The Relationship between Childhood Trauma and Neuroticism:from the Gender Perspective
Objective:To examine how childhood trauma is related to neuroticism,specifically explore the moderation of gender on the relationship between childhood trauma and neuroticism.Methods:A total of 1285 outpatients from psycho-logical clinics completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form and the Neuroticism subscale of NEO Personali-ty Inventory-Revised.Different types of childhood trauma and different facets of neuroticism were included as nodes and network analysis were performed using R software.Results:Emotional abuse exhibited the highest strength and bridge strength among the trauma types,while the depression facet of neuroticism exhibited the highest strength.In the male sam-ple,impulsiveness and angry hostility facets of neuroticism were identified as bridge nodes,while in the female sample,self-consciousness and depression facets of neuroticism were identified as bridge nodes.Conclusion:Emotional abuse should be identified and intervened as early as possible,with a specific focus on the depression facet of neuroticism among childhood maltreatment survivors.Furthermore,tailored interventions for male survivors should emphasize facets related to externalizing emotions,while interventions for female survivors should target facets related to internalizing emotions to en-hance mental health outcomes.
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