ArticleAttachment & human development2021
Developmental pathways from maternal history of childhood maltreatment and maternal depression to toddler attachment and early childhood behavioral outcomes.
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- Associations of Mitochondrial Function, Stress, and Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Early Life: A Systematic Review.Developmental neuroscience · 2022Pooled it
- Intergenerational transmission of maternal childhood maltreatment, prenatal substance exposure, and internalizing and externalizing symptoms in early adolescence at age 12.Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines · 2026Article
- Toward a multi-level approach to the study of the intergenerational transmission of trauma: Current findings and future directions.Development and psychopathology · 2024Review
- Maternal exposure to childhood maltreatment and mental and behavioral disorders in children.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2023Article
- The relationship between parental depression and child internalizing and externalizing problems: The roles of parenting stress and child maltreatment.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Cumulative childhood trauma and complex psychiatric symptoms in pregnant women and expecting men.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
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Abstract
The current study examined the development of toddler attachment and early childhood behavior among children of mothers with a history of childhood maltreatment and current major depressive disorder. Maternal depression, maternal sensitivity, and toddler attachment were assessed as mediators of the association between maternal history of childhood maltreatment and child internalizing and externalizing behavior. Participants were from a low-income, largely racial minority urban sample and included 123 mothers with (n = 69) and without (n = 54) major depressive disorder at baseline and their children assessed at 12, 26, and 36 months old. Findings suggest maternal depression and maternal sensitivity mediated the association between maternal history of childhood maltreatment and disorganized attachment. Maternal depression, but not disorganized attachment, mediated the association between maternal history of childhood maltreatment and child symptomatology. Results suggest that supporting mothers through depression and processing their adverse childhood experiences are critical in fostering positive child development.
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