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TRAJECTORIES OF INTERNALIZING PROBLEMS AMONG MALTREATED
GIRLS AND BOYS: DIFFERENCES BY MALTREATMENT TYPE AND
DEVELOPMENTAL TIMING
by
Cara Pohle
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
(SOCIAL WORK)
August 2012
Copyright 2012 Cara Pohle
Object Description
| Title | Trajectories of internalizing problems among maltreated girls and boys: differences by maltreatment type and developmental timing |
| Author | Pohle, Cara |
| Author email | caraelli@usc.edu;cara.pohle@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Philosophy |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Social Work |
| School | School of Social Work |
| Date defended/completed | 2012-06-21 |
| Date submitted | 2012-07-30 |
| Date approved | 2012-07-31 |
| Restricted until | 2012-07-31 |
| Date published | 2012-07-31 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Mennen, Ferol, E. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Traube, Dorian, E. Trickett, Penny, K. Huey, Stanley, Jr. |
| Abstract | The purpose of the current study was to examine the relationship between maltreatment characteristics and the change in internalizing outcomes over time in a sample of maltreated and non-maltreated adolescents. The sample (n=311) was drawn from a larger, federally-funded longitudinal study of the psychological and biological effects of maltreatment. A largely African American and Latino sample was measured at three time points, roughly one year apart. At the first assessment the age of the sample ranged from 9 to 13 years. Aim 1 examined the effect of maltreatment status (maltreated or not) on the trajectory of internalizing outcomes over time, and whether gender moderated this relationship. Aim 2 examined the effect of specific types of maltreatment on the trajectory of internalizing problems, and whether gender moderated this relationship. Aim 3 examined the relationship between developmental timing of maltreatment and the trajectories of internalizing outcomes and tested whether gender moderated this relationship. Internalizing outcomes included self-reported depression and anxiety, along with caregiver-reported internalizing problems. A repeated measures MANOVA was used to study the change in outcomes over time. Results indicate that the internalizing outcomes change significantly over time, but neither maltreatment status nor developmental timing significantly contributed to this change. Testing for the moderation of gender produced significant effects for the type of maltreatment. Emotionally abused youth showed less decline in anxiety scores over time compared to non-emotionally abused youth. Gender moderated the relationship between emotional abuse and internalizing problems where emotionally abused boys began with the fewest problems but showed the most problems at the final assessment. Sexual abuse was also a significant predictor; sexually abused youth showed more change in anxiety and internalizing scores over time compared to those who were maltreated but not sexually abused. These findings provide evidence that certain characteristics of maltreatment may impact how internalizing outcomes change over time. Future research should continue to longitudinally explore the contributions of maltreatment characteristics on the trajectories of internalizing outcomes. |
| Keyword | internalizing problems; maltreatment; adolescents; mental health; depression; anxiety |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m |
| Rights | Pohle, Cara |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume4/etd-PohleCara-1076.pdf |
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| Full text | TRAJECTORIES OF INTERNALIZING PROBLEMS AMONG MALTREATED GIRLS AND BOYS: DIFFERENCES BY MALTREATMENT TYPE AND DEVELOPMENTAL TIMING by Cara Pohle A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (SOCIAL WORK) August 2012 Copyright 2012 Cara Pohle |
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