后代
忽视
发展心理学
心理学
儿童发展
纵向研究
联想(心理学)
怀孕
虐待儿童
幼儿
临床心理学
医学
伤害预防
毒物控制
精神科
病理
心理治疗师
环境卫生
生物
遗传学
作者
Julia Garon‐Bissonnette,Gabrielle Duguay,Roxanne Lemieux,Karine Dubois‐Comtois,Nicolas Berthelot
标识
DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105030
摘要
Recent evidence suggests that offspring of mothers having been exposed to childhood abuse and neglect (CA&N) are at increased risk of developmental problems and that boys are more affected by maternal CA&N than girls. Since impairments in reflective functioning (RF) have been associated with maternal CA&N and offspring development, RF could represent a key mechanism in these intergenerational risk trajectories.This study evaluated mediating (RF) and moderating (child sex) mechanisms in the association between maternal CA&N and child development.In a longitudinal setting, 111 mothers completed measures during pregnancy and between 11 and 36 months postpartum.CA&N and impairments in RF were assessed during pregnancy and offspring development was measured during the longitudinal follow-up using the Ages and Stages Questionnaires (ASQ-3). Child development was operationalized in two ways: using the global score at the ASQ-3 and using a dichotomous score of accumulation of delays across domains of development.Structural equation modeling indicated that RF mediated the association between maternal CA&N and offspring development. Child sex moderated the association between CA&N and the clustering of developmental problems (Wald = 5.88, p = 0.02), with boys being particularly likely to accumulate developmental delays when their mother experienced CA&N (RR = 2.62). Accumulation of developmental problems was associated with impairments in maternal RF in girls and with maternal exposure to CA&N in boys.Results provide novel insights on the role of mentalization and child sex in the association between maternal CA&N and child development.
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