TY - JOUR
T1 - The mediating role of forgiveness and self-efficacy in the relationship between childhood maltreatment and treatment motivation among Malaysian male drug addicts
AU - See Mey, Loy
AU - Khairudin, Rozainee
AU - Tengku Muda, Tengku Elmi Azlina
AU - Abdullah @ Mohd Nor, Hilwa
AU - Kamaluddin, Mohammad Rahim
N1 - Funding Information:
We wish to thank Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia for providing financial assistance in publishing this manuscript (publication grant: GP-2021-K021070).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 See Mey, Khairudin, Tengku Muda, Abdullah @ Mohd Nor and Kamaluddin.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Studies have reported high rates of childhood maltreatment among individuals with drug addiction problems; however, investigation about the potentially protective factors to mitigate the effects of maltreatment experiences on motivation to engage in addiction treatment has received less attention. This study aims at exploring the mediating effects of forgiveness and self-efficacy on the association between childhood maltreatment and treatment motivation among drug addicts. A total of 360 male drug addicts (mean age = 33.34, SD = 7.25) were recruited from three mandatory inpatient rehabilitation centers in Malaysia. Participants completed a package of self-report questionnaires including measures of childhood maltreatment experiences, forgiveness, self-efficacy, and motivation for treatment. The analysis conducted using the structural equation model (SEM) revealed that childhood maltreatment significantly predicted lower treatment motivation, while forgiveness and self-efficacy played a fully mediating role regarding the effect of childhood maltreatment on treatment motivation. In conclusion, these findings suggest that combining the element of forgiveness and self-efficacy in treatment programs appears to benefit the drug addicts with childhood maltreatment history.
AB - Studies have reported high rates of childhood maltreatment among individuals with drug addiction problems; however, investigation about the potentially protective factors to mitigate the effects of maltreatment experiences on motivation to engage in addiction treatment has received less attention. This study aims at exploring the mediating effects of forgiveness and self-efficacy on the association between childhood maltreatment and treatment motivation among drug addicts. A total of 360 male drug addicts (mean age = 33.34, SD = 7.25) were recruited from three mandatory inpatient rehabilitation centers in Malaysia. Participants completed a package of self-report questionnaires including measures of childhood maltreatment experiences, forgiveness, self-efficacy, and motivation for treatment. The analysis conducted using the structural equation model (SEM) revealed that childhood maltreatment significantly predicted lower treatment motivation, while forgiveness and self-efficacy played a fully mediating role regarding the effect of childhood maltreatment on treatment motivation. In conclusion, these findings suggest that combining the element of forgiveness and self-efficacy in treatment programs appears to benefit the drug addicts with childhood maltreatment history.
KW - childhood maltreatment
KW - drug addicts
KW - forgiveness
KW - self-efficacy
KW - treatment motivation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85127543580&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.816373
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.816373
M3 - Article
C2 - 35360613
AN - SCOPUS:85127543580
SN - 1664-1078
VL - 13
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
M1 - 816373
ER -