Children of trauma survivors: Influences of parental posttraumatic stress and child-perceived parenting

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作者
Allbaugh, Lucy J. [1 ,6 ]
George, Grace [2 ,3 ]
Klengel, Torsten [2 ,3 ]
Profetto, Alex [2 ]
Marinack, Lucas [4 ]
'Malley, Fiona [5 ]
Ressler, Kerry J. [2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Dayton, Dept Psychol, Dayton, OH 45469 USA
[2] McLean Hosp, Boston, MA USA
[3] Harvard Med Sch, Dept Psychiat, Boston, MA USA
[4] Univ Wyoming, Dept Psychol, Laramie, WY USA
[5] Nationwide Childrens Hosp, Columbus, OH USA
[6] Univ Dayton, Dept Psychol, 300 Coll Pk Ave, Dayton, OH 45409 USA
关键词
Posttraumatic stress; Parental buffering; Child-reported parenting; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION; PTSD SEVERITY; SYMPTOMS; DISORDER; MOTHERS; RISK; ABUSE; ASSOCIATIONS; PERCEPTIONS; AGGRESSION;
D O I
10.1016/j.jad.2024.03.067
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
Background: Research has established a negative association between parental posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), including subthreshold symptoms, and child physical and behavioral health outcomes. Such intergenerational transmission of risk has multiple possible mechanisms, including lack of positive parenting, increased negative parenting, shared environmental and contextual risks, and potential biological components such as shared genetics or even transmission of epigenetic risk. Method: This study examined 93 parent-child dyads (n = 171 participants total) from a mixed Urban-Suburban US metropolitan area to investigate the relations between parental PTSS and child-perceived parenting and child PTSS. We sought to examine interactions between parental PTSS and parenting on child PTSS. Results: We found an association between parent and child PTSS, consistent with prior literature showing increased risk for children of trauma survivors. Interestingly, we found effects of positive parenting on diminished child PTSS symptoms only in parents without PTSS, whereas the effect of positive parenting on buffering child symptoms was absent in parents with PTSS. Limitations. The present findings are tempered by the use of self-report data to assess parent and child PTSS, which is not as reliable as clinician assessment of symptoms. Further, the use of survey data limits what is known about the extent of trauma exposure in parents and children, and different measures were used to assess PTSS in parents and kids, which limits comparability of these reported symptoms. Discussion: Limitations notwithstanding, findings suggest joint attention paid to parenting practices and to a parent's recovery, even from subthreshold symptoms of PTSS, as two different but important ways to support trauma survivor parents in their efforts to most optimally parent and protect their children from intergenerational risk.
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