Childhood maltreatment is a key precursor to vulnerable narcissism since it likely lead to a narcissistic injury that triggers defenses against rage and abandonment. In later life, this pattern may contribute to a maladaptive model of love relationships. The present study explored the association between different types of childhood maltreatment (i.e., emotional, physical, and sexual abuse; physical and emotional neglect) and love addiction via vulnerable narcissism in a community sample of 505 cisgender emerging adults ( M = 24.90, SD = 2.67; 76.6% assigned female at birth (AFAB); 68.5% heterosexual) residing in Italy. Data collection relied on self-report questionnaires administered online through the Qualtrics platform, and study hypotheses were tested using structural equation modeling. The results showed that childhood emotional abuse and emotional neglect directly influenced love addiction, while physical and sexual abuse, as well as physical neglect, showed no significant effects. Greater childhood emotional abuse and neglect were associated with increased vulnerable narcissism, leading to higher levels of love addiction. Gender differences emerged, with the indirect effect of vulnerable narcissism on the relationship between emotional neglect and love addiction significant only for AFAB. The findings emphasize the risk of love addiction in emerging adults with a history of childhood emotional abuse and neglect, highlighting the importance of addressing childhood emotional maltreatment and vulnerable narcissistic personality traits in interventions to treat this condition.

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童年情感虐待和忽视对爱情成瘾的影响：女性和男性新兴成年人脆弱自恋的间接影响


童年虐待是脆弱自恋的关键前兆，因为它可能导致自恋伤害，从而触发对愤怒和遗弃的防御。在以后的生活中，这种模式可能会导致爱情关系的适应不良模式。本研究探讨了不同类型的童年虐待（即情感、身体和性虐待;身体和情感忽视）与通过脆弱自恋导致的爱情成瘾之间的关联，样本为 505 名居住在意大利的顺性别新兴成年人 （M = 24.90，SD = 2.67;76.6% 出生时被指定为女性 （AFAB;68.5% 异性恋） 居住在意大利。数据收集依赖于通过 Qualtrics 平台在线管理的自我报告问卷，并使用结构方程模型测试研究假设。结果显示，童年期情感虐待和情感忽视直接影响爱情成瘾，而身体虐待和性虐待以及身体忽视没有显著影响。童年时期情感虐待和忽视的增加与脆弱的自恋增加有关，导致更高水平的爱情成瘾。出现了性别差异，脆弱的自恋对情感忽视和爱情成瘾之间关系的间接影响仅对 AFAB 有意义。研究结果强调了有童年情感虐待和忽视史的新兴成年人患爱情成瘾的风险，强调了在治疗这种情况的干预措施中解决儿童情感虐待和脆弱自恋人格特征的重要性。