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Emotional abuse during childhood may increase likelihood of sleep difficulties in old age

Emotional abuse during childhood may increase likelihood of sleep difficulties in old ageChildhood experiences often have a lasting impact on people's lives. According to the current issue of the Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological and Social Sciences, elderly individuals who suffered from parental abuse during their youth may be more likely to have poor sleep quality in old age. Lead author Cecilia Y. M. Poon and her team analyzed data from 877 adults over the age of 60. The information was taken from the National Survey of Midlife Development in the U.S., which took place in 1995 and asked people to answer questions about sleep, emotional distress and relationships.

Participants who had experienced emotional abuse - defined as being insulted or ignored by mothers and fathers - as children tended to have greater difficulty sleeping. Additionally, they were more likely to have poorer relationships as adults, compared to subjects whose parents had physically abused them.

"A negative early attachment continues to exert an influence on our well-being decades later," Poon explained. "The impact of [emotional] abuse stays in the system. Trauma may limit a person's ability to fend for themselves and successfully navigate the social world."
 

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