TY - JOUR
T1 - Loneliness mediates the relationship between childhood trauma and adult psychopathology: Evidence from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS).
AU - Shevlin, Mark
AU - McElroy, Eoin
AU - Murphy, Jamie
PY - 2014/9/11
Y1 - 2014/9/11
N2 - Childhood abuse (CA) has been found to be related to the development of a variety of psychiatric disorders in adulthood. Although CA is also associated with adult loneliness, few studies have investigated the role of loneliness as a mediator in the relationship between CA and adult psychopathology. Using data from a large, general population sample a mediation model was proposed and tested. Controlling for a range of background variables, the results from a series of regression analyses found that loneliness mediated the association between CA and six adult psychiatric disorders. The findings of this study highlight the importance of loneliness to the development of psychopathology. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
AB - Childhood abuse (CA) has been found to be related to the development of a variety of psychiatric disorders in adulthood. Although CA is also associated with adult loneliness, few studies have investigated the role of loneliness as a mediator in the relationship between CA and adult psychopathology. Using data from a large, general population sample a mediation model was proposed and tested. Controlling for a range of background variables, the results from a series of regression analyses found that loneliness mediated the association between CA and six adult psychiatric disorders. The findings of this study highlight the importance of loneliness to the development of psychopathology. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.
U2 - 10.1007/s00127-014-0951-8
DO - 10.1007/s00127-014-0951-8
M3 - Article
SN - 0933-7954
SN - 1433-9285
VL - 50
SP - 591
EP - 601
JO - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
JF - Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology
ER -