Psychology of Mental Health. Gender, Childhood Abuse and Hostile-Helpless States of Mind

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• Acknowledgements
• Table of Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Abstract
• 1. Introduction
• 1.1 Hostile-Helpless (HH) States-of-Mind
• 1.2 Severity of Early Childhood Abuse
• 1.3 GPACS Punitive-Behaviour
• 1.4 Gender Differences
• 1.5 Aims and Hypotheses
• 2. Methods
• 2.1 Participants
• 2.2 Procedure
• 2.3 Measures
• 2.3.1 GPACS Punitive Behaviour
• 2.3.2 Hostile-Helpless States-of-Mind on the AAI
• 2.3.3 Overall Severity of Childhood Abuse
• 2.3.3.1 Traumatic Stress Schedule (TSS)
• 2.3.3.2 Childhood Traumatic Experiences Scale-Revised (CTES-R)
• 2.3.3.3 Conflict Tactics Scale - Second Version (CTS-2)
• 2.4 Analytical Strategy
• 3. Results
• 3.1 Descriptive Statistics
• 3.2 Correlations Between Study Variables
• 3.3 Differences Between Genders on Study Variables
• 3.4 Exploring the Potential Moderating Effect of Gender
• 3.5 Exploratory Analysis: Logistic Regression
• 4. Discussion
• 4.1 Limitations and Future Directions
• 4.2 Strengths
• 4.3 Implications
• Bibliography

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This research examines the relationship between severity of childhood abuse and hostile-helpless (HH) states-of-mind, exploring the potential moderating effect of gender. The study investigates the role of punitive behavior as a mediator in this relationship.

• Exploring the link between childhood abuse and hostile-helpless states-of-mind.
• Investigating the role of punitive behavior as a mediator in this relationship.
• Examining the moderating effect of gender on the link between childhood abuse and HH states-of-mind.
• Analyzing data using a moderated mediation model.
• Discussing the implications of findings for understanding the impact of childhood abuse and gender differences in mental health.

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

• Chapter 1: Introduction: This chapter provides an overview of hostile-helpless (HH) states-of-mind, severity of early childhood abuse, and punitive behavior. It discusses the potential for gender differences in the relationship between these variables and outlines the aims and hypotheses of the study.
• Chapter 2: Methods: This chapter details the study's methodology, including participant characteristics, procedures, and the measures used to assess hostile-helpless states-of-mind, severity of childhood abuse, and punitive behavior.
• Chapter 3: Results: This chapter presents the findings of the study, including descriptive statistics, correlations between study variables, and the results of the moderated mediation analysis.
• Chapter 4: Discussion: This chapter discusses the implications of the study's findings, considering limitations, strengths, and future directions for research. It also explores the potential clinical implications of the results.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

This study focuses on the relationship between childhood abuse, hostile-helpless states-of-mind, punitive behavior, and gender. Key concepts include: childhood trauma, attachment theory, adult attachment, psychological well-being, mental health, gender differences, moderated mediation, and the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI).