A path model examination: maternal anxiety and parenting mediate the association between maternal adverse childhood experiences and children's internalizing behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children of mothers with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are at increased risk for developmental problems. However, the mechanisms through which a mother's experience of ACEs are transmitted to her offspring are understudied. The current study investigates potential modifiable mediators (maternal psychopathology and parenting) of the association between maternal ACEs and children's behavioral problems.

Methods

We utilized data from a pregnancy cohort study (N = 1030; CANDLE study) to investigate longitudinal associations between maternal ACEs, postpartum anxiety, observed parenting behavior, and child internalizing behaviors (mean_age = 4.31 years, s.d. _age = 0.38) in a racially diverse (67% Black; 33% White/Other) sa

SUBMITTER: Shih EW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9290334 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature