The International Journal, provides an international, multidisciplinary forum on all aspects of child abuse and neglect, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment; the scope extends further to all those aspects of life which either favor or hinder child development. While contributions will primarily be from the fields of psychology, psychiatry, social work, medicine, nursing, law enforcement, legislature, education, and anthropology, the Journal encourages the concerned lay individual and child-oriented advocate organizations to contribute.