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@ARTICLE{KlingerKnig:277992,
author = {Klinger-König, Johanna and Krause, Elischa and Wittfeld,
Katharina and Friedrich, Nele and Völzke, Henry and Grabe,
Hans J},
title = {{T}he age of onset and duration of childhood abuse: {A}n
extension of the childhood trauma screener.},
journal = {Child abuse $\&$ neglect},
volume = {163},
issn = {0145-2134},
address = {Amsterdam [u.a.]},
publisher = {Elsevier Science},
reportid = {DZNE-2025-00519},
pages = {107354},
year = {2025},
abstract = {Childhood abuse is a significant risk factor for worse
adult mental and physical health. Although reported as
important moderators, only a few studies have analyzed the
effects of the age of onset and duration of abuse,
particularly including potential sex differences.To
investigate the impact of timing and severity of childhood
abuse on adult mental and physical health issues, with an
emphasis on sex differences.Data from 2412 participants (52
$\%$ women, 28-89 years) of the general population.The
Childhood Trauma Screener (CTS) was extended to assess the
severity additionally to the age of onset and cumulative
exposure across predefined age intervals of physical,
emotional, and sexual childhood abuse. Associations with
adult health behavior, mental health issues, and
inflammatory markers were investigated using regression
analyses, complemented by sex interactions.An earlier onset
of emotional abuse was associated with lower resilience (b =
-0.51, p = 0.034), whereas greater cumulative exposure to
emotional abuse was associated with an earlier onset of
depression (b = -4.53, p = 0.041) and more severe depressive
symptoms (b = 0.94, p = 0.049). Effect directions differed
between men and women for associations between the age of
onset of emotional abuse and C-reactive protein levels (b =
-0.03, p = 0.042) as well as the cumulative exposure of
emotional abuse and fibrinogen levels (b = 0.04, p =
0.007).The findings underscore the significance of both
severity and timing on adult health outcomes, with notable
sex differences. These results support the need for targeted
prevention programs that consider multiple maltreatment
aspects, along with tailored interventions based on
sex-specific vulnerabilities.},
keywords = {Humans / Female / Male / Adult / Middle Aged / Aged / Age
of Onset / Aged, 80 and over / Adult Survivors of Child
Abuse: psychology / Adult Survivors of Child Abuse:
statistics $\&$ numerical data / Child Abuse: psychology /
Child Abuse: statistics $\&$ numerical data / Sex Factors /
Risk Factors / Child / Depression / Alcohol (Other) /
Childhood abuse (Other) / Depression (Other) / Inflammation
(Other) / Resilience (Other) / Smoking (Other)},
cin = {AG Grabe},
ddc = {370},
cid = {I:(DE-2719)5000001},
pnm = {353 - Clinical and Health Care Research (POF4-353)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-353},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)16},
pubmed = {pmid:40081162},
doi = {10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107354},
url = {https://pub.dzne.de/record/277992},
}