Though childhood maltreatment negatively affects later in life functioning, current interventions do little to mitigate this impact. This ineffectiveness may be exacerbated by deficit-focused models which focus primarily on mental illness, ignoring other indicators of healthy functioning. This paper presents two studies that examine the relationships between childhood maltreatment and later in life functioning, including indicators of mental illness and mental health. In Study 1, network analysis was used as an exploratory tool to examine how childhood maltreatment relates to later in life wellbeing. Study 2 used a different sample of adults to provide a confirmatory test of the network obtained in Study 1 given remaining concerns about the replicability of networks from network analysis. Study 1 included a subset of participants from the Midlife Development in the United States Study 2 (MIDUS 2) Biomarker Project 4, 2004–2009. Study 2 included individuals from the MIDUS Refresher Biomarker Project 4, 2012–2016. Network comparison tests demonstrated that the networks generally replicated as they did not significantly vary in structure, global strength, or measures of strength centrality. In both studies, emotional forms of maltreatment (i.e., emotional abuse, emotional neglect) emerged as particularly influential in the networks. Childhood maltreatment impacts the ability to thrive in adulthood, beyond its impact on diagnosable mental illness, and also affects positive functioning. A stronger focus on emotional abuse and emotional neglect is warranted within maltreatment intervention and education initiatives, as is an emphasis on the impact of maltreatment on positive functioning in adulthood.

尽管童年时期的虐待会对以后的生活功能产生负面影响，但目前的干预措施几乎无法减轻这种影响。这种无效性可能会因主要关注精神疾病而忽略其他健康功能指标的缺陷模型而加剧。本文介绍了两项研究，检查童年虐待与以后的生活功能之间的关系，包括精神疾病和心理健康的指标。在研究 1 中，网络分析被用作探索性工具来检查童年虐待与以后的生活幸福感之间的关系。研究 2 使用不同的成年人样本来提供在研究 1 中获得的网络的验证性测试，因为对网络分析中网络的可复制性仍然存在担忧。研究 1 包括来自美国中年发展研究 2 (MIDUS 2) 生物标志物项目 4, 2004-2009 的一部分参与者。研究 2 包括来自 MIDUS Refresher Biomarker Project 4, 2012-2016 的个人。网络比较测试表明，网络通常可以复制，因为它们在结构、全局强度或强度中心性测量方面没有显着差异。在这两项研究中，情感形式的虐待（即情感虐待、情感忽视）在网络中显得特别有影响力。童年时期的虐待不仅会影响可诊断的精神疾病，还会影响成年后的成长能力，还会影响积极的功能。在虐待干预和教育计划中，有必要更加关注情感虐待和情感忽视，