Child abuse and neglect and mental health outcomes in adulthood by ethnicity: Findings from a 40-year longitudinal study in New Zealand/Aotearoa.

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dc.citation.volume145
dc.contributor.authorTelfar S
dc.contributor.authorMcLeod GFH
dc.contributor.authorDhakal B
dc.contributor.authorHenderson J
dc.contributor.authorTanveer S
dc.contributor.authorBroad HET
dc.contributor.authorWoolhouse W
dc.contributor.authorMacfarlane S
dc.contributor.authorBoden JM
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-10T03:13:32Z
dc.date.available2024-07-10T03:13:32Z
dc.date.issued2023-11-01
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Longitudinal studies consistently report adverse long-term outcomes of childhood maltreatment. Little is known about the impact of childhood maltreatment on mental health among a marginalized population (New Zealand Māori); therefore, we cannot assume the effects of maltreatment are the same across the population. OBJECTIVE: Associations were examined between childhood sexual abuse (CSA), childhood physical punishment (CPP) and childhood neglect (CN) (<16 years) and mental health outcomes 18-40 years, by ethnicity (Māori/non-Māori). PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Data from the Christchurch Health and Development Study, a study of a birth cohort of 1265 children born in Christchurch in 1977. By age 40, 17.8 % (n = 191) reported New Zealand Māori ethnic identity; 82.2 % (n = 883) were non-Māori. METHODS: CSA, CPP (<16 years) were measured at 18, 21 years; CN was measured at 40 years. Major depression, anxiety disorder, suicidal ideation, alcohol abuse/dependence and cannabis abuse/dependence were measured at ages 21, 25, 30, 35 and 40 years. Childhood confounding variables controlled. Analyses were extended to include Māori ethnicity. RESULTS: After statistical adjustment, experience of severe childhood maltreatment increased odds of mental health problems 1.8-2.6×, compared to no maltreatment; the effects of maltreatment were similar for males and females. For Māori, some higher rates of mental health problems were seen among those maltreated, no statistically significant associations were detected after Bonferroni correction (among severe maltreatment vs. no maltreatment). Limitations should be considered when interpreting results. CONCLUSIONS: Exposure to childhood maltreatment has long-term effects into middle-age. Further research employing culturally-sensitive approaches may help clarify Māori childhood maltreatment outcomes.
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dc.edition.editionNovember 2023
dc.format.pagination106444-
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37703676
dc.identifier.citationTelfar S, McLeod GFH, Dhakal B, Henderson J, Tanveer S, Broad HET, Woolhouse W, Macfarlane S, Boden JM. (2023). Child abuse and neglect and mental health outcomes in adulthood by ethnicity: Findings from a 40-year longitudinal study in New Zealand/Aotearoa.. Child Abuse Negl. 145. (pp. 106444-).
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106444
dc.identifier.eissn1873-7757
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn0145-2134
dc.identifier.number106444
dc.identifier.piiS0145-2134(23)00432-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70143
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0145213423004325?
dc.relation.isPartOfChild Abuse Negl
dc.rights(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectChildhood maltreatment
dc.subjectChildhood neglect
dc.subjectChildhood physical abuse
dc.subjectChildhood sexual abuse
dc.subjectLongitudinal study
dc.subjectMental health
dc.subjectMāori ethnicity
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectEthnicity
dc.subjectLongitudinal Studies
dc.subjectNew Zealand
dc.subjectChild Abuse
dc.subjectAlcoholism
dc.subjectDepressive Disorder, Major
dc.subjectOutcome Assessment, Health Care
dc.titleChild abuse and neglect and mental health outcomes in adulthood by ethnicity: Findings from a 40-year longitudinal study in New Zealand/Aotearoa.
dc.typeJournal article
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