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Mediating and Moderating Factors in the Pathway from Child Maltreatment to Interpersonal Conflict Management in Young Adulthood

Ray, Andra Raisa
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7318-9815
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1525372723507488

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2018, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Clinical Psychology (Arts and Sciences).
Child maltreatment has been found to increase the risk of psychopathology and maladaptive functioning such as relationship problems (e.g., Larsen, Sandberg, Harper, & Bean, 2011) across multiple developmental stages. Considering that not all individuals with histories of maltreatment develop negative outcomes (e.g., Howell & Miller-Graff, 2014), understanding the process by which factors beyond the experience of maltreatment contribute to the development of social difficulties in young adulthood can be critical for the design of prevention and intervention efforts. Social-cognitive theories point to mechanisms such as rejection sensitivity and emotion dysregulation as potential sources of interpersonal vulnerability. Furthermore, theories of normative development indicate that the timing of child maltreatment may determine the magnitude of deleterious effects. This study was an investigation of the developmental psychopathological pathway between child maltreatment and interpersonal conflict management in young adulthood. The mediating roles of both rejection sensitivity and emotion dysregulation were considered, with findings primarily supporting the former mediation. Additionally, the moderating role of age of onset of child maltreatment was examined within the context of the aforementioned mediation models. None of the moderated mediation hypotheses were confirmed. Research and clinical implications, as well as future directions are discussed.
Steven Evans (Advisor)
Christine Gidycz (Committee Member)
Brian Wymbs (Committee Member)
Nicholas Allan (Committee Member)
Thomas Vander Ven (Committee Member)
Psychology
child maltreatment; rejection sensitivity; emotion dysregulation; conflict management

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  • Ray, A. R. (2018). Mediating and Moderating Factors in the Pathway from Child Maltreatment to Interpersonal Conflict Management in Young Adulthood [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1525372723507488

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Ray, Andra. Mediating and Moderating Factors in the Pathway from Child Maltreatment to Interpersonal Conflict Management in Young Adulthood. 2018. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1525372723507488.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Ray, Andra. "Mediating and Moderating Factors in the Pathway from Child Maltreatment to Interpersonal Conflict Management in Young Adulthood." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1525372723507488

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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