Publication Date
2024
Document Type
Student Project
First Advisor
Orcutt, Holly K.
Second Advisor
Cole, Travis
Department
Department of Psychology
Abstract
The cumulative effects of childhood maltreatment (CM), or polyvictimization, are associated with increased distress. Personality traits moderate the association between trauma and distress. The present study administered questionnaires to undergraduate students (N = 485). The following hypotheses were formed: 1) Negative Affectivity (NA), Detachment, Disinhibition, Antagonism, and Psychoticism would be significantly positively correlated with distress; 2) the personality trait domains of NA, Detachment, and Psychoticism would moderate the relationship between polyvictimization and psychological distress, and; 3) the positive correlation between polyvictimization and distress would be significantly stronger than the positive correlation between total scores on the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and distress. Results indicated that all personality traits positively correlated with distress. Multiple-regressions models indicated significant positive interactions for polyvictimization with NA and Antagonism on distress. Support for the third hypothesis was not found. The positive moderation effects suggest that higher levels of NA and Antagonism increase the impact of polyvictimization on distress.
Recommended Citation
Carsten, Benjamin, "Antagonism Reduces the Effect of Childhood Polyvictimization on Reported Psychological Distress in Adulthood" (2024). CURE Proceedings. 14.
https://huskiecommons.lib.niu.edu/studentengagement-cureposters/14
Publisher
Northern Illinois University
