title: Maladaptive family dysfunction and parental death as risk markers of childhood abuse in women.
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.
authors.affiliation: Hospital de día Còrsega (Spain).
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Plaza
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona (Spain).
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.affiliation: Universitat de Barcelona (Spain).
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ascaso
authors.affiliation: Servei de Psicologia de la Regidoria de Polítiques de Gènere (Spain).
authors.forename: Purificación
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Navarro
authors.affiliation: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).
authors.forename: Estel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gelabert
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona (Spain).
authors.forename: Maria Luisa
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Imaz
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona (Spain).
authors.forename: Rocío
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martín-Santos
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona (Spain).
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Valdés
authors.affiliation: Hospital Clínic Universitari de Barcelona (Spain).
authors.forename: Lluïsa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: García-Esteve
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D054541:Family Conflict / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D063129:Parental Death / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: childhood emotional abuse; childhood physical abuse; childhood sexual abuse; postpartum period