Correlation of Childhood Maltreatment Experience with Depression and Anxiety among Latvian Adults

  • Marita Marija Spoģe (Speaker)

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Description

According to WHO statistics 2020 each year one billion children worldwide suffer some form of violence, which many studies found is the one of the risk factors of developing depression and anxiety in adult age, whose prevalence increased by 25% last years (WHO, ( 2020)). Depression and anxiety can cause different psychological and physical problems that may seriously impact patients health and life quality. The aim is to identify the correlation between childhood abuse experience and prevalence of depression and anxiety. . In this cross-sectional study, Latvian adults (18-64 years) were asked to fill the questionnaire electronically. Questionnaire consisted of several self-assessment tools, including: Adverse childhood experiences scale (ACE-10), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Descriptive statistics were done by using Microsoft Excel and IBM SPSS Statistics software.. There were 345 adults (85,5 % female and 14,5% male) who completed the questionnaire. The survey results reported that (75,5 %) had at least one point from ACEs, (44,9%) had mild or clinically significant anxiety and (29,6%) depression signs. Most prevalent form of child maltreatment was emotional abuse (46,4 %) and emotional neglect (39,9 %). There was found a moderate association between childhood adverse experience and HADS point count (p=0,384), precise - anxiety (p=0,372) and depression (p=308). The strongest correlation was found between physical neglect and anxiety (p=0,459), emotional neglect and anxiety (p=0,306).. There was moderate correlation found between adverse childhood experiences and HADS. The emotional neglect was the second most popular abuse type and has moderate association with anxiety.
Period29 Mar 2023
Event titleRSU International Research Conference 2023: Knowledge for Use in Practice
Event typeConference
OrganiserRīga Stradiņš University
LocationRiga, LatviaShow on map
Degree of RecognitionInternational