1,733
Views
7
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research on Psychological Distress and Trauma

Adult Psychological Distress and Self-Worth Following Child Verbal Abuse

, , &
Pages 394-407 | Received 07 Jul 2011, Accepted 22 Jun 2012, Published online: 29 Apr 2013

REFERENCES

  • Allen , B. 2008 . An analysis of the impact of diverse forms of childhood psychological maltreatment on emotional adjustment in early adulthood . Child Maltreatment , 13 : 307 – 312 . doi: 10.1177/1077559508318394
  • American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children . 1995 . Psychosocial evaluation of suspected psychological maltreatment in children and adolescents: Practice guidelines , Chicago , IL : Author .
  • Barnett , O. , Miller-Perrin , C. L. and Perrin , R. D. 2005 . Family violence across the lifespan: An introduction , 2nd , Thousand Oaks , CA : Sage .
  • Behl , L. E. , Conyngham , H. A. and May , P. F. 2003 . Trends in child maltreatment literature . Child Abuse & Neglect , 27 : 215 – 229 . doi: 10.1016/s0145-2134.(02)00535-5
  • Briere , J. and Runtz , M. 1988 . Symptomatology associated with childhood sexual victimization in a nonclinical adult sample . Child Abuse & Neglect , 12 : 51 – 59 . doi: 10.1016/0145-2134.(88)90007-5
  • Chirichella-Besemer , D. and Motta , R. W. 2008 . Psychological maltreatment and its relationship with negative affect in men and women . Journal of Emotional Abuse , 8 : 423 – 445 . doi: 10.1080/10926790802480380
  • DeRobertis , E. M. 2004 . The impact of long-term psychological maltreatment by one's maternal figure: A study of the victim's perspective . Journal of Emotional Abuse , 4 : 27 – 51 . doi: 10.1300/J135v04n02_02
  • Derogatis , L. R. and Spencer , P. M. 1982 . The Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) administration, scoring & procedures manual , Baltimore , MD : John Hopkins University School of Medicine .
  • Diamond , T. and Muller , R. T. 2004 . The relationship between witnessing parental conflict during childhood and later psychological adjustment among university students: Disentangling confounding risk factors . Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science/Revue canadienne des sciences du comportement , 36 : 295 – 309 . doi: 10.1037/h0087238
  • Downs , W. R. and Miller , B. A. 1998a . Relationships between experiences of parental violence during childhood and women's psychiatric symptomatology . Journal of Interpersonal Violence , 13 : 438 – 455 . doi: 10.1177/088626098013004002
  • Downs , W. R. and Miller , B. A. 1998b . Relationships between experiences of parental violence during childhood and women's self-esteem . Violence and Victims , 13 : 63 – 77 .
  • Engels , M. and Moisan , D. 1994 . The Psychological Maltreatment Inventory: Development of a measure of psychological maltreatment in childhood for use in adult clinical settings . Psychological Reports , 74 : 595 – 604 . doi: 10.2466/pr0.1994.74.2.595
  • Gibb , B. E. , Butler , A. C. and Beck , J. S. 2003 . Childhood abuse, depression, and anxietyin adult psychiatric outpatients . Depression and Anxiety , 17 : 226 – 228 . doi: 10.1002/da.10111
  • Greenfield , E. A. and Marks , N. F. 2010 . Identifying experiences of physical and psychological violence in childhood that jeopardize mental health in adulthood . Child Abuse & Neglect , 34 : 161 – 171 . doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.08.012
  • Kazdin , A. E. 2003 . Research design in clinical psychology , 4th , Boston , MA : Allyn & Bacon .
  • Mallers , M. H. , Charles , S. T. , Newport , S. D. and Almeida , D. M. 2010 . Perception of childhood relationships with mother and father: Daily emotional and stressor experiences in adulthood . Developmental Psychology , 46 : 1651 – 1661 . doi: 10.1037/90021020
  • Moore , T. E. and Pepler , D. J. 2006 . Wounding words: Maternal verbal aggression and children's adjustment . Journal of Family Violence , 21 : 89 – 93 . doi: 10.1007/s10896-005-9007-x
  • Morimoto , Y. and Sharma , A. 2004 . Long term outcomes of verbal aggression: The role of protective factors . Journal of Emotional Abuse , 4 : 71 – 99 . doi: 10.1300/J135v04n02_04
  • Myers , J. E. B. , ed. 2010 . The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment , 3rd , Newbury Park , CA : Sage .
  • Neeman , J. and Harter , S. 1986 . Manual for the Self-Perception Profile for College Students , Denver , CO : University of Denver .
  • Spertus , I. L. , Yehuda , R. , Wong , C. M. , Halligan , S. and Seremetis , S. V. 2003 . Childhood emotional abuse and neglect as predictors of psychological and physical symptoms in women presenting to a primary care practice . Child Abuse & Neglect , 27 : 1247 – 1258 . doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.05.001
  • Straus , M. A. 1979 . Measuring intrafamily conflict and violence: The Conflict Tactics (CT) Scales . Journal of Marriage & the Family , 41 : 75 – 88 . doi: 10.2307/351733
  • Wolfe , D. A. and McGee , R. 1994 . Dimensions of child maltreatment and their relationship to adolescent adjustment . Development and Psychopathology , 6 : 165 – 181 . doi: 10.1017/S0954579400005939
  • Wright , M. O. D. , Crawford , E. and Del Castillo , D. 2009 . Childhood emotional maltreatment and later psychological distress among college students: The mediating role of maladaptive schemas . Child Abuse & Neglect , 33 : 59 – 68 . doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.12.007

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.