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Ng SM, Leng LL, Xie QW, Chan JSM, Chan CHY, So KF, Li A, Po KKT, Yuen LP, Ku KS, Choi AWM, Chouliara Z, Cheung ACY, Chan CLW, Emery C. Trust as a mediator in the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and IL-6 level in adulthood. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0232932. [PMID: 32413063 PMCID: PMC7228092 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232932] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has been shown to predict the coupling of depression and inflammation in adulthood. Trust within intimate relationships, a core element in marital relations, has been shown to predict positive physical and mental health outcomes, but the mediating role of trust in partners in the association between CSA and inflammation in adulthood requires further study. The present study aimed to examine the impact of CSA on inflammatory biomarkers (IL-6 and IL-1β) in adults with depression and the mediating role of trust. A cross-sectional survey data set of adults presenting with mood and sleep disturbance was used in the analysis. CSA demonstrated a significant negative correlation with IL-6 level (r = -0.28, p<0. 01) in adults with clinically significant depression, while trust showed a significant positive correlation with IL-6 level (r = 0.36, p < .01). Sobel test and bootstrapping revealed a significant mediating role for trust between CSA and IL-6 level. CSA and trust in partners were revealed to have significant associations with IL-6 level in adulthood. Counterintuitively, the directions of association were not those expected. Trust played a mediating role between CSA and adulthood levels of IL-6. Plausible explanations for these counterintuitive findings are discussed.
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- Siu-Man Ng
- The Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, sai wan, Hong Kong
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- The Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, sai wan, Hong Kong
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- The Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, sai wan, Hong Kong
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- Laboratory of Neuropsychology, The University of Hong Kong, sai wan, Hong Kong
- Laboratory of Cognitive Affective Neuroscience, The University of Hong Kong, sai wan, Hong Kong
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- The Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, sai wan, Hong Kong
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Joint International Research Laboratory of CNS Regeneration Ministry of Education, Guangdong Medical Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
- Department of Ophthalmology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, sai wan, Hong Kong
- State Key Laboratory of Brain and Cognitive Science, The University of Hong Kong, sai wan, Hong Kong
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- Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Institute of CNS Regeneration, Joint International Research Laboratory of CNS Regeneration Ministry of Education, Guangdong Medical Key Laboratory of Brain Function and Diseases, Jinan University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Ophthalmology, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, sai wan, Hong Kong
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- International Association for Health and Yangsheng, sai wan, Hong Kong
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- District Elderly Community Service, Haven of Hope Haven of Hope Christian Service, sai wan, Hong Kong
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, sai wan, Hong Kong
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- Division of Mental Health and Counselling, Abertay University, Dundee, United kingdom
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- The Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, sai wan, Hong Kong
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- The Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, sai wan, Hong Kong
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- The Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, sai wan, Hong Kong
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Friedmann F, Santangelo P, Ebner-Priemer U, Hill H, Neubauer AB, Rausch S, Steil R, Müller-Engelmann M, Kleindienst N, Bohus M, Fydrich T, Priebe K. Life within a limited radius: Investigating activity space in women with a history of child abuse using global positioning system tracking. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0232666. [PMID: 32392213 PMCID: PMC7213734 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Early experiences of childhood sexual or physical abuse are often associated with functional impairments, reduced well-being and interpersonal problems in adulthood. Prior studies have addressed whether the traumatic experience itself or adult psychopathology is linked to these limitations. To approach this question, individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and healthy individuals with and without a history of child abuse were investigated. We used global positioning system (GPS) tracking to study temporal and spatial limitations in the participants’ real-life activity space over the course of one week. The sample consisted of 228 female participants: 150 women with PTSD and emotional instability with a history of child abuse, 35 mentally healthy women with a history of child abuse (healthy trauma controls, HTC) and 43 mentally healthy women without any traumatic experiences in their past (healthy controls, HC). Both traumatized groups—i.e. the PTSD and the HTC group—had smaller movement radii than the HC group on the weekends, but neither spent significantly less time away from home than HC. Some differences between PTSD and HC in movement radius seem to be related to correlates of PTSD psychopathology, like depression and physical health. Yet group differences between HTC and HC in movement radius remained even when contextual and individual health variables were included in the model, indicating specific effects of traumatic experiences on activity space. Experiences of child abuse could limit activity space later in life, regardless of whether PTSD develops.
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany
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- DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Institute of Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Psychiatric and Psychosomatic Psychotherapy, Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany
- McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charité –Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Wells MA, Lobo E, Galick A, Knudson-Martin C, Huenergardt D, Schaepper H. Fostering Trust Through Relational Safety: Applying Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy's Focus on Gender and Power With Heterosexual Adult-Survivor Couples. JOURNAL OF COUPLE & RELATIONSHIP THERAPY-INNOVATIONS IN CLINICAL AND EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTIONS 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/15332691.2016.1238795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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