Maternal abuse history and self-regulation difficulties in preadolescence

dc.contributor.authorDelker, Brianna C. ; Noll, Laura K. ; Kim, Hyoun K. ; Fisher, Philip A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-02T18:14:59Z
dc.date.available2020-06-02T18:14:59Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractAlthough poor parenting is known to be closely linked to self-regulation difficulties in early childhood, comparatively little is understood about the role of other risk factors in the early caregiving environment (such as a parent’s own experiences of childhood abuse) in developmental pathways of self-regulation into adolescence. Using a longitudinal design, this study aimed to examine how a mother’s history of abuse in childhood relates to her offspring’s self-regulation difficulties in preadolescence. Maternal controlling parenting and exposure to intimate partner aggression in the child’s first 24–36 months were examined as important early social and environmental influences that may explain the proposed connection between maternal abuse history and preadolescent self-regulation. An ethnically diverse sample of mothers (N = 488) who were identified as at-risk for child maltreatment was recruited at the time of their children’s birth. Mothers and their children were assessed annually from the child’s birth through 36 months, and at age 9–11 years. Structural equation modeling and bootstrap tests of indirect effects were conducted to address the study aims. Findings indicated that maternal abuse history indirectly predicted their children’s self-regulation difficulties in preadolescence mainly through maternal controlling parenting in early childhood, but not through maternal exposure to aggression by an intimate partner. Maternal history of childhood abuse and maternal controlling parenting in her child’s early life may have long-term developmental implications for child self-regulation. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationDelker, Brianna C. ; Noll, Laura K. ; Kim, Hyoun K. ; Fisher, Philip A. (2014). Maternal abuse history and self-regulation difficulties in preadolescence. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38(12), 2033–2043.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4367179/pdf/nihms638501.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4750
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherChild Abuse & Neglecten_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectpsychological effectsen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectintergenerational abuseen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleMaternal abuse history and self-regulation difficulties in preadolescenceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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