Sluggish cognitive tempo and exposure to interpersonal trauma in children.

Abstract

Background: Childhood adversity has been suggested, but not yet empirically examined, as a factor in sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT) in childhood.Objective: This study was an examination of SCT in relation to childhood adversity, and its association with exposure to non-interpersonal and interpersonal trauma.Method: Caregivers (N = 161) and a sub-sample of children, 8-17 years old, were recruited from mental health and pediatric practices/programs and interviewed.Results: SCT was positively associated with interpersonal trauma but not non-interpersonal trauma. Two hierarchical regression analyses revealed that interpersonal trauma exposure was associated with SCT score over and above symptoms of other psychopathologies.Conclusion: Results suggest that SCT is associated with interpersonal trauma exposure in children. Further research is needed to examine the association between SCT and interpersonal trauma exposure, and trauma-related biopsychosocial impairments.

• Authors: Regina Marie Musicaro, Julian Ford, Michael K Suvak, Anne Sposato, Susan Andersen
• Journal: Anxiety, stress, and coping (Anxiety Stress Coping) Vol. 33 Issue 1 Pg. 100-114 (01 2020) ISSN: 1477-2205 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 31818141 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Child
• Cognition Disorders (etiology, physiopathology, psychology)
• Female
• Humans
• Interpersonal Relations
• Interviews as Topic
• Male
• Psychological Trauma (complications, physiopathology, psychology)
• United States