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Parents’ maltreatment histories, dimensions of emotion regulation, and connections to offspring self-regulation: A sex-specific transmission pathway

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Osborne, Kimberly R., Duprey, Erinn B., Caughy, Margaret O’Brien, Oshri, Assaf·2021·Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

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Introduction Parents with childhood maltreatment histories are at risk for emotion regulation (ER) problems, which are associated with reduced self-regulation among their offspring. However, gaps remain in the literature regarding this indirect transmission pathway. First, ER consists of multiple dimensions and it is unclear which dimension is most affected by childhood maltreatment. Second, less is known regarding which parental ER dimension is linked to offspring self-regulation. Thus, the present study aimed to examine the direct and indirect associations between parental maltreatment histories and child self-regulatory capacity via dimensions of parental ER.Methods In this cross-sectional study, 101 youth (75% African American/Black; 53% female; M age = 10.28; SD = 1.19) and their primary caregivers were recruited from a low-income community in the Southeastern United States. Structural equation modeling was used to model the effect of parents' self-reported childhood maltreatment on youth physiological self-regulation (measured by heart rate variability reactivity [HRV-R]), via parents' self-reported ER.Results Parental maltreatment history was significantly associated with five of the six components of ER. Further, the indirect effect of parents' childhood maltreatment on child HRV-R was significant when parents reported more difficulty engaging goal-directed behaviors. Moderation analyses by sex showed that daughters had greater dysregulation regardless of parental maltreatment histories, while parents' ER was found to play a more significant role in the intergenerational transmission of dysregulation to sons.Conclusions The current study extends the literature on self-regulation development in children of low-income, maltreatment-exposed parents. Our study may inform parent-child interventions for improving self-regulation.

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Authors
Osborne, K. R., Duprey, E. B., Caughy, M. O., & Oshri, A.
Affiliations
  • University of Georgia (US)
  • University of Rochester Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Osborne, Kimberly R.
Venue
Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment
Published
2021-04-12
Volume
43
Issue
4
Pages
717-729
ISSN
  • 0164-0305 (ISSN-L)
  • 0882-2689
  • 1573-3505
OpenAlex
W3156966157
Cited by
10
References
89
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2
FWCI
1.19
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1TR002378)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (5K01DA045219-02)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
Keywords
child abuse, parental emotion regulation, intergenerational transmission, physiological dysregulation, sex differences, goal-directed behavior, low-income households, parent-child intervention

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