Intergenerational continuity of multidimensional patterns of child maltreatment exposure: A person-centered approach.

ABSTRACT: One of the most devastating and costly consequences of CM is that it persists across generations. Yet, we know little about whether there is intergenerational continuity of diverse dimensions of CM exposure (e.g., chronicity, multi-subtype) or unique patterns of exposure. This is a critical gap, given evidence that different forms of CM confer unique consequences. To enhance our understanding of intergenerational continuity of CM, the current study applied a multidimensional framework to be the first to investigate whether unique forms of CM exposure (characterized by the subtypes and whether multi-type exposure occurred) exhibited homotypic/heterotypic patterns of intergenerational continuity. Latent class analysis (LCA) was used to identify patterns of CM exposure in mothers and their of

SUBMITTER: Russotti J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12233131 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature