From: Relationship between interpersonal trauma exposure and addictive behaviors: a systematic review
Variable | Codes |
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Origin of the population studied | USA, Canada, Australia, Western Europe Eastern Europe and Russia Asia (without Russia) Middle and South America Africa |
Type of population studied | Non-treatment seekers/general population Non-treatment seekers/student population Non-treatment seekers/other specific population (e.g., medical or military personnel) Treatment seekers/seek treatment for trauma-related mental health issues (e.g., PTSD) Treatment seekers/seek treatment for addiction(s) Treatment seekers/seek treatment for both Treatment seekers/seek treatment for other mental health issue Treatment seekers/seek treatment for other medical reason (e.g., pregnancy) |
Sex of the population studied | Male sample Female sample Mixed sample with sex stratification Mixed sample without sex stratification |
Sample size | Number of individuals for whom a trauma-addiction relationship was tested |
Included target variables at baseline | Assessment included trauma but not addictive behavior Assessment included addictive behavior but not trauma Assessment included both |
Included target variables at follow-up(s) | Assessment included trauma but not addictive behavior Assessment included addictive behavior but not trauma Assessment included both Other (e.g., different compositions in different subsequent data waves, no clear description of included variables) |
Addictive behaviors included | Alcohol Nicotine Marijuana Cocaine Opiates Prescription medication Other specific substance misuse Substance misuse not specified (e.g., combined measurement of the misuse of several substances) Gambling Shopping Exercise Internet Video games Sex Work Food/eating Other behavioral addiction or combination of several behavioral addictions |
Approach to assess addictive behaviors | Continuous measurement (e.g., scale measuring symptom severity) Dichotomous measurement (e.g., nicotine dependence exists or not) |
Quality of measurement of the addictive behavior variable(s) | Single item Multi item/ad hoc Multi item/psychometrically tested (with exact name of tool) Biological indicators (e.g., urine testing) Interview or other method |
Trauma type studied | Sexual abuse Physical abuse Other/directed towards the individual (e.g., emotional abuse, neglect, bullying) Other/not directed towards the individual (e.g., witnessing serious violence, terror attack) Any specific combination of the above Cannot be determined (e.g., PTSD without any further specification) |
Age at trauma onset | Childhood (<18 years) Adult Not specified age |
Approach to assess trauma | Continuous measurement of events (e.g., number/frequency of assaults) Dichotomous measurement of events (e.g., rape occurred or not) Continuous measurement of symptoms (e.g., scale measuring PTSD symptom severity) Dichotomous measurement of symptomatology (e.g., PTSD exists or not) |
Time interval between trauma exposure and first assessment | In years |
Quality of measurement of the trauma variable(s) | Single item Multi item/ad hoc Multi item/psychometrically tested (with exact name of tool) Interview or other method |
Dose-response relationship between trauma exposure and addictive symptoms | Dose-response relationship not tested Dose-response relationship studied and found Dose-response relationship tested but not found Dose-response relationship tested but no clear conclusion (e.g., found in one subgroup but not in another) |
Mediation between trauma and addiction | Mediators not tested Psychosocial mediators tested Biological mediators tested Both psychosocial and biological mediators tested |