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. 2016 Oct 9;5(10):88.
doi: 10.3390/jcm5100088.

The Influence of Parental Emotional Neglect on Assault Victims Seeking Treatment for Depressed Mood and Alcohol Misuse: A Pilot Study

Kylie A Bailey  1 , Amanda L Baker  2 , Patrick McElduff  3 , David J Kavanagh  4
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The Influence of Parental Emotional Neglect on Assault Victims Seeking Treatment for Depressed Mood and Alcohol Misuse: A Pilot Study

Kylie A Bailey et al. J Clin Med. .

Abstract

This study explores the relationship between reported parental emotional neglect when a child, assault type experienced, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), depression, and alcohol consumption in treatment seekers for comorbid depressive symptoms and alcohol misuse. Participants (n = 220) with concurrent depression and alcohol misuse were recruited from the DAISI (Depression and Alcohol Integrated and Single-focussed Interventions) project. Assault type and PTSS were retrospectively assessed by the Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale. The Measure of Parenting Style is a self-report measure that retrospectively assessed emotional neglect experienced as a child. An exploratory factor analysis using the tetrachoric correlation matrix (applying principal factor extraction with a varimax rotation) identified the two assault factors of sexual assault (SA) and physical assault (PA). A path analysis revealed that Maternal Emotional Neglect increased the impact of PTSS and depression. Paternal Emotional Neglect increased the impact of PA on PTSS and alcohol dependence symptoms. There appears to be differential effects of assault type and Maternal/Paternal emotional neglect on depression and alcohol misuse, suggesting that parenting roles serve distinct protective functions.

Keywords: alcohol misuse; comorbidity and child neglect; depression; trauma.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that there are no conflicting interests.

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Sexual assault (SA) Path Analysis Model: Effects of SA and Maternal Neglect on symptoms of posttraumatic stress, depression and alcohol dependence.
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Physical assault (PA) Path Analysis Model: Effects of PA and Paternal Neglect on symptoms of posttraumatic stress, depression and alcohol dependence.
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