The effects of childhood emotional abuse on mental health in adulthood: A systematic literature review
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2025
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This study aims to conduct a systematic review of the current literature examining the impacts of childhood emotional abuse (CEA) on mental health in adulthood. The research process involved a thorough analysis of published articles addressing the consequences of CEA on mental health in adulthood, with findings systematically synthesized based on predetermined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Utilizing the PRISMA report, between October 29 and November 21, 2024, database search in PubMed, Wiley Online Library, Sage Journals, and TR Index yielded 986 research articles. Among these, 15 articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The selected studies were scrutinized based on publication year, research locale, study objectives, sample characteristics, assessment tools, and the results. The majority of studies were conducted in 2024, 2023, and 2021. The studies were conducted to examine the associations between CEA and various psychological variables related to mental health such as depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder, psychotic symptoms, paranoid thoughts, suicidal ideation, emotion regulation difficulties, cognitive symptoms, social support, rumination, dissociation, early maladaptive schemas, interpersonal problems, obesity and alcohol use. The sample sizes of studies ranges from 72 to 34653 participants. The most frequently utilized measurement instruments in the studies were the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form. In the investigation of the effects of CEA on mental health in adulthood, depression emerged as the most extensively examined variable. The results of the studies underscored CEA as a significant risk factor with the potential for having long-lasting and profound impacts on individuals' mental health, as well as being a crucial element in exacerbating psychological disorders. The results of the study were interpreted, and suggestions for future investigations were proposed.
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Systematic review, childhood emotional abuse, adult mental health
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Kocaeli Üniversitesi Eğitim Dergisi (Online)
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