Continued research regarding the effects of experiencing multiple types of childhood maltreatment is necessary in gauging the impact of such experiences on survivors. In an effort to contribute to this area of study, the authors investigated the relationship between multitype childhood maltreatment and adult spirituality and compared three established methods of assessing the these effects to investigate the degree to which a researcher’s choice of method might affect their findings. Surveys were completed by 254 university students that included data on childhood maltreatment and current spirituality. Findings suggest the presence of a dose response between multitype childhood maltreatment and adult spirituality and that the researcher’s assessment method choice can affect findings of the research. In addition, the authors report their findings on the unique effects of five types of childhood maltreatment on adult spirituality. Emotional neglect and emotional abuse were found to be associated with lower levels of spirituality; no significant relationships were found between sexual abuse, physical abuse, and physical neglect and spirituality. The findings suggest the need for further study regarding the effects of experiencing multiple types of childhood maltreatment, the most accurate methods of assessing those effects on survivors, and the relationship between multitype maltreatment and spirituality.

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评估童年多重虐待对成人灵性的影响

在衡量此类经历对幸存者的影响时，有必要继续研究经历多种类型的童年虐待的影响。为了对这一研究领域做出贡献，作者调查了多类型儿童虐待与成人灵性之间的关系，并比较了评估这些影响的三种既定方法，以调查研究人员选择的方法可能对他们的发现产生何种程度的影响。调查由 254 名大学生完成，其中包括有关童年虐待和当前灵性的数据。研究结果表明，多类型儿童虐待与成人灵性之间存在剂量反应，研究人员的评估方法选择会影响研究结果。此外，作者报告了他们关于五种童年虐待对成人灵性的独特影响的发现。发现情感忽视和情感虐待与较低的灵性水平有关；在性虐待、身体虐待、身体忽视和灵性之间没有发现显着关系。研究结果表明，需要进一步研究经历多种类型的儿童虐待的影响、评估这些影响对幸存者的最准确方法以及多种类型的虐待与灵性之间的关系。身体虐待，身体忽视和灵性。研究结果表明，需要进一步研究经历多种类型的儿童虐待的影响、评估这些影响对幸存者的最准确方法以及多种类型的虐待与灵性之间的关系。身体虐待，身体忽视和灵性。研究结果表明，需要进一步研究经历多种类型的儿童虐待的影响、评估这些影响对幸存者的最准确方法以及多种类型的虐待与灵性之间的关系。