Child maltreatment, lifetime trauma, and mental health in Swiss older survivors of enforced child welfare practices: Investigating the mediating role of self-esteem and self-compassion.

CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that child maltreatment has a lifetime impact and influences mental health into later life, and that self-esteem can mitigate the detrimental impact of emotional abuse and neglect on mental health. PMID: 33461114 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33461114?dopt=Abstract

Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - January 15, 2021 Category: Child Development Authors: Thoma MV, Bernays F, Eising CM, Maercker A, Rohner SL Tags: Child Abuse Negl Source Type: research