Background

Individuals with a history of child maltreatment (CM) tend to show high affective lability (AL) and criminal behavior. However, positive childhood experiences (PCEs) may act as a protective factor even in the presence of child maltreatment.

Objective

The present study aimed to analyze the relationship between CM, PCEs, and AL in adulthood, identify the predictors of AL and analyze the moderating role of PCEs in the relationship between CM and AL in a sample of 424 incarcerated men (n = 343) and women (n = 81), aged between 18 and 73 years (M = 37.88).

Methods

Participants responded to an online protocol consisting of a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), the Benevolent Childhood Experiences Scale (BCEs), and the Affective Lability Scale – Short Version (ALS-18).

Results

CM was positively associated with AL and negatively associated with PCEs, and PCEs are negatively associated with AL. Regression analyses, after controlling for age, sex, and education, confirmed the role of PCEs on AL, above and beyond CM. However, moderation analysis showed that PCEs did not moderate the relationship between CM and AL for either men or women.

Conclusions

These results highlight the complexity of human development and behavior from early childhood into adulthood. Further studies are needed to better understand the role of PCEs in the relationship between ACEs and AL among inmates in order to develop more appropriate prevention and intervention programs.

中文翻译：

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在被监禁的男性和女性样本中，积极的童年经历在童年虐待和情感不稳定之间的联系中的作用

背景

有儿童虐待 (CM) 史的个人往往表现出高度的情感不稳定性 (AL) 和犯罪行为。然而，即使在存在儿童虐待的情况下，积极的童年经历 (PCE) 也可以作为保护因素。

客观的

本研究旨在分析成年期 CM、PCE 和 AL 之间的关系，确定 AL 的预测因子，并分析 PCE 在 424 名被监禁男性 (n = 343 ) 和女性（n  = 81），年龄在 18 至 73 岁之间（M  = 37.88）。

方法

参与者对由社会人口统计学问卷、童年创伤问卷 (CTQ)、仁慈童年经历量表 (BCE) 和情感不稳定量表 – 短版 (ALS-18) 组成的在线协议做出回应。

结果

CM 与 AL 呈正相关，与 PCE 呈负相关，而 PCE 与 AL 呈负相关。在控制了年龄、性别和教育之后，回归分析证实了 PCE 对 AL 的作用，超越了 CM。然而，调节分析表明，PCE 并未调节男性或女性的 CM 和 AL 之间的关系。

结论

这些结果突出了从幼儿期到成年期人类发展和行为的复杂性。需要进一步研究以更好地了解 PCE 在囚犯 ACE 和 AL 之间关系中的作用，以便制定更合适的预防和干预计划。