Table 3.

Moderating effect of safe and nurturing relationships on the association between women’s history of child maltreatment and health outcomes in adulthood

	Absence of partner violence		Emotional intimacy		Social support		Cumulative effect
Women’s health outcomes	coefficients	p	coefficients	p	coefficients	p	coefficients	p
Mental health
Major Depressive disorder	−0.58	0.100	0.75	0.538	0.96	0.921	−0.64	0.018
Generalized anxiety disorder	−0.17	0.776	0.78	0.361	0.67	0.306	−0.03	0.953
Psychosis spectrum disorder	−0.10	0.886	0.25	0.809	0.23	0.806	−0.79	0.275
Physical health
Good general health	0.08	0.594	0.50	0.018	0.26	0.180	0.33	0.005
Sleep problems	−0.41	0.313	−0.70	0.228	−0.49	0.345	−0.66	0.048
Limits moderate activity	−0.07	0.614	0.08	0.653	−0.29	0.087	−0.08	0.417
Health risk behaviours
Antisocial behaviour	−0.44	0.011	−0.53	0.027	−0.32	0.148	−0.49	<.001
Substance use problems	−0.64	0.038	0.01	0.990	−0.29	0.444	−0.46	0.051
Ever food insecurity	−0.20	0.616	0.30	0.555	−0.16	0.770	−0.23	0.569

Notes: All analyses controlled for women’s socioeconomic status.

Coefficients are shown as those of interactive term between protective measure and adult health outcome.