Marital Quality as a Mechanism Linking Childhood Abuse to Mental Health
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2-2022
School
Psychology
Abstract
Childhood abuse has been widely associated with mental health problems in adulthood and marital quality may be one possible mediator. We examine marital quality as a mediator linking childhood abuse to positive affect, negative affect, emotionally reactivity, and aggression. Using data from Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS), results of structural equation modeling indicate that the indirect effects from childhood abuse to each of the mental health outcomes were significant. Marital quality may be a source of resilience among adults who were abused in childhood and could be a point of intervention for clinicians.
Publication Title
Journal of Family Issues
Recommended Citation
Fitzgerald, M.,
Esplin, J.
(2022). Marital Quality as a Mechanism Linking Childhood Abuse to Mental Health. Journal of Family Issues.
Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/fac_pubs/19861