Maternal depression in the intergenerational transmission of childhood maltreatment and its sequelae: Testing postpartum effects in a longitudinal birth cohort

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dc.contributor.authorChoi, Karmel W. ; Houts, Renate ; Arseneault, Louise ; Pariante, Carmine ; Sikkema, Kathleen J. ; Moffitt, Terrie E.
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-05T14:57:23Z
dc.date.available2020-02-05T14:57:23Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractMothers who have experienced childhood maltreatment are more likely to have children also exposed to maltreatment, a phenomenon known as intergenerational transmission. Factors in the perinatal period may contribute uniquely to this transmission but timing effects have not been ascertained. Using structural equation modeling with 1,016 mothers and their 2,032 children in the Environmental Risk (E-Risk) Longitudinal Twin Study, we tested the mediating role of postpartum depression between maternal childhood maltreatment and a cascade of negative child outcomes, specifically child exposure to maltreatment, internalizing symptoms, and externalizing symptoms: (1) adjusting for later maternal depression, (2) comparing across sex differences, and (3) examining the relative role of maltreatment subtypes. Mothers who had been maltreated as children were at increased risk for postpartum depression, especially those who had experienced emotional or sexual abuse. In turn, postpartum depression predicted children’s exposure to maltreatment, followed by emotional and behavioral problems. Indirect effects from maternal childhood maltreatment to child outcomes were robust across child sex and supported significant mediation through postpartum depression; however, this appeared to be carried by mothers’ depression beyond the postpartum period. Identifying and treating postpartum depression—and preventing its recurrence—may help interrupt the intergenerational transmission of maltreatment and its sequelae. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationChoi, Karmel W. ; Houts, Renate ; Arseneault, Louise ; Pariante, Carmine ; Sikkema, Kathleen J. ; Moffitt, Terrie E. (2019). Maternal depression in the intergenerational transmission of childhood maltreatment and its sequelae: Testing postpartum effects in a longitudinal birth cohort. Development and Psychopathology, 31(1), 143–156.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6033315/pdf/emss-74064.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4576
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherDevelopment and Psychopathologyen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectpsychological effectsen_US
dc.subjectparentingen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectfamily violenceen_US
dc.subjectdomestic violenceen_US
dc.titleMaternal depression in the intergenerational transmission of childhood maltreatment and its sequelae: Testing postpartum effects in a longitudinal birth cohorten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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