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This questionnaire study (2016–2017) compared a representative Czech sample (n = 1800, mean age 46.6, 48.7% male) and a clinical sample of patients with anxiety or adjustment disorder (n = 67, mean age 40.5, 18.0% male). People who reported childhood emotional abuse, emotional neglect, or physical neglect had higher odds…
Researchers followed 402 inner-city women who had experienced childhood abuse. They looked at PTSD symptoms, two protective self-views (self-esteem and self-efficacy), and later resource loss. The study found that childhood abuse was linked to more PTSD symptoms and more resource loss later on. Higher PTSD symptoms were tied to lower…
