TY - JOUR
T1 - Social Functioning in Individuals Affected by Childhood Maltreatment
T2 - Establishing a Research Agenda to Inform Interventions
AU - Pfaltz, Monique C.
AU - Halligan, Sarah L.
AU - Haim-Nachum, Shilat
AU - Sopp, Marie R.
AU - Åhs, Fredrik
AU - Bachem, Rahel
AU - Bartoli, Eleonora
AU - Belete, Habte
AU - Belete, Tilahun
AU - Berzengi, Azi
AU - Dukes, Daniel
AU - Essadek, Aziz
AU - Iqbal, Naved
AU - Jobson, Laura
AU - Langevin, Rachel
AU - Levy-Gigi, Einat
AU - Lüönd, Antonia M.
AU - Martin-Soelch, Chantal
AU - Michael, Tanja
AU - Oe, Misari
AU - Olff, Miranda
AU - Ceylan, Deniz
AU - Raghavan, Vijaya
AU - Ramakrishnan, Muniarajan
AU - Sar, Vedat
AU - Spies, Georgina
AU - Wadji, Dany Laure
AU - Wamser-Nanney, Rachel
AU - Fares-Otero, Natalia E.
AU - Schnyder, Ulrich
AU - Seedat, Soraya
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s).
PY - 2022/7/1
Y1 - 2022/7/1
N2 - Childhood maltreatment (CM) is linked to impairments in various domains of social functioning. Here, we argue that it is critical to identify factors that underlie impaired social functioning as well as processes that mediate the beneficial health effects of positive relationships in individuals exposed to CM. Key research recommendations are presented, focusing on: (1) identifying attachment-related alterations in specific inter- and intrapersonal processes (e.g., regulation of closeness and distance) that underlie problems in broader domains of social functioning (e.g., lack of perceived social support) in individuals affected by CM; (2) identifying internal (e.g., current emotional state) and external situational factors (e.g., cultural factors, presence of close others) that modulate alterations in specific social processes; and (3) identifying mechanisms that explain the positive health effects of intact social functioning. Methodological recommendations include: (1) assessing social processes through interactive and (close to) real-life assessments inside and outside the laboratory; (2) adopting an interdisciplinary, lifespan perspective to assess social processes, using multi-method assessments; (3) establishing global research collaborations to account for cultural influences on social processes and enable replications across laboratories and countries. The proposed line of research will contribute to globally develop and refine interventions that prevent CM and further positive relationships, which - likely through buffering the effects of chronic stress and corresponding allostatic load - foster resilience and improve mental and physical health, thereby reducing personal suffering and the societal and economic costs of CM and its consequences. Interventions targeting euthymia and psychological well-being are promising therapeutic concepts in this context.
AB - Childhood maltreatment (CM) is linked to impairments in various domains of social functioning. Here, we argue that it is critical to identify factors that underlie impaired social functioning as well as processes that mediate the beneficial health effects of positive relationships in individuals exposed to CM. Key research recommendations are presented, focusing on: (1) identifying attachment-related alterations in specific inter- and intrapersonal processes (e.g., regulation of closeness and distance) that underlie problems in broader domains of social functioning (e.g., lack of perceived social support) in individuals affected by CM; (2) identifying internal (e.g., current emotional state) and external situational factors (e.g., cultural factors, presence of close others) that modulate alterations in specific social processes; and (3) identifying mechanisms that explain the positive health effects of intact social functioning. Methodological recommendations include: (1) assessing social processes through interactive and (close to) real-life assessments inside and outside the laboratory; (2) adopting an interdisciplinary, lifespan perspective to assess social processes, using multi-method assessments; (3) establishing global research collaborations to account for cultural influences on social processes and enable replications across laboratories and countries. The proposed line of research will contribute to globally develop and refine interventions that prevent CM and further positive relationships, which - likely through buffering the effects of chronic stress and corresponding allostatic load - foster resilience and improve mental and physical health, thereby reducing personal suffering and the societal and economic costs of CM and its consequences. Interventions targeting euthymia and psychological well-being are promising therapeutic concepts in this context.
KW - Child abuse
KW - Early interventions
KW - Interpersonal relations
KW - Social behavior
KW - Social support
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85129086646&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1159/000523667
DO - https://doi.org/10.1159/000523667
M3 - مقالة مرجعية
C2 - 35381589
SN - 0033-3190
VL - 91
SP - 238
EP - 251
JO - Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
JF - Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
IS - 4
ER -