Date of Award

1-1-2011

Language

English

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

College/School/Department

School of Social Welfare

Content Description

1 online resource (x, 233 pages) : illustrations.

Dissertation/Thesis Chair

Carolyn Smith

Committee Members

Brenda Smith, Timothy Ireland

Keywords

appraisal, attachment, child maltreatment, memory, substance abuse, Adult child abuse victims, Substance abuse, Child abuse, Memory

Subject Categories

Social and Behavioral Sciences | Social Work

Abstract

Objective: Alcohol and drug abuse are major public health concerns. Child maltreatment has been identified as a risk factor that increases the likelihood of substance use problems in adulthood. However, most studies have used retrospective reports of maltreatment and the few studies that have used prospective measures of maltreatment have found a weaker association with adult substance use problems. This study examines whether adult memory and appraisal of maltreatment is the primary pathway through which substantiated child maltreatment effects adult substance use problems.

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