Objectives Systematic reviews on prevalence estimates of child sexual abuse (CSA)
worldwide included studies with adult participants referring on a period of abuse of about 50 …

Children who experience maltreatment are at well-documented risk for the development of
problematic substance use and disorder in adolescence and beyond. This review applies a …

Child maltreatment is a public health concern with well-established sequelae. However,
compared to research on physical and sexual abuse, far less is known about the long-term …

In this study, structural equation modeling was used to examine the mediating role of
resilience and self-esteem in the relationships between psychological maltreatment …

Attachment theory has been proposed as one explanation for the relationship between
childhood maltreatment and problematic mental and physical health outcomes in adulthood …

Objectification theory provides an important framework for understanding, researching, and
intervening to improve women's lives in a sociocultural context that sexually objectifies the …

A large body of research suggests that child maltreatment (CM) is associated with
adolescent suicidal ideation and attempts. These studies, however, have not been critically …

We describe an integrated theory of individual differences that traces the behavioral
development of life history from genes to brain to reproductive strategy. We provide …

PURPOSE: Alcohol is the most common and frequently used drug and has the potential to
cause multiple deleterious effects throughout the lifespan. Because early age at initiation of …

Data from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) reveal high numbers of adolescent substance use in the United …