Child Maltreatment, Self Capacities, and Trauma Symptoms: Psychometric Properties of the Inner Experience Questionnaire

This study explored the psychometric properties of the Inner Experience Questionnaire (IEQ), a measure of self capacities. Relations among childhood maltreatment, self capacities, and trauma symptoms were examined in four samples. Results indicated that respondents who experienced childhood maltreat...

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Published in:Journal of emotional abuse 2006-03, Vol.6 (1), p.103-125
Main Authors: Brock, Kathleen J., Pearlman, Laurie Anne, Varra, Edward M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child Development
Child maltreatment
Child Neglect
Medical sciences
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
self capacities
Techniques and methods
theory
Trauma
Victimology
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Summary:This study explored the psychometric properties of the Inner Experience Questionnaire (IEQ), a measure of self capacities. Relations among childhood maltreatment, self capacities, and trauma symptoms were examined in four samples. Results indicated that respondents who experienced childhood maltreatment reported more severely disrupted self capacities than those without a maltreatment history. Self capacity disruptions were significantly correlated with trauma symptoms in both clinical and non-clinical samples. In all four samples, participants with more severely disrupted self capacities reported more trauma symptoms than those with less disrupted self capacities. The results provide preliminary evidence for the reliability and validity of the IEQ and provide support for theory that suggests that childhood maltreatment creates deficits in self functioning.
ISSN:1092-6798
1540-4714
DOI:10.1300/J135v06n01_06