학술논문
Maternal Factors as Moderators or Mediators of PTSD Symptoms in Very Young Children: A Two-Year Prospective Study.
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Article
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Subject
*PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation
*CHILD abuse
*CONFIDENCE intervals
*STATISTICAL correlation
*MENTAL depression
*EMOTIONS
*DOMESTIC violence
*LONGITUDINAL method
*MATHEMATICAL models
*RESEARCH methodology
*MOTHER-child relationship
*MOTHERHOOD
*PARENTING
*POST-traumatic stress disorder
*PSYCHOLOGICAL tests
*QUESTIONNAIRES
*RESEARCH funding
*SELF-evaluation
*WOUNDS & injuries
*THEORY
*STATISTICAL power analysis
*DATA analysis software
*CHILDREN
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0885-7482
Abstract
Research has suggested that parenting behaviors and other parental factors impact the long-term outcome of children's posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. In a sample of 62 children between the ages of one and six who experienced life-threatening traumas, PTSD was measured prospectively 2 years apart. Seven maternal factors were measured in a multi-method, multi-informant design. Both moderation and mediation models, with different theoretical and mechanism implications, were tested. Moderation models were not significant. Mediation models were significant when the mediator variable was maternal symptoms of PTSD or depression (measured at Time 1), self-report of maternal escape/avoidance coping (measured at Time 2), or self-report emotional sensitivity (measured at Time 2). Greater maternal emotional sensitivity was associated with greater Time 2 PTSD symptoms among children. Observational measures of emotional sensitivity as the mediator were not supported. Correlation of parents' and children's symptoms is a robust finding, however caution is warranted in attributing children's PTSD symptoms to insensitive parenting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]