ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2022
Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma: The Mediating Effects of Family Health.
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- Perspective to Practice: Theoretical Frameworks Explaining Intergenerational Trauma, Violence, and Maltreatment and Implications for the Therapeutic Response.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Review
- Recovery-oriented and trauma-informed care for people with mental disorders to promote human rights and quality of mental health care: a scoping review.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Intergenerational effects of parental positive childhood experiences on social skills development in Chinese preschoolers: the moderating role of the home-rearing environment.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Indigenous Cultural Identity Protects Against Intergenerational Transmission of ACEs Among Indigenous Caregivers and Their Children.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2024Article
- Intergenerational transmission of adverse and positive childhood experiences and associations with child well-being.Child abuse & neglect · 2024Article
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- Positive adult experiences as turning points for better adult mental health after childhood adversity.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Developing an Understanding of Complex Trauma Among Child Sexual Assault Survivors in South Africa: Implications for Practice.Child abuse review (Chichester, England : 1992)Article
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Abstract
Family health is important to the well-being of individual family members and the collective family unit, and as such, may serve as a mediator for the intergenerational transmission of trauma (ITT). This study aimed to understand the intergenerational impact of parent's adverse and positive childhood experiences (ACEs and PCEs) on their children's adverse family experiences (AFEs) and how family health mediated those relationships. The sample consisted of 482 heterosexual married or cohabiting couples (dyads) in the United States who had a child between the ages of 3 and 13 years old. Each member of the dyad completed a survey, and data were analyzed using structural equation modeling. Parental ACEs were associated with more AFEs. The fathers', but not the mothers', ACEs were associated with worse family health. Parental PCEs were associated with better family health, and family health was associated with lower AFE scores. Indirect effects indicated that parental PCEs decreased AFEs through their impact on family health. Family health also mediated the relationship between the father's ACEs and the child's AFEs. Interventions designed to support family health may help decrease child AFEs.
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