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  • Childhood maltreatment is a known risk factor for maladaptive personality traits and antisocial behaviors.
  • Existing research often neglects gender differences, primarily using male samples.
  • Understanding these links in women is crucial for targeted interventions.

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  • To examine the relationship between childhood trauma, personality dysfunction, and antisocial behavior in incarcerated women and female students.
  • To investigate the mediating role of personality dysfunction in this pathway.
  • To address the gap in research regarding gender-specific pathways.

Main Methods:

  • Correlational analyses were conducted on data from 200 incarcerated women and 187 undergraduate students.
  • Mediation models were employed to assess the indirect effects of childhood trauma on antisocial behavior via personality pathology.
  • Specific personality disorders, including Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)/psychopathy, were examined.

Main Results:

  • Significant moderate to strong associations were found between childhood trauma, personality psychopathology, and antisocial behavior (correlations ranging from .31 to .66).
  • A significant mediation pathway was identified: childhood trauma predicted BPD (β = .37) and ASPD/psychopathy (βs = .25-.34), which in turn predicted antisocial behavior (βs = .35-.67).
  • Personality dysfunction significantly mediated the link between childhood maltreatment and antisocial behavior in women.

Conclusions:

  • Childhood maltreatment is strongly associated with personality psychopathology and antisocial behavior in women.
  • Personality dysfunction, specifically BPD and ASPD/psychopathy, acts as a significant mediator in the pathway from childhood trauma to antisocial behavior.
  • This study highlights the importance of considering gender-specific pathways and the mediating role of personality in understanding the development of antisocial behavior in women.