APS
2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022
Childhood Maltreatment Predicts Alcohol Abuse in Adulthood
- Sarah Leavitt
Fielding Graduate University - Chanelle Yoder
Fielding Graduate University - Kristine Jacquin
Fielding Graduate University
Abstract
Childhood maltreatment was examined as a predictor of alcohol abuse in adult women and men. Maltreatment predicted alcohol abuse in the whole sample. Sexual abuse was a significant predictor of alcohol abuse for men, but childhood maltreatment did not predict alcohol abuse for women.
Substance Abuse and Addiction