Anxiety and mood (대한불안의학회지)
- Volume 10 Issue 2
- /
- Pages.103-107
- /
- 2014
- /
- 2586-0151(pISSN)
- /
- 2586-0046(eISSN)
The Relationship of Childhood Adversity Withadulthood Parenting Attitude and Neuroticism
아동기 외상경험과 성인기 양육태도 및 신경증과의 관계
- Park, Subin (Department of Psychiatry, Seoul National Hospital)
- 박수빈 (국립서울병원 정신건강의학과)
- Received : 2014.04.18
- Accepted : 2014.08.24
- Published : 2014.10.31
Abstract
Objective : The objective of this study was to examine the association between childhood adversity and parenting attitude and neuroticism in adulthood. Methods : Forty nine women were recruited from community and completed Early Trauma Inventory-Short Form (ETI-SF). We compared scores on the Maternal Behavior Research Instrument (MBRI), Neuroticism of NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) between women with and without childhood adversity. Results : Compared to women without childhood adversity, women with childhood adversity showed more rejecting parenting attitude and higher Depression and Self-Consciousness scores on Neuroticism domain of NEO-PI. Total ETI-SF scores and emotional abuse scores were positively correlated with rejecting attitude scores on the MBRI and BDI scores. Physical abuse scores were positively correlated with rejecting attitude scores. There were positive correlations between rejecting attitude scores on the MBRI, Neuroticism scores on the NEO-PI, and BDI scores. Conclusion : Our results suggest that childhood adversity may have a negative impact on parenting attitude and emotional state in adulthood. For girls who experienced traumatic event, early intervention is needed to prevent the development of neurotic temperament and rejecting parenting in adulthood.