Childhood adversity in association with personality disorder dimensions : new findings in an old debate

Hengartner, Michael Pascal; Ajdacic-Gross, Vladeta; Rodgers, Stephanie; Rössler, Wulf

doi:10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.04.004

Publication type:	Article in scientific journal
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Childhood adversity in association with personality disorder dimensions : new findings in an old debate
Authors:	Hengartner, Michael Pascal Ajdacic-Gross, Vladeta Rodgers, Stephanie Rössler, Wulf
DOI:	10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.04.004
Published in:	European Psychiatry
Volume(Issue):	28
Issue:	8
Page(s):	476
Pages to:	482
Issue Date:	2013
Publisher / Ed. Institution:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0924-9338 1778-3585
Language:	English
Subjects:	Abuse; Bullying; Child maltreatment; Childhood adversity; Neglect; Personality disorder; Adult; Adult Survivors of Child Abuse; Bullying; Child; Child Abuse; Female; Humans; Life Change Events; Male; Personality Disorders; Risk Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Switzerland; Violence
Subject (DDC):	155: Differential and developmental psychology
Abstract:	Background: Various studies have reported a positive relationship between child maltreatment and personality disorders (PDs). However, few studies included all DSM-IV PDs and even fewer adjusted for other forms of childhood adversity, e.g. bullying or family problems. Method: We analyzed questionnaires completed by 512 participants of the ZInEP epidemiology survey, a comprehensive psychiatric survey of the general population in Zurich, Switzerland. Associations between childhood adversity and PDs were analyzed bivariately via simple regression analyses and multivariately via multiple path analysis. Results: The bivariate analyses revealed that all PD dimensions were significantly related to various forms of family and school problems as well as child abuse. In contrast, according to the multivariate analysis only school problems and emotional abuse were associated with various PDs. Poverty was uniquely associated with schizotypal PD, conflicts with parents with obsessive-compulsive PD, physical abuse with antisocial PD, and physical neglect with narcissistic PD. Sexual abuse was statistically significantly associated with schizotypal and borderline PD, but corresponding effect sizes were small. Conclusion: Childhood adversity has a serious impact on PDs. Bullying and violence in schools and emotional abuse appear to be more salient markers of general personality pathology than other forms of childhood adversity. Associations with sexual abuse were negligible when adjusted for other forms of adversity.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/15121
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License (according to publishing contract):	Licence according to publishing contract
Departement:	Applied Psychology
Organisational Unit:	Psychological Institute (PI)
Appears in collections:	Publikationen Angewandte Psychologie

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Hengartner, M. P., Ajdacic-Gross, V., Rodgers, S., & Rössler, W. (2013). Childhood adversity in association with personality disorder dimensions : new findings in an old debate. European Psychiatry, 28(8), 476–482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.04.004

Hengartner, M.P. et al. (2013) ‘Childhood adversity in association with personality disorder dimensions : new findings in an old debate’, European Psychiatry, 28(8), pp. 476–482. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.04.004.

M. P. Hengartner, V. Ajdacic-Gross, S. Rodgers, and W. Rössler, “Childhood adversity in association with personality disorder dimensions : new findings in an old debate,” European Psychiatry, vol. 28, no. 8, pp. 476–482, 2013, doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.04.004.

HENGARTNER, Michael Pascal, Vladeta AJDACIC-GROSS, Stephanie RODGERS und Wulf RÖSSLER, 2013. Childhood adversity in association with personality disorder dimensions : new findings in an old debate. European Psychiatry. 2013. Bd. 28, Nr. 8, S. 476–482. DOI 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.04.004

Hengartner, Michael Pascal, Vladeta Ajdacic-Gross, Stephanie Rodgers, and Wulf Rössler. 2013. “Childhood Adversity in Association with Personality Disorder Dimensions : New Findings in an Old Debate.” European Psychiatry 28 (8): 476–82. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.04.004.

Hengartner, Michael Pascal, et al. “Childhood Adversity in Association with Personality Disorder Dimensions : New Findings in an Old Debate.” European Psychiatry, vol. 28, no. 8, 2013, pp. 476–82, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpsy.2013.04.004.