Childhood experiences of sexual abuse and later parenting practices among non-offending mothers of sexually abused and comparison girls
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Objective The primary goal of this study was to explore the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and parenting practices among non-offending mothers of sexually abused girls. Guided by a developmental-ecological perspective of parenting, several models with different potential pathways starting from the mothers' childhood experiences of sexual abuse and culminating in their parenting practices (e.g., direct, spurious, indirect effect) were hypothesized and explored in the context of the mothers' past and current psychosocial risks and resources. Two dimensions of parenting were considered: providing positive structure (i.e., ratings of how consistent, fair, easygoing), and using punitive discipline. Methods This study utilized a sample from a longitudinal, multigenerational study in which sexually abused girls, demographically similar comparison girls, and the mothers of both groups of girls participated. For the current study, the data regarding the mothers of the two groups of girls was of primary importance. Results The results from a series of model comparison tests supported the spurious effect of mothers' childhood sexual abuse on the positive structure dimension. A direct, inverse relationship was found as the most accurate model with the punitive discipline dimension. Overall, childhood experience of punitive discipline, current dissociative symptoms, and satisfaction with social support were indicated as possible correlates of parenting practices among the mot…
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Supportive relationships did not moderate the transmission of harsh physical discipline in a prospective community sample.
“supportive relationships did not moderate the transmission of harsh physical discipline in a prospective community sample (Banyard et al., 2003; Kim, Trickett, & Putnam, 2010).”
From Intergenerational effects of childhood maltreatment: A systematic review of the parenting practices of adult survivors of childhood abuse, neglect, and violence. (2020) · cites this paper as Kim, Trickett, & Putnam, 2010
Dissociative symptoms and substance use disorders each mediate the transmission of maltreatment.
“Dissociative symptoms and substance use disorders have each been found to mediate the transmission of maltreatment (Kim, Trickett, & Putnam, 2010; Libby et al., 2008).”
From Intergenerational effects of childhood maltreatment: A systematic review of the parenting practices of adult survivors of childhood abuse, neglect, and violence. (2020) · cites this paper as Kim, Trickett, & Putnam, 2010
The relationship between punitive discipline and positive structure was mediated by mothers' dissociative symptoms.
“Further, the relationship between punitive discipline and positive structure was mediated by mothers’ dissociative symptoms.”
From Intergenerational effects of childhood maltreatment: A systematic review of the parenting practices of adult survivors of childhood abuse, neglect, and violence. (2020) · cites this paper as Kim, Trickett, & Putnam, 2010
This form of parenting was indirectly predicted by reports of childhood experiences of punitive discipline.
“rather this form of parenting was indirectly predicted by reports of childhood experiences of punitive discipline, a factor representing physical punishment, verbal punishment, and guilt induction.”
From Intergenerational effects of childhood maltreatment: A systematic review of the parenting practices of adult survivors of childhood abuse, neglect, and violence. (2020) · cites this paper as Kim, Trickett, & Putnam, 2010
CSA is not directly or indirectly associated with mothers' ability to provide positive structure for their sexually abused daughters.
“Results of a study by Kim, Trickett, and Putnam (2010) suggest that CSA is not directly or indirectly associated with mothers’ ability to provide positive structure for their sexually abused daughters”
From Intergenerational effects of childhood maltreatment: A systematic review of the parenting practices of adult survivors of childhood abuse, neglect, and violence. (2020) · cites this paper as Kim, Trickett, & Putnam, 2010
A consistent finding implicates the indirect effect of mothers' mental health and posttraumatic symptoms, which when unresolved can interfere with mothers' sensitive support of their children's emotional development.
“Notable, however, is the consistent finding that implicates the indirect effect of mothers’ mental health and posttraumatic symptoms (Collin-Vézina et al., 2005; Kim, Trickett, & Putnam, 2010; Rea & Shaffer, 2016; Seltmann & Wright, 2013) which, when not resolved (Choi et al., 2019), can interfere with mothers’ sensitive support of their children’s emotional development (Koren-Karie et al., 2008).”
From Intergenerational effects of childhood maltreatment: A systematic review of the parenting practices of adult survivors of childhood abuse, neglect, and violence. (2020) · cites this paper as Kim, Trickett, & Putnam, 2010
Two studies found no support for maternal sexual abuse being a significant risk factor once other childhood adversities such as other maltreatment were taken into account.
“Kim, Trickett and Putnam (2010) nor Zuravin and Fontanella (1999) found evidence to support the hypothesis that maternal sexual abuse is a significant risk factor, when it was considered along with other childhood adversities, such as other forms of child maltreatment.”
From Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Opportunities: Parenting, Programs, and the Reduction of Risk (2018) · cites this paper as Kim, Trickett and Putnam (2010)
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- Authors
- Kim, K., Trickett, P. K., & Putnam, F. W.
- Affiliations
- Sungkyunkwan University (KR)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kim, Kihyun
- ORCID
- Kim, Kihyun
- Venue
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2010-08
- Volume
- 34
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 610-622
- ISSN
- 0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1975294043
- Cited by
- 85
- References
- 73
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- FWCI
- 6.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R01MH048330)
- National Cancer Institute (90CA1549)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Military, Security, and Education Studies
- Keywords
- child sexual abuse, parenting practices, punitive discipline, positive parenting, dissociative symptoms, social support, intrafamilial child sexual abuse, family intervention programs
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Sexual, Child, Preschool, Dissociative Disorders, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Mothers, Social Support, Parenting, Adult Survivors of Child Abuse, Young Adult
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