Although childhood abuse is a well-known risk factor for suicide, no studies have investigated the role of interpersonal-psychological (Joiner, 2005), constructs in this association.

The gap

Consensus across the literature

Supporting evidence — 8 representative gaps

• Childhood Abuse, the Interpersonal–Psychological Theory of Suicide, and the Mediating Role of Depression (2017) · doi

  Although childhood abuse is a well-known risk factor for suicide, no studies have investigated the role of interpersonal-psychological (Joiner, 2005), constructs in this association.

  Keywords: childhood abuse well known risk factor suicide investigated role interpersonal psychological joiner constructs association
• Childhood psychological maltreatment, sense of self, and PTSD symptoms in emerging adulthood (2022) · doi

  Abstract This study outlines the relationships among childhood psychological maltreatment (CPM), an understudied form of maltreatment, sense of self (SOS), a developmental construct negatively impacted by trauma, and post‐traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in emerging adults.

  Keywords: maltreatment abstract outlines relationships among childhood psychological understudied form sense self developmental construct negatively impacted
• A critical role for the murine anterior insula in male social avoidance after early life maltreatment. (2026) · doi

  However effective treatments for symptoms resulting from early life maltreatment are lacking, in part due to a lack of understanding of how neural circuits are disrupted in adulthood after childhood and adolescent abuse.

  Keywords: effective treatments symptoms resulting early life maltreatment lacking part lack understanding neural circuits disrupted adulthood
• Long-term Cognitive, Psychological, and Health Outcomes Associated With Child Abuse and Neglect (2020) · doi

  Potential long-lasting adverse effects of child maltreatment have been widely reported, although little is known about the distinctive long-term impact of differing types of maltreatment.

  Keywords: long maltreatment potential lasting adverse effects child widely reported little known distinctive term impact differing
• A preliminary study of the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety symptoms in female adolescents maltreatment victims in Mexico (2018) · doi

  Although child maltreatment is related with psychopathologic symptoms, however their clinical prevalence in the general population and more so in specific groups of age and gender, such as female adolescents, has been scarcely documented.

  Keywords: child maltreatment related psychopathologic symptoms clinical prevalence general population specific groups gender female adolescents scarcely
• Assessing the Mediating Role of Social Support in Childhood Maltreatment and Psychopathology Among College Students in Northern Ireland (2018) · doi

  Although it is understood that social support can act as a protective factor toward mental health for children who experience such adversity, few studies have addressed the experience of childhood maltreatment and the important function of social support in adulthood.

  Keywords: social support experience understood protective factor toward mental health children adversity addressed childhood maltreatment important
• The Timing Effect of Childhood Maltreatment in Depression: A Systematic Review and meta-Analysis (2022) · doi

  Although empirical evidence has confirmed the causal relationship between childhood maltreatment and depression, findings are inconsistent on the magnitude of the effect of age of exposure to childhood maltreatment on psychological development.

  Keywords: childhood maltreatment empirical evidence confirmed causal relationship depression inconsistent magnitude effect exposure psychological development
• Childhood Maltreatment and Revictimization: A Systematic Literature Review (2023) · doi

  The current study aimed to systematically review empirical studies examining potential psychological factors linking childhood maltreatment to victimization in adulthood and the gaps in the literature.

  Keywords: current aimed systematically review empirical examining potential psychological factors linking childhood maltreatment victimization adulthood gaps