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Title: | Intergenerational transmission of childhood maltreatment and offspring behavioral adjustment problems and competence | Authors: | Kızıltepe, R. Yılmaz, Irmak, T. |
Keywords: | Behavioral adjustment problems Competence Intergenerational transmission of childhood maltreatment Maternal childhood maltreatment history Offspring maltreatment academic achievement adolescence adolescent Article behavior child child abuse childhood Childhood Trauma Questionnaire competence controlled study educational status emotional abuse female human human relation Likert scale loneliness male mental disease mental health progeny randomized controlled trial self esteem self report socioeconomic background adult child abuse survivor mother mother child relation problem behavior psychology self concept Adolescent Adult Adult Survivors of Child Abuse Child Child Abuse Female Humans Male Mother-Child Relations Mothers Problem Behavior Self Concept |
Publisher: | Elsevier Ltd | Abstract: | Background: Previous studies have consistently highlighted that exposure to childhood maltreatment adversely affects the developmental domains of subsequent generations. Little, however, is known about the relationship between maternal childhood maltreatment history and adolescent development, as well as the mediator role of offspring childhood maltreatment. Objective: The current study attempts to investigate the mediating role of offspring childhood maltreatment in the relationship between maternal childhood maltreatment history and offspring behavioral adjustment problems and competence. Methods: Participants were 1102 adolescents aged 10–15 years (Mage = 12.14, SD = 1.22) and their mothers (Mage = 39.40, SD = 5.31). Participating adolescents filled out self-report instruments assessing their childhood maltreatment by their mothers, self-esteem, academic performance, loneliness, and prosocial and aggressive behaviors between October 2018 and May 2019. In addition, we collected data from mothers on their childhood maltreatment history. Results: We analyzed the data through a structural equation model. The findings revealed insignificant direct effects of maternal childhood maltreatment history on offspring behavioral adjustment problems and competence. Yet, indirect effects demonstrated that offspring maltreatment by mothers mediated the relationship between maternal childhood maltreatment history and offspring behavioral adjustment problems and competence. Maternal childhood maltreatment history was significantly associated with offspring maltreatment (β = 0.30; p <.001), which in turn was linked to a higher level of behavioral adjustment problems (β = 0.40; p <.001) and a lower level of competence (β = −0.71; p <.001). Conclusion: The research findings extend our understanding of the relationship between maternal childhood maltreatment history and offspring behavioral adjustment problems and competence, identifying the mediating role of offspring maltreatment. © 2024 Elsevier Ltd | URI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.106851 https://hdl.handle.net/11499/57476 |
ISSN: | 0145-2134 |
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