Meta analysis of the relationship between childhood abuse and social anxiety
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024221
- VernacularTitle:儿童期虐待与社交焦虑关系的Meta分析
- Author:
HUANG Yue, DU Xin, XUE Yunzhen, ZHENG Chuanwei, ZHANG Yuran
1
Author Information
1. College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan (030001) , Shanxi Province, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Child abuse;
Anxiety;
Mental health;
Child
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2024;45(7):1012-1016
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand the relationship between childhood abuse and social anxiety and its influencing factors,so as to provide a theoretical basis for the intervention targeting social anxiety in adolescents.
Methods:The Metaanalysis was conducted on the 30 selected articles using randomeffects models, comprising 93 independent effect sizes and a total sample of 19 354. Odds ratio (OR) was used to integrate the relationship between childhood abuse and social anxiety.
Results:There was a significant positive correlation between childhood abuse and social anxiety (r=0.22), and its subtypes (emotional abuse, emotional neglect, emotional maltreatment, physical abuse, physical neglect, sexual abuse) could also positively predict social anxiety (OR=3.14,1.97,2.42,1.78,1.68,1.54)(P<0.01). The moderating effect showed that cultural background could significantly moderate the relationship between emotional neglect and the composite index and social anxiety (Qb=3.95,3.93), and the relationship between emotional abuse and composite index and social anxiety were significantly moderated by age (Qb=7.65,8.72)(P<0.05).
Conclusions:Childhood abuse is a positive predictor of social anxiety. Cultural background and age have a significant moderating effect on the relationship between childhood abuse and social anxiety, but gender has no significant moderating effect.
