@article{ref1,
title="Maternal childhood maltreatment trauma resolution: development of a novel narrative coding measure and implications for intergenerational parenting processes",
journal="Development and psychopathology",
year="2023",
author="Swerbenski, Hannah G. and Sturge-Apple, Melissa L. and Messina, Grace and Toth, Sheree L. and Rogosch, Fred and Cicchetti, Dante",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Child maltreatment constitutes a significant environmental risk for children, with carryover effects into future generations. There is a need to characterize protective factors that may buffer against the intergenerational transmission of maltreatment. The current study addresses this gap through two primary aims: 1) the development and validation of a novel measure assessing resolution of maternal childhood maltreatment trauma using narrative coding methods and 2) the evaluation of maternal maltreatment trauma resolution as a buffering factor that may moderate associations between maternal neglect histories and sensitive parenting of offspring. <br><br>RESULTS of reliability analyses from this sample of 210 diverse, low-income mothers suggest the novel childhood maltreatment trauma resolution measure is highly reliable. Furthermore, results highlight the generalizability, criterion validity, and concurrent and predictive validity of the measure. <br><br>RESULTS from cross-sectional analyses show that trauma resolution moderates associations between maternal physical neglect histories and sensitive parenting, such that under high maternal trauma resolution, there is no longer a negative association between neglect histories and sensitive parenting. <br><br>RESULTS from longitudinal analyses also show a protective effect of maternal trauma resolution, such that trauma resolution has a protective-enhancing effect on maternal sensitivity. Implications for research and clinical practice with families are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0954-5794",
doi="10.1017/S0954579423001256",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0954579423001256"
}