SynthesisThe Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine2013
Safe, stable, nurturing relationships as a moderator of intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment: a meta-analysis.
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83 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Family Needs Checklist: Development of a Mobile Application for Parents with Children to Assess the Risk for Child Maltreatment.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
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- Annual Research Review: Umbrella synthesis of meta-analyses on child maltreatment antecedents and interventions: differential susceptibility perspective on risk and resilience.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2020Pooled it
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- The transgenerational cycle of adverse childhood experiences: transmission and familial factors for intervention - first results of an 18-year German longitudinal study.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Article
- Intergenerational Influences of Father-Adolescent Relationship Quality: The Role of Parent-Child Relationships in the Family of Origin.Journal of youth and adolescence · 2025Article
- Sex-specific differences in the experience of adverse childhood experiences: transmission, protective, and risk factors from the perspectives of parents and their children-results of an 18-year German longitudinal study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Evaluating Associations Among Maternal ACEs, Perinatal Depression, and Infant Experiences of Adversity.Maternal and child health journal · 2025Article
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Abstract
purposeThe present paper summarizes findings of the special issue papers on the intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment and through meta-analysis explores the potential moderating effects of safe, stable, nurturing relationships (SSNRs).
methodsStudies were selected for inclusion in this meta-analysis if they (1) were published in peer-reviewed journals; (2) tested for intergenerational continuity in any form of child maltreatment, using prospective, longitudinal data; and (3) tested for moderating effects of any variable of SSNRs on intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment. The search revealed only one additional study beyond the four reports written for this special issue that met inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis.
resultsEstimates of intergenerational stability of child maltreatment from the studies included in this special issue are consistent with several other studies, which find that child maltreatment in one generation is positively related to child maltreatment in the next generation. Furthermore, meta-analytic results from the five studies that met the inclusion criteria suggest a protective, moderating effect of SSNRs on intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment. The calculated fail-safe index indicated that 49 unpublished intergenerational studies with an average null effect would be required to render nonsignificant the overall moderation effect of SSNRs on child maltreatment.
conclusionsThis special issue expanded the examination of SSNRs beyond the caregiver-child dyad. That is, these studies considered SSNRs in adult relationships as well as parent-child relationships. Results suggest that certain types of SSNRs between parents and other adults (e.g., romantic partner, co-parent, or adult social support resource) may decrease maltreatment continuity.
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