Religiosity and interpersonal problems explain individual differences in self esteem among young adults with child maltreatment experiences.
Religiosity and interpersonal problems explain individual differences in self esteem among young adults with child maltreatment experiences.
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宗教信仰和人际关系问题解释了有虐待儿童经历的年轻人自尊的个体差异。
DOI：
10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.03.023
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Kim-Spoon,Jungmeen
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作者：
Waldron,JonathanC;Scarpa,Angela;Kim-Spoon,Jungmeen
虐待儿童可能会产生持久的影响，这就是为什么了解可能加剧或减轻成年后自尊困难的因素很重要。虽然宗教和灵性可以带来巨大的好处，但很少有研究调查虐待儿童后的宗教观点。随后的人际关系困难也可能影响虐待幸存者的自尊。本研究旨在探讨人际关系问题和宗教信仰作为儿童期虐待和成年期自尊之间联系的中介。该研究从一所大型公立大学招募了718名女性（M= 19.53岁）。参与者完成了有关虐待和忽视儿童，人际关系问题，宗教信仰和自尊的问卷。结果表明，所有形式的虐待都与对上帝的负面看法和更多的人际关系困难有关。将上帝视为一个惩罚性的人物，在童年情感虐待和成年后低自尊之间起到了中介作用，沿着的还有与人际关系问题相关的几个领域。此外，对于儿童情感忽视和身体虐待，认为上帝不太支持调解儿童虐待和低成人自尊之间的关系。研究结果可能有助于对虐待儿童幸存者进行干预，提高人们对宗教信仰在儿童和成年期自尊问题治疗中的重要性的认识。
Child maltreatment can have a lasting impact, which is why it is important to understand factors that may exacerbate or mitigate self-esteem difficulties in adulthood. Although there is tremendous benefit that can come from religion and spirituality, few studies examine religious views after child maltreatment. Subsequent interpersonal difficulties may also affect self-esteem in maltreatment survivors. This study sought to examine interpersonal problems and religiosity as mediators in the link between childhood maltreatment and self-esteem in adulthood. The study recruited 718 women (M= 19.53 years) from a large public university. Participants completed questionnaires related to child abuse and neglect, interpersonal problems, religiosity, and self-esteem. Results demonstrated that all forms of maltreatment were associated with negative views of God and with more interpersonal difficulties. Viewing God as a punishing figure mediated the relationship between childhood emotional abuse and low adult self-esteem, along with several areas associated with interpersonal problems. Further, for both child emotional neglect and physical abuse, viewing God as less supportive mediated the relationship between child maltreatment and low adult self-esteem. The results may help in intervention for child maltreatment survivors by increasing awareness of the importance of religiosity in treatment to self-esteem issues in both childhood and adulthood.