Background: Childhood maltreatment (CM) is considered a traumatic experience with long-term adverse effects on the quality of adult intimate relationships. Research on the mechanisms underlying this phenomenon among Arab societies is scarce. Objective: This study investigated the impact of childhood physical abuse (PA) and emotional abuse (EA) on the quality of marital relationships. Additionally, it examined the mediating roles of two dimensions of insecure adult attachment (i.e., avoidant and anxious) to a romantic partner and psychological distress within gender-specific models. Method: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among a representative sample of 604 married Arab adults ( M age = 33.5, SD = 6.52; 50.1% women) in Israel using a self-administered questionnaire. Results: Childhood PA was significantly related to low levels of relationship quality among men and women. For men, childhood PA was positively related to psychological distress and both patterns of romantic attachment styles, which in turn were negatively associated with relationship quality. For women, childhood PA was positively associated with psychological distress and avoidant attachment, correlating with low levels of relationship quality. Conclusion: A retrospective assessment of childhood PA is associated with decreased levels of marital relationship quality for men and women. This association is mediated by psychological distress and romantic attachment styles. Implications: Implementing interventions focused on improving mental health and promoting a secure romantic attachment style can enhance the quality of marital relationships for adults with CM experiences.

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童年虐待和婚姻关系的质量：检查中介途径和性别差异

背景：童年虐待（CM）被认为是一种创伤经历，会对成人亲密关系的质量产生长期不利影响。对阿拉伯社会中这一现象背后机制的研究很少。目的：本研究调查了童年身体虐待（PA）和情感虐待（EA）对婚姻关系质量的影响。此外，它还研究了成人对浪漫伴侣的不安全依恋（即回避和焦虑）和特定性别模型中心理困扰两个维度的中介作用。方法：使用自填式问卷，对以色列 604 名已婚阿拉伯成年人（M 年龄 = 33.5，SD = 6.52；50.1% 女性）的代表性样本进行横断面调查。结果：儿童期 PA 与男性和女性的低水平关系质量显着相关。对于男性来说，童年时期的 PA 与心理困扰和浪漫依恋风格的两种模式呈正相关，而这反过来又与关系质量呈负相关。对于女性来说，童年时期的 PA 与心理困扰和回避依恋呈正相关，与低水平的关系质量相关。结论：对儿童 PA 的回顾性评估与男性和女性婚姻关系质量水平的下降有关。这种关联是由心理困扰和浪漫依恋风格介导的。意义：实施以改善心理健康和促进安全浪漫依恋方式为重点的干预措施可以提高有 CM 经历的成年人的婚姻关系质量。