Childhood Trauma, Mentalization and Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms in a Non-Clinical Sample: A Mediation Analysis Study.

Autor:	De Rossi E; Experimental and Applied Psychology Laboratory, Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome., Imperatori C; Experimental and Applied Psychology Laboratory, Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome., Sciancalepore F; National Center for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Italian National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy., Prevete E; Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy., Maraone A; Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy., Canevelli M; Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy., Tarsitani L; Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy., Pasquini M; Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy., Farina B; Experimental and Applied Psychology Laboratory, Department of Human Sciences, European University of Rome., Bersani FS; Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Rome, 00185 Rome, Italy.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Clinical neuropsychiatry [Clin Neuropsychiatry] 2024 Jun; Vol. 21 (3), pp. 195-204.
DOI:	10.36131/cnfioritieditore20240305
Abstrakt:	Objective: Obsessive and compulsive symptoms (OCS) are cross-cutting psychopathological manifestations frequently detected in a variety of clinical and non-clinical samples. It has been suggested that impaired mentalization abilities and traumatic experiences during childhood may be relevant etiopathogenetic factors in the development of OCS. The purpose of the current study was to cross-sectionally assess these variables in a non-clinical sample, testing the mediational role of mentalization abilities in the association between childhood trauma (CT) and OCS. Method: 667 participants (488 females; mean age= 29.76 ± 11.87 years; age range: 18-80) answered a survey including the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, the Mentalization Questionnaire and the Obsession-Compulsion subscale of the Brief Symptom Inventory. Results: The mediation model was significant for the total effect (p< .001), showing that CT was positively associated with OCS (95% CI: .006; .019) and that this association was mediated by reduced levels of mentalization capacity (95% CI: .003; .009). Such results were significant controlling for potential sociodemographic and clinical confounding variables. Conclusions: The findings contribute to elucidate the complex relationships between CT, mentalization capacity, and OCS, supporting the possibility that mentalization impairments, arising from CT, may affect top-down control mechanisms thus contributing to the development of OCS. Competing Interests: Competing interests: None. (© 2024 Giovanni Fioriti Editore s.r.l.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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