本文讨论了遭受儿童早期创伤的成年人的风险因素,特别关注情感虐待,并讨论了童年创伤的负面长期后果,如抑郁症,焦虑,压力,和神经质人格。这项研究预测,那些报告情绪虐待的人会有更高的抑郁症疮,焦虑,压力,和神经质人格相比,那些只报告身体的人,只有性,或结合身体和性虐待。使用NEO五因素清单,抑郁焦虑和压力量表,和童年创伤问卷,748名大学生参加了东南大学的在线调查。正如预测的那样,这项研究发现,那些报告情感虐待的人抑郁得分更高,焦虑,压力,和神经质人格相比,那些只报告身体的人,只有性,或结合身体和性虐待。研究表明,情感虐待可能是最具破坏性的虐待形式,会导致不良的发育后果,或者比,其他形式的滥用(Hart等人。1996).因此,本文讨论了公众意识运动的必要性,以提高公众和社区的意识,以及有证据的基础治疗,以帮助情绪虐待导致的心理后果。
This article discusses risk factors for adults who have suffered early childhood trauma, specifically focusing on emotional abuse, and discusses the negative long-term consequences from childhood trauma such as depression, anxiety, stress, and neuroticism personality. This research study predicts that those who report emotional abuse will have higher sores for depression, anxiety, stress, and neuroticism personality compared to those who reported only physical, only sexual, or combined physical and sexual abuse. Using the NEO Five-Factor Inventory, Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale, and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, 748 college students participated in an on-line survey at a Southeastern university. As predicted, this study found those who reported emotional abuse had higher scores for depression, anxiety, stress, and neuroticism personality compared to those who reported only physical, only sexual, or combined physical and sexual abuse. Studies show emotional abuse may be the most damaging form of maltreatment causing adverse developmental consequences equivalent to, or more severe than, those of other forms of abuse (Hart et al. 1996). Therefore, this article discusses the need for public awareness campaigns to raise public and community awareness and evidenced based treatments that help with the psychological consequences resulting from emotional abuse.