APS

2022 APS Annual Convention · 2022

Childhood Maltreatment Predicts Alcohol Abuse in Adulthood

Chicago, IL · May 2022

Poster · Clinical Science

  • 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

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