The association between child maltreatment and loneliness across the lifespan
| Autor: | de Heer, Coriena, Bi, Shanshan, Finkenauer, Catrin, Alink, Lenneke, Maes, Marlies |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Social Work
GENDER-DIFFERENCES EMOTIONAL MALTREATMENT neglect COLLEGE-STUDENTS Social Sciences Family Studies abuse meta-analysis INSECURE ATTACHMENT DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health SEXUAL-ABUSE MALADAPTIVE SCHEMAS Developmental and Educational Psychology loneliness SOCIOECONOMIC-STATUS BETRAYAL TRAUMA child maltreatment lifespan PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS |
| Zdroj: | Child Maltreatment, 1-24. SAGE Publications STARTPAGE=1;ENDPAGE=24;TITLE=Child Maltreatment |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10775595221103420 |
| Popis: | While there is evidence that child maltreatment is positively associated with loneliness, the strength of this association is not yet clear. It is also unclear whether the magnitude and statistical significance of this association varies across groups of individuals. Therefore, this meta-analysis examines whether there are differences in loneliness between individuals with and without maltreatment histories, and which factors may influence the association between child maltreatment and loneliness. A three-level meta-analysis was conducted on 52 studies reporting 116 effect sizes (N = 1,705,493; Mage = 30.93; 49.6% females). Results showed a medium overall effect (g = 0.45, p < .001, 95% CI [0.36, 0.53]), indicating that individuals with maltreatment histories, on average, feel lonelier than individuals without maltreatment histories. Moderator analyses showed that effect sizes were larger for emotional abuse and emotional neglect as compared to other types of child maltreatment and decreased when participants were older at the time of loneliness assessment. These findings suggest that individuals with maltreatment histories, especially those who have been emotionally abused and/or emotionally neglected, are vulnerable to experiencing loneliness across the lifespan. The results also suggest that feelings of loneliness warrant attention in prevention and intervention programs for individuals with maltreatment histories. ispartof: CHILD MALTREATMENT ispartof: location:United States status: Published online |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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