The association of childhood maltreatment and difficulties with emotion regulation with motives for substance use, substance use severity and schizotypal personality traits

Khazaee, Ali and Barahmand, Usha and Sadeghi Hashjin, Goudarz (2015) The association of childhood maltreatment and difficulties with emotion regulation with motives for substance use, substance use severity and schizotypal personality traits. Masters thesis, university of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

The intent of this study was to determine the association of childhood maltreatment, and emotion dysregulation with motives for substance use, substance use severity and schizotypal personality traits. A descriptive-correlation research design was used and the statistical population comprised all substance users seeking treatment at the Bahar De-Addiction Clinic in Ardebil during the year 1393. Data were collected from a sample of 72 substance users using the Drug Abuse Screening Scale, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Difficulties in Regulating Emotions Scale, Motives for Substance Use and the Schizotypal Personality Questionnaire. Results revealed that 47.2%, 8% and 6% of the individuals reported experiencing moderate to severe emotional abuse and neglect, physical neglect, and physical and sexual abuse, respectively. Furthermore, 70% reported using drugs 1 to 2 times a day and 4.17% of the individuals reported schizotypal traits. Emotional abuse was associated with substance use severity and with various motives for substance use, while physical abuse correlated only with coping and expansion motives, and physical neglect correlated only with expansion motives. Childhood maltreatment, in general, and physical neglect and emotional abuse, in particular, were significantly and positively associated with difficulties with regulating emotions. Among the various types of childhood maltreatment only emotional abuse showed a positive association with schizotypal traits. Regression analyses revealed that emotional abuse emerged as a significant predictor of substance use severity, as well as coping and social motives for substance use; emotional neglect predicted conformity and expansion motives while physical neglect predicted social motives for substance use. Of all the variables only difficulties with regulating emotions emerged as a predictor of disorganized trait of schizotypy.

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