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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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