@article{ref1,
title="Assessing the effects of childhood multitype maltreatment on adult spirituality",
journal="Journal of child and adolescent trauma",
year="2020",
author="Prior, Michael K. and Petra, Megan",
volume="13",
number="4",
pages="469-480",
abstract="Continued research regarding the effects of experiencing multiple types of childhood  maltreatment is necessary in gauging the impact of such experiences on survivors. In  an effort to contribute to this area of study, the authors investigated the  relationship between multitype childhood maltreatment and adult spirituality and  compared three established methods of assessing the these effects to investigate the  degree to which a researcher's choice of method might affect their findings. Surveys  were completed by 254 university students that included data on childhood  maltreatment and current spirituality. <br><br>FINDINGS suggest the presence of a dose  response between multitype childhood maltreatment and adult spirituality and that  the researcher's assessment method choice can affect findings of the research. In  addition, the authors report their findings on the unique effects of five types of  childhood maltreatment on adult spirituality. Emotional neglect and emotional abuse  were found to be associated with lower levels of spirituality; no significant  relationships were found between sexual abuse, physical abuse, and physical neglect  and spirituality. The findings suggest the need for further study regarding the  effects of experiencing multiple types of childhood maltreatment, the most accurate  methods of assessing those effects on survivors, and the relationship between  multitype maltreatment and spirituality.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1936-1521",
doi="10.1007/s40653-019-00288-8",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40653-019-00288-8"
}