Camila Monteiro F. Gama¹; Liana Catarina Lima Portugal¹; Sérgio J. Souza¹; Raquel M.

Gonçalves¹; Liliane Vilete

Eliane Volchan²; Mauro Mendlowicz²; Ivan Figueira²; Evandro Coutinho²; Letícia Oliveira¹; Mirtes G. Pereira¹
1
Fluminense Federal University, Brazil; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2

Introduction Results
Childhood is a life stage in which an individual can be more vulnerable to stressful experiences. When analysed individually, all types of childhood maltreatment were associated with higher PTSD
Frequently, children are exposed to different types of abuse (physical, emotional and sexual) and symptoms (p<0.05 for all analysis). However, when a unique model was performed, only emotional
neglect (physical and emotional) (Stoltenborgh et al, 2015). Long-term consequences of childhood (p<0.000; Confidence Interval (CI) [1.39-2.22]) and sexual abuse (p<0.00; CI [1.16-2.09]) showed a
maltreatment (CM) has consistently been shown in literature as impairing not only physical, but significant impact on PTSD symptoms severity scores.
also emotional and psychological health, including important social aftermaths (Carr et al., 2013).
The Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is one of the most debilitating disorders which can
emerge as consequence of such kind of experience (Grassi-Oliveira & Stein, 2008; Dias et al.,
2017). However, it is not clear which types of childhood maltreatment could represent higher risks
to PTSD severity.

Objective
The present study aims to investigate the effects of different forms of CM in the
prediction of PTSD severity in a revictimized sample of college students.

Methods

Part II

(IV)
(I) Childhood Trauma
Sociodemographic Questionnaire
questionnaire (CTQ)

Childhood
Maltreatment Conclusions

502 Participants who did not complete the full battery of questionnaires

443 Participants who have not reported an index traumatic event that occurred
after 12 years-old and was not in THQ cluster
262 FINAL SAMPLE
Final sample consisted of 262 volunteers (mean age 21.3; (SD)=4.4; female 82%).
Statistical Analysis: Bivariate and Multivariate Negative Binomial Regressions
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