The Impact of Cumulative Maternal Trauma and Diagnosis on Parenting Behavior

dc.contributor.authorCohen, L. R., Hien, D. A., & Batchelder, S.
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-07T17:47:56Z
dc.date.available2014-07-07T17:47:56Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the relative contributions of cumulative maternal trauma, substance use, depressive and post-traumatic stress diagnoses on parental abuse potential, punitiveness, and psychological and physical aggression in a sample of 176 urban mothers. Participants were categorized into four groups: substance use (n = 41), depressed (n = 40), comorbid (n = 47), and control (n = 48). Participants in the three diagnostic groups reported significantly greater interpersonal trauma exposure than did controls. Hierarchical regressions reveal that cumulative trauma is a significant predictor of all parenting outcomes, even after controlling for demographic and diagnostic variables. Substance use and depression are significantly related to abuse potential, and PTSD is significantly negatively related to physical discipline, with no other significant associations between diagnostic status and parenting outcomes. These findings add to an important growing literature examining the impact of cumulative trauma on parental functioning. Implications for future research and parenting interventions are discussed. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationCohen, L. R., Hien, D. A., & Batchelder, S. (2008). The impact of cumulative maternal trauma and diagnosis on parenting behavior. Child maltreatment, 13(1), 27-38.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3691673/pdf/nihms474157.pdf  
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1550
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherChild Maltreatmenten_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectmothersen_US
dc.subjectdomestic violenceen_US
dc.subjecttraumaen_US
dc.subjectparentingen_US
dc.subjectsubstance abuseen_US
dc.subjectdepressionen_US
dc.subjectcumulative effectsen_US
dc.titleThe Impact of Cumulative Maternal Trauma and Diagnosis on Parenting Behavioren_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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