Pathway to Expectations of Child Functioning Following Sexual Abuse: Caregiver Maltreatment History and Depressive Symptoms

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dc.contributor.authorMii, A. E., McCoy, K., Coffey, H. M., Flood, M. F., & Hansen, A. D. J.
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-09T18:55:19Z
dc.date.available2023-01-09T18:55:19Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractCaregiver responses and behaviors often play a significant role in a child’s recovery following child sexual abuse (CSA). Caregiver expectations of their child’s postabuse functioning has been associated with child symptoms, such that negative expectations lead to worse outcomes for the child. Additionally, caregivers who experienced maltreatment in their own childhood may face difficulties providing support to their child after CSA. Caregivers’ own psychological symptoms may influence their expectations for their child’s future functioning following CSA. This study utilized structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the association between caregivers’ childhood maltreatment histories, their expectations for their child’s future functioning following CSA, and the indirect effect of caregiver depressive symptoms on this relationship. Participants were 354 nonoffending caregivers presenting to treatment with their child following CSA disclosure. Caregivers were 23-72 years old (M = 38.38, SD = 8.02), predominately white, and predominately biological mothers to the youth who were abused. Results indicated that caregivers who experienced maltreatment in childhood were more likely to experience depressive symptoms, which then lead to more negative expectations of their child’s future functioning. As negative expectations are associated with poorer outcomes for children following CSA, increased attention to caregivers’ depressive symptoms in treatment may promote more positive expectations for their child’s postabuse functioning.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMii, A. E., McCoy, K., Coffey, H. M., Flood, M. F., & Hansen, A. D. J. (2022). Pathway to expectations of child functioning following sexual abuse: caregiver maltreatment history and depressive symptoms. Journal of interpersonal violence, 37(19-20), NP19132-NP19148.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08862605211043582
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/5671
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of interpersonal violenceen_US
dc.subjectchild sexual abuseen_US
dc.subjecttreatmenten_US
dc.subjectinterventionen_US
dc.subjectfamily issues and mediatorsen_US
dc.subjectcaregiversen_US
dc.subjectoutcomesen_US
dc.titlePathway to Expectations of Child Functioning Following Sexual Abuse: Caregiver Maltreatment History and Depressive Symptomsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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