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Background:

  • Childhood maltreatment is a known risk factor for adult intimate partner aggression (IPA).
  • Personality disorders (PDs) in adulthood are correlated with IPA, suggesting a potential mediating role.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the pathway linking childhood maltreatment to adult IPA via personality pathology.
  • To examine the role of personality pathology as a mediator in the relationship between early adversity and later-life aggression.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from 495 older adults and their partners from the St. Louis Personality and Aging Network (SPAN) study.
  • Utilized structural equation modeling to test the proposed indirect effect.
  • Examined 10 Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) personality disorder constructs.

Main Results:

  • A significant indirect effect was found from childhood maltreatment to adult IPA through personality pathology for most DSM-5 PD constructs.
  • Childhood maltreatment robustly predicts personality pathology in later life.
  • Personality pathology in later life is strongly associated with intimate partner aggression.

Conclusions:

  • Adult intimate partner aggression in later life is linked to personality pathology.
  • Personality pathology in later life may originate from early childhood neglect and maltreatment.
  • Childhood maltreatment influences adult IPA, at least in part, through the development of maladaptive personality patterns.