Psychological Maltreatment, Psychological Adjustment, Family Communication, and Mental Wellbeing: A Longitudinal Serial Mediation Study

The fact that the relationships between psychological maltreatment, psychological adjustment, family communication and mental wellbeing have not been examined together in any longitudinal study has created a gap in the literature. In this study, a longitudinal design was used to examine whether psyc...

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Published inApplied Research in Quality of Life Vol. 18; no. 3; pp. 1321 - 1335
Main Authors Ümmet, Durmuş, Satici, Begüm, Okur, Sinan, Deniz, Mehmet Engin, Satici, Seydi Ahmet
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Adjustment
Behavior
Communication
Families & family life
Health care
Inheritances
Mediation
Mental health
Political Science
Psychological research
Quality of Life Research
Social Sciences
Sociology
Structural equation modeling
Well being
Longitudinal serial mediation
Family communication
Psychological maltreatment
Psychological adjustment
Mental wellbeing
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Summary:The fact that the relationships between psychological maltreatment, psychological adjustment, family communication and mental wellbeing have not been examined together in any longitudinal study has created a gap in the literature. In this study, a longitudinal design was used to examine whether psychological adjustment and family communication serially mediate the relationship between psychological maltreatment and mental wellbeing in a Turkish adults (age range = 19–63 years). Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to test longitudinal serial mediation at two time waves SEM indicated that psychological adjustment and family communication have a longitudinal serial mediating role in the association between psychological maltreatment and mental wellbeing. Current research reveals that psychological adjustment and family communication are powerful tools for the wellbeing of those who have experienced psychological maltreatment.
ISSN:1871-2584
1871-2576
DOI:10.1007/s11482-022-10141-0