Dissociation links maternal history of childhood abuse to impaired parenting.

Autor/inn/en	Williams, Katharina; Moehler, Eva; Kaess, Michael; Resch, Franz; Fuchs, Anna
Titel	Dissociation links maternal history of childhood abuse to impaired parenting. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Dissoziation verbindet erlebten Missbrauch der Mutter in ihrer Kindheit mit beeinträchtigtem Elternverhalten.
Quelle	In: Journal of trauma & dissociation, 23 (2022) 1, S. 37-51 PDF als Volltext Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1529-9732; 1529-9740
DOI	10.1080/15299732.2021.1934938
Schlagwörter	Elternverhalten; Trauma (Psy); Kindesmisshandlung; Mutter; Dissoziation; Trauma (Med)
Abstract	The present study investigated dissociation as a predictor of parenting and a potential mediator in the relationship between early life maltreatment (ELM) and impaired parenting. Mothers reporting moderate to severe sexual and/or physical abuse (assessed with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire) formed the maltreatment group (n = 58; MG) and were compared to a non-maltreated comparison group (n = 61; CG) 5 months (T1) and 12 months (T2) postpartum. Dissociative symptoms were assessed with the Dissociative Experiences Scale (DES) at T1. Parenting was investigated by self-report questionnaires and behavior observation (Emotional Availability Scales; EA) at T2. Higher dissociation scores significantly predicted more self-reported parental bonding impairment and stress, higher physical abuse risk and less observed maternal sensitivity, non-intrusiveness and a lower total EA-score during mother-child interactions (p ( .05). Dissociation mediated the associations between ELM and self-reported parenting, but not the associations between ELM and parenting as observed during mother-child interactions. Our results suggest that maternal dissociative symptoms play a distinct role in the intergenerational transmission of adverse childhood experiences and should therefore be targeted in therapeutic interventions provided for victims of physical/sexual childhood abuse and in preventive family programs. (ZPID).
Erfasst von	Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie, Trier
Update	2024/3