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Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse in Caribbean Young Adults and Its Association
with Depression, Post-Traumatic Stress, and Skin Bleaching
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James C
; Seixas AA
; Harrison A
; Jean-Louis G
; Butler M
; Zizi F
; Samuels A
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BACKGROUND: The global prevalence of skin depigmentation/skin bleaching among
blacks, estimated at 35%, is on the rise and is associated with a host of
negative health and medical consequences. Current etiological approaches do not
fully capture the emotional and psychological underpinnings of skin bleaching.
The current study investigated the potential mediating role of depression, or
post-traumatic stress symptoms (avoidance and hyperarousal) on the relationship
between childhood physical and sexual abuse (CPSA) and skin bleaching. METHODS: A
total of 1226 university participants (ages 18-30 years and 63.4% female) from
three Caribbean countries (Jamaica, Barbados, and Grenada) provided data for the
current analysis. They all completed self-reported measures of general
demographic information along with the short screening scale for posttraumatic
stress disorder (DSM-IV), childhood trauma, and skin bleaching questions.
RESULTS: The prevalence of skin bleaching in our study was 25.4%. Our findings
showed that individuals who bleached their skin were more likely to have been
abused as children (21.6% versus 13.5%, p<0.001), were more likely to have
significant symptoms of trauma (34.1% versus 24.0%, p=0.005), and were more
likely to have significant depression (43.7% versus 35.1%, p=0.032). We found
that trauma-related hyperarousal symptoms positively mediated the relationship
between childhood physical and sexual abuse and skin bleaching (Indirect
Effect=0.03, p<0.05), while avoidance (Indirect Effect=0.000, p>0.05) and
depressive (Indirect Effect=0.005, p>0.05) symptoms did not. CONCLUSION: The
presence of trauma symptoms and childhood physical and sexual abuse (CPSA) may
increase the likelihood of skin bleaching. Findings suggest that further
exploration is needed to ascertain if the presence of skin bleaching warrants
being also screened for trauma.