It is a family affair: individual experiences and sibling exposure to emotional, physical and sexual abuse and the impact on adult depressive symptoms.
Marie-Louise J KullbergCharlotte C van SchieEleonore D van SprangDominique F MaciejewskiCatharina A HartmanAlbert M van HemertBrenda W J H PenninxBernet M ElzingaPublished in: Psychological medicine (2020)
Particularly in the case of more visible forms of CM, siblings' experiences of EM and PA are associated with the elevated levels of adult depressive symptoms. Findings implicate that in addition to individual maltreatment experiences, the context of siblings' experiences is another crucial risk factor for an individuals' adult depressive symptomatology.