Multiplicity of Child Maltreatment and Biopsychosocial Outcomes in Young Adulthood : The Moderating Role of Resiliency Characteristics Among Female Survivors
Abstract
This study examined the moderating role of resiliency characteristics in the relationship between multiplicity of child maltreatment and biopsychosocial outcomes (i.e., psychological, physical, and interpersonal distress) in young adulthood. Participants included 765 college women who completed surveys. Structural equation modeling showed that resiliency characteristics moderated the relationship between multiplicity of child maltreatment and psychological distress; at high levels of resiliency characteristics, there was a nonsignificant relationship between multiplicity of child maltreatment and psychological distress. There was no evidence of moderation for physical or interpersonal distress. However, for both interpersonal and physical distress, the main effects of multiplicity of child maltreatment were positively related to each form of distress, and the main effect of resiliency characteristics was negatively related to each form of distress. These findings underscore the importance of promoting resiliency characteristics among survivors of multiplicity of child maltreatment to promote optimal functioning.
Department
Psychology
Publication Date
Fall 2014
Journal Title
Child Maltreatment
Publisher
Sage Publications
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.1177/1077559514543354
Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
Edwards, Katie M.; Probst, Danielle R.; Rodenhizer-Stampfli, Kara Anne; Gidycz, Christine A.; and Tansill, Erin C., "Multiplicity of Child Maltreatment and Biopsychosocial Outcomes in Young Adulthood : The Moderating Role of Resiliency Characteristics Among Female Survivors" (2014). Child Maltreatment. 70.
https://scholars.unh.edu/psych_facpub/70