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Daniëlle Otten
University Hospital Ulm
Presenter
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Inga Schalinski
University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Human Sciences, Institute of Psychology
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Jörg Fegert
University Hospital of Ulm
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Andreas Jud
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry-Psychotherapy, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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Elmar Brähler
Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
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David Bürgin
Jacobs Center for Productive Youth Development, Universität Zürich, Zürich, Schweiz
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Vera Clemens
Universität Ulm
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Abstract
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Background: Associations between child maltreatment (CM) and health have been studied broadly, but most studies focus on multiplicity (number of experienced subtypes of CM). Studies assessing multiple CM characteristics are scarce, partly due to methodological challenges, and were mostly conducted in patient samples.
Objective: To determine the relevance of CM characteristics for physical multimorbidity in adulthood for women and men in a German representative sample.
Methods: Survey study of a representative sample of the German population. Data collection took place between July and October 2021.Random sample including 1,297 women and 1,217 men selected by a German demographic consultation company (USUMA). Households were randomly selected within regional areas, the Kish-Grid method was applied to ensure random participation, response rate = 42.6%. Characteristics of CM - in detail subtypes of CM, multiplicity, age at time of maltreatment (timing), number of years of experienced maltreatment (duration), fre
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