TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Childhood emotional abuse and risk for hopelessness and depressive symptoms during adolescence
JO  - Journal of emotional abuse
A1  - Johnson, Jeffrey G.
A1  - Kushwaha, Monika
A1  - Courtney, Elizabeth A.
SP  - 281
EP  - 298
VL  - 8
IS  - 3
N2  - Previous research has indicated that childhood maltreatment is an important risk factor for the development of depressive disorders. However, few longitudinal studies have investigated the associations of emotional abuse with depressive symptoms. The present study investigated the association of emotional abuse with subsequent depressive symptoms and hopelessness among adolescent primary care patients. Measures of emotional maltreatment, hopelessness, and depressive symptoms were administered to a multisite sample of 92 adolescent primary-care patients. Hopelessness and depressive symptoms were assessed 3 months later. Reports of childhood emotional abuse were associated with elevated levels of hopelessness and depressive symptoms. Hopelessness significantly mediated the association of emotional abuse with depressive symptoms.<p />
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SN  - 1092-6798
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10926790802262572
ID  - ref1
ER  -