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Maladaptive Family Dysfunction and Parental Death as Risk Markers of Childhood Abuse in Women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 December 2014

Anna Plaza ,
Anna Torres ,
Carlos Ascaso ,
Purificación Navarro ,
Estel Gelabert ,
Maria Luisa Imaz ,
Rocío Martín-Santos ,
Manuel Valdés  and
Lluïsa García-Esteve
Anna Plaza*
Affiliation:
Hospital de día Còrsega (Spain)
Anna Torres
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona (Spain)
Carlos Ascaso
Affiliation:
Universitat de Barcelona (Spain)
Purificación Navarro
Affiliation:
Servei de Psicologia de la Regidoria de Polítiques de Gènere (Spain)
Estel Gelabert
Affiliation:
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain)
Maria Luisa Imaz
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona (Spain)
Rocío Martín-Santos
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona (Spain)
Manuel Valdés
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona (Spain)
Lluïsa García-Esteve
Affiliation:
Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona (Spain)
*
*Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Anna Plaza. Unitat de Psiquiatria Perinatal i de Recerca de Gènere (UPPiRG). Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona-seu Maternitat. C/Sabino de Arana, 1. 08028. Barcelona (Spain). Phone: +34–932275600; Fax: +34–932275605. E-mail: plaza.estrade@gmail.com
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Abstract

This study aims to examine the prevalence and characteristics of physical, emotional and sexual childhood abuse. It also examines whether other non-abuse types of childhood adversities related to maladaptive family functioning and separations during childhood can be used as markers for the presence of childhood abuse. Participants (N = 237) were women at 2–3 days after delivery that completed the Spanish-validated version of the Early Trauma Inventory Self Report (ETI-SR; Bremner, Bolus, & Mayer, 2007; Plaza et al., 2011), designed to assess the presence of childhood adversities. Results show that 29% of the women had experienced some type of childhood abuse, and 10% more than one type. Logistic regression analyses indicate that childhood parental death is a risk marker for childhood emotional abuse (OR: 3.77; 95% CI: 1.327–10.755; p <.013), childhood parental substance abuse is a risk marker for childhood sexual (OR: 3.72; 95% CI: 1.480–9.303; p < .005) and physical abuse (OR: 2.610; 95% CI: 1.000–6.812; p < .05) and that childhood family mental illness is a risk marker for childhood emotional (OR: 2.95; 95% CI: 1.175–7.441; p < .021) and sexual abuse (OR: 2.55; 95% CI: 1.168–5.580; p < .019). The high prevalence of childhood abuse indicates a need for assessment during the perinatal period. Screening for childhood family mental illness, parental substance abuse, and parental death - all identified risk factors for reporting childhood abuse - can help to identify women that should be assessed specifically regarding abuse.

Keywords

childhood physical abusechildhood sexual abusechildhood emotional abusepostpartum period
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Research Article
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The Spanish Journal of Psychology , Volume 17 , 2014 , E91
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Copyright © Universidad Complutense de Madrid and Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos de Madrid 2014 

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