Association between maternal childhood trauma and offspring childhood psychopathology: Mediation analysis from the ALSPAC cohort

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dc.contributor.authorPlant, Dominic T. ; Jones, Fergal W. ; Pariante, Carmine M. ; Pawlby, Susan
dc.date.accessioned2020-06-02T18:37:26Z
dc.date.available2020-06-02T18:37:26Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractBackground: Studies have shown that a mother's history of childhood maltreatment is associated with her child's experience of internalising and externalising difficulties. Aims: To characterise the mediating pathways that underpin this association. Method: Data on a mother's history of childhood maltreatment, depression during pregnancy, postnatal depression, maladaptive parenting practices and her child's experience of maltreatment and internalising and externalising difficulties were analysed in an Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) sample of 9397 mother–child dyads followed prospectively from pregnancy to age 13. Results: Maternal history of childhood maltreatment was significantly associated with offspring internalising and externalising difficulties. Maternal antenatal depression, postnatal depression and offspring child maltreatment were observed to significantly mediate this association independently. Conclusions: Psychological and psychosocial interventions focused around treating maternal depression, particularly during pregnancy, and safeguarding against adverse childhood experiences could be offered to mothers with traumatic childhood histories to help protect against psychopathology in the next generation. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationPlant, Dominic T. ; Jones, Fergal W. ; Pariante, Carmine M. ; Pawlby, Susan. (2017). Association between maternal childhood trauma and offspring childhood psychopathology: mediation analysis from the ALSPAC cohort. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 211(3), 144-150.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28729357/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4758
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe British Journal of Psychiatryen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectlong term effectsen_US
dc.subjectpsychological effectsen_US
dc.subjectintergenerational abuseen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.subjectInternational Resourcesen_US
dc.subjectUnited Kingdomen_US
dc.titleAssociation between maternal childhood trauma and offspring childhood psychopathology: Mediation analysis from the ALSPAC cohorten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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