Training maltreating parents in elaborative and emotion-rich reminiscing with their preschool-aged children

Valentino, Kristin; Comas, Michelle; Nuttall, Amy K.; Thomas, Taylor

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.02.010

Cited by 78Child Abuse and TraumaChild Welfare and AdoptionChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Training maltreating parents in elaborative and emotion-rich reminiscing with their preschool-aged children

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Valentino, Kristin, Comas, Michelle, Nuttall, Amy K., Thomas, Taylor·2013·Child Abuse & Neglect

DOI 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.02.010PMC PMC3740088

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Objective In the current study, the effects of training maltreating parents and their preschool-aged children in elaborative and emotion-rich reminiscing were examined.Method 44 Parent-child dyads were randomly assigned to a training (reminiscing) or wait-list (control) condition. All participating parents had substantiated maltreatment and were involved with the Department of Child Services at the time of enrollment. Children were 3-6 years old (M = 4.88, SD = .99) and living in the custody of the participating parent. Dyads in the reminiscing condition received four, weekly, in-home sessions in elaborative and emotion rich reminiscing.Results At a follow-up assessment, maltreating parents in the reminiscing condition provided more high-elaborative utterances, references to children's negative emotions, and explanations of children's emotion during reminiscing than did parents in the control condition. Children in the reminiscing condition had richer memory recall and made more emotion references than did children in the control condition during reminiscing with their mothers, but not with an experimenter.Conclusion The findings suggest that maltreating parents can be taught elaborative and emotion-rich reminiscing skills, with benefits for child cognitive and emotional development. The potential clinical utility of a reminiscing-based training for maltreating families with young children is discussed.

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A pilot RCT found that maltreating parents given RET engaged in more elaborative, emotion-rich reminiscing after treatment (d=.64-.97) than controls, and their children had better memory and emotion discussion skills (d=.94, 1.4).
“A pilot study randomizing dyads to receive RET or a wait-list control condition indicated that maltreating parents who received RET demonstrated greater elaborative and emotion-rich reminiscing at post-test than did parents in the control condition (d = .64–.97, respectively), and their children showed enhanced memory and ability to discuss emotions (d = .94, 1.4).”
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Authors: Valentino, K., Comas, M., Nuttall, A. K., & Thomas, T.
Affiliations: University of Notre Dame (US)
Corresponding author: Valentino, Kristin
ORCID: Valentino, Kristin
Nuttall, Amy K.
Thomas, Taylor
Venue: Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2013-08
Volume: 37
Issue: 8
Pages: 585-595
ISSN: 0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.02.010
PMC: PMC3740088
OpenAlex: W2117623088
Cited by: 78
References: 66
Citations by year: 2026: 1 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 12 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 7 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 5 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
FWCI: 4.45
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
www.elsevier.com/legal/tdmrep-license (tdm)
Locations: Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: National Institutes of Health (UL1TR001108)
National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR025761, RR-025761)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Topics: Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords: preschool children, parent-child interaction, children's emotional development, child cognitive development, parent training
MeSH terms: Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Cognition, Emotions, Female, House Calls, Humans, Internal-External Control, Male, Mother-Child Relations, Parents, Mental Recall

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