Parental reflective functioning as a moderator of child internalizing difficulties in the context of child sexual abuse

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dc.contributor.authorEnsink, Karin ; Bégin, Michael ; Normandin, Lina ; Fonagy, Peter
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-05T15:00:05Z
dc.date.available2020-02-05T15:00:05Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThe objective was to examine pathways from child sexual abuse (CSA) and maternal mentalizing to child internalizing and externalizing difficulties and to test a model of MRF as a moderator of the relationships between CSA and child difficulties. The sample was comprised of 154 mothers and children aged 2–12 where 64 children had experienced CSA. To assess parental mentalizing the Parental Development Interview was rated with the Parental Reflective Functioning Scale. Child internalizing and externalizing difficulties were assessed with the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Results indicate that there were significant inverse relationships between maternal mentalizing and child internalizing and externalizing difficulties. When maternal mentalizing was considered together with CSA, only maternal mentalizing was a significant predictor of child difficulties. Furthermore, maternal mentalizing moderated the relationship between CSA and child internalizing difficulties. These findings provide evidence of the importance of the parents’ mentalizing stance for psychiatric symptoms of children aged 2–12, as well as children's recovery from CSA. The clinical implications of the findings are discussed. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationEnsink, Karin ; Bégin, Michael ; Normandin, Lina ; Fonagy, Peter. (2017). Parental reflective functioning as a moderator of child internalizing difficulties in the context of child sexual abuse. Psychiatry Research, 257, 361-366.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1566943/3/Fonagy_ParentaLRF_Clean_19.06.2017.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4577
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPsychiatry Researchen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectCanadaen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectpsychological effectsen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectparentingen_US
dc.subjectfamily violenceen_US
dc.subjectdomestic violenceen_US
dc.titleParental reflective functioning as a moderator of child internalizing difficulties in the context of child sexual abuseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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