Although several studies have shown that childhood maltreatment (CM) is associated with a host of negative consequences including romantic relationship difficulties for victims in adulthood, most overlooked the potential effects on the romantic partner. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to comprehensively synthesize the literature on the association between a person's CM and their partner's individual and couple outcomes. We searched PubMed, PsycNET, Medline, CINAHL, and Eric using search strings related to CM and partner. We identified 3,238 articles after removal of duplicates; 28 studies met the inclusion criteria and relied on independent sample. The studies reported associations between a person's CM and a wide breadth of partner's negative couple outcomes (e.g., communication, sexuality) as well as intra-individual psychological difficulties (e.g., psychological distress, emotion, and stress reactivity). Meta-analytic results showed significant, but trivial to small associations between a person's CM and their partner's lower relationship satisfaction (r = -.09, 95% CI [-.14, -.04]), higher intimate partner violence (r = .08, [.05, .12]), and higher psychological distress (r = .11, [.06, .16]). These associations were similar for women and men and did not differ as a function of sample's mean age, proportion of cultural diversity, and publication year. These findings suggest that a person's CM is related to their partner's outcomes including to the partner's intra-individual outcomes. Prevention and intervention strategies should acknowledge that a person's CM may also affect their romantic partner, considering the couple as a reciprocal system, and offer victims' romantic partners specific services.

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童年虐待的伴侣效应：系统回顾和荟萃分析。


尽管多项研究表明，儿童期虐待（CM）与一系列负面后果相关，包括受害者成年后的恋爱关系困难，但大多数研究忽视了对浪漫伴侣的潜在影响。这项系统回顾和荟萃分析旨在全面综合关于个人的 CM 与其伴侣的个人和夫妻结果之间关联的文献。我们使用与 CM 和合作伙伴相关的搜索字符串搜索了 PubMed、PsycNET、Medline、CINAHL 和 Eric。删除重复项后，我们识别出 3,238 篇文章； 28 项研究符合纳入标准并依赖于独立样本。研究报告了一个人的 CM 与伴侣的一系列负面夫妻结果（例如沟通、性行为）以及个体内心理困难（例如心理困扰、情绪和压力反应）之间的关联。荟萃分析结果显示，一个人的 CM 与其伴侣较低的关系满意度（r = -.09，95% CI [-.14，-.04]）、较高的亲密伴侣暴力（r = .08，[.05，.12]），以及更高的心理困扰（r = .11，[.06，.16]）。这些关联对于女性和男性来说是相似的，并且不会因为样本的平均年龄、文化多样性的比例和出版年份而有所不同。这些发现表明，一个人的 CM 与其伴侣的结果相关，包括伴侣的个体内结果。预防和干预策略应承认一个人的 CM 也可能影响其浪漫伴侣，将夫妻视为一个互惠系统，并为受害者的浪漫伴侣提供特定服务。