Differential effect of childhood emotional abuse on present social support in borderline disorder and depression: a cross-sectional study. Issue 1 (1st January 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Grave, Ulrike; Glanert, Sarah; Borchfeld, Kristina; Outzen, Janne; Schweiger, Ulrich; Faßbinder, Eva; Klein, Jan Philipp
• Is Part Of: European journal of psychotraumatology. Volume 12:Issue 1(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-01-01
• Subjects: Perceived social support -- childhood maltreatment -- emotional abuse -- borderline personality disorder -- depressive disorder; Apoyo social percibido -- maltrato infantil -- abuso emocional -- trastorno límite de la personalidad -- trastorno depresivo; 关键词 -- 感知社会支持 -- 童年期虐待 -- 情感虐待 -- 边缘型人格障碍 -- 抑郁障碍; Post-traumatic stress disorder -- Periodicals; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Periodicals; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 616.8521
• DOI: 10.1080/20008198.2021.1968612
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2000-8198

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Background: Perceived social support (PSS) is a crucial factor in physical and mental health. Previous studies found a negative association between childhood maltreatment (CM) and current PSS. Objective: In this paper, we investigate whether psychopathology moderates this association in a sample of patients with Depressive Disorder (DD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Method: Sixty-nine patients with DD and 110 patients with BPD were recruited to inpatient/day clinic treatment programmes for either DD or BPD. All participants completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and the Social Support Questionnaire (F-SozU). Our hypothesis was tested with a moderator analysis in a multiple linear regression model. Results: We found a significant interaction between diagnosis and CM for the CTQ total score and the emotional abuse subscale. Post hoc analyses revealed a significant negative correlation between CM and PSS only for patients suffering from BPD and not for patients with DD. Conclusion: Our results suggest that the negative association between CM and PSS might be more pronounced in certain patient groups, particularly patients with BPD. HIGHLIGHTS: The negative association between childhood maltreatment and perceived social support is more pronounced in patients with Borderline Personality Disorder than in patients with Depressive Disorder.