OBJECTIVE Childhood trauma is associated with negative perinatal health outcomes including mood disorders and shorter gestation. However, effects of early life exposures on maternal biology are poorly delineated. This study examined associations between childhood trauma and inflammation, as well as the mediating role of obesity in this relationship. METHOD This study examined a racially diver...

Recent data suggests that a history of childhood maltreatment is associated with reductions in hippocampal volume in healthy adults. Because this association is also evident in adults with psychiatric illness, it has been suggested that reductions in hippocampal volume associated with childhood maltreatment may be a risk factor for psychiatric illness. Such an interpretation suggests that healt...

OBJECTIVE Our purpose with this work was to examine the relationship between negative comments about weight, shape, and eating and social adjustment, social support, self-esteem, and perceived childhood abuse and neglect. METHODS A retrospective study was conducted with 455 college women with high weight and shape concerns, who participated in an Internet-based eating disorder prevention prog...

OBJECTIVE Childhood abuse is associated with a wide range of negative outcomes, including increased risk for development of emotion dysregulation and psychopathology, such as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The goal of the present study was to examine associations between child abuse, PTSD symptoms, and performance on an emotional conflict regulation task that assesses implicit emotion re...

introduction teachers are one of the groups that in addition to teaching the students can have a role in control and identification of child abuse and violence in schools. certainly, before doing any action and choose an approach to reduce misbehavior, we should be aware of situation, how and prevalence of child abuse in schools. the present study aims to investigate the prevalence and types of...

The current research was conducted to assess emotional abuse, bullying and forgiveness among adolescents. A sample of N =147 adolescents (n = 68 boys n =79 girls) aged 13-17 years, (M 15, SD 1.35) were recruited through convenience sampling technique. Demographic Form, Child Adolescent Bullying Scale (CABS), Emotional Abuse Questionnaire (self-developed), Transgression-Related Interpersonal Mot...

Within the three decades since Henry Kempe first popularized the concept of "the battered child syndrome," much has been learned not only about physical abuse but also neglect and sexual abuse. More recently, physicians with an interest in child abuse have expanded their focus to include child death review and other prevention strategies. Despite the increasing specialization of child abuse eva...