母亲的不良童年经历,儿童性因素和儿童心理健康问题:一个多波研究
Jessica Turgeon1, Nicole Racine2, Sheila McDonald1
1University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W., Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada.
Child abuse & neglect
|July 6, 2024
概括
母亲的童年创伤 (ACE) 可以影响孩子的心理健康,但弹性因素缓冲这些影响. 具有强有力的弹性儿童没有增加与母亲ACE相关的焦虑或抑郁.
科学领域:
- 儿童心理学 儿童心理学
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 心理健康研究 心理健康研究
背景情况:
- 母亲的不良童年经历 (ACE) 与后代的代际心理健康问题有关.
- 有限的研究已经探索了可能缓解这种关联的因素.
研究的目的:
- 调查儿童性因素是否能缓和母亲ACE和后代心理健康之间的联系.
- 检查了与焦虑,抑郁,过度活跃和注意力缺失症状的关联.
主要方法:
- 纵向研究910个母婴双.
- 在儿童8岁时评估的母亲ACE和儿童弹性.
- 在10岁和10.5岁测量儿童心理健康症状.
主要成果:
- 母亲的ACE预测了儿童焦虑和抑郁的增加.
- 更高的儿童性显著缓解了这些关联.
- 没有观察到母亲ACE和儿童心理健康问题之间的联系,当弹性中度至高时.
结论:
- 儿童弹性因素,如寻求社会支持和设定目标,可以缓冲母亲ACE的负面影响.
- 母亲ACE对儿童心理健康的代际影响不是不可避免的.
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