RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE AND CLUSTER B PERSONALITY DISORDERS

Childhood experiences may be one of the effective factors in the development
of personality disorders. The aim of the present study investigated the relationship between different
experiences of childhood abuse and cluster B personality disorders.
Materials & Methods: The population of this research was all students of Tabriz University. 293
students (179 female and 115 male) were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling. All subjects were
asked to complete the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-III) and Child Abuse Self Report
Scale.
Results: There was a significant relationship between sexual abuse and antisocial, borderline and
histrionic personality disorder. There was a negative relationship between emotional abuse and
narcissistic personality disorder and positive correlation between emotional abuse with borderline and
antisocial personality disorders. Also there was a significant relationship between physical abuse and
neglect with anti-social and borderline personality disorders. Regression analysis showed that physical
abuse, sexual abuse and neglect, predict antisocial personality disorder. Emotional and physical abuse
predicts borderline personality disorder. Sexual abuse predicts histrionic personality disorder, also
emotional and physical abuse predicts narcissistic personality disorder.
Conclusion: Overall, the results of this study indicate that cluster B personality disorders associated
with different aspects of abuse and based on the experience of abuse, personality disorder symptoms is
predictable.