Childhood emotional abuse, self/other attachment, and hopelessness in African-American women.
Attach Hum Dev
; 19(1): 22-37, 2017 Feb.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27822981
ABSTRACT
There is evidence that individuals emotionally abused as children endorse more hopelessness, a precursor of suicidal behavior in adulthood. However, there has been little focus on this association among African-Americans or on factors that may mediate the childhood emotional abuse (CEA) - adult hopelessness link. The present study examined whether CEA is linked to hopelessness in adulthood in African-American women suicide attempters and if adult self and other attachment models mediate this association. Participants included 116 African-American women recruited from a large, urban hospital. Results revealed that CEA had no direct effect on hopelessness in adulthood, but did have an indirect effect on hopelessness through attachment models. Bootstrapping analyses showed that higher levels of CEA were related to more negative self and other attachment models, which were then linked to higher levels of hopelessness. Implications for targeting attachment in suicide intervention programs are discussed.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Negro ou Afro-Americano
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Emoções
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Sobreviventes Adultos de Maus-Tratos Infantis
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Apego ao Objeto
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Attach Hum Dev
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
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MEDICINA SOCIAL
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos