Open AccessInterpersonal Sensitivity Mediates the Effects of Childhood Maltreatment on the Evaluation of Life Events and Anxiety States in Adult Community Volunteers
Author(s) -
Hiroshi Nakazawa,
Jiro Masuya,
Hajime Tanabe,
Ichiro Kusumi,
Takeshi Inoue,
Masahiko Ichiki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
neuropsychiatric disease and treatment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2021
pISSN - 1176-6328
DOI - 10.2147/ndt.s310010
Subject(s) - anxiety , anxiety sensitivity , medicine , interpersonal communication , clinical psychology , poison control , psychology , psychiatry , medical emergency , social psychology
Childhood maltreatment has long-lasting psychological effects, which often manifest in adulthood. Previous studies have suggested that the effects of childhood maltreatment are not only direct but also indirect, being mediated by other factors. In this study, we hypothesized that the effects of childhood maltreatment on state anxiety in adulthood are mediated by interpersonal sensitivity and the evaluation of life events, and investigated this possibility by covariance structure analysis.