Converging Evidence of a Specific Vulnerability of Young Boys to Parental Childhood Trauma

JAACAP Open, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Spillover effects on the relationship with the partner of a mentalization‐based intervention for pregnant women

Infant Mental Health Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 45(4), P. 369 - 381

Published: April 10, 2024

Abstract The birth of a child has been associated with decline in couple satisfaction, which implications for the child's social‐emotional development. This study investigated potential spillover effect on pregnant women's perceptions their relationships partners Supporting Transition to and Engagement Parenthood (STEP) program, brief trauma‐informed mentalization‐based prenatal group intervention. Participants (94% White) were recruited clinics through online advertisements Quebec, Canada. Both quantitative qualitative data collected from participants assigned STEP program ( n = 42) those receiving treatment‐as‐usual (TAU; 125). Women participating reported significant improvements compared TAU. More precisely, they higher enhanced communication, increased interest partners’ emotional experience. analysis further substantiated these results, reporting having involved pregnancy, shared insights about themselves gained fresh perspectives relationships. also expressed sharing materials considered that such interventions should be extended expecting fathers. underscores indirectly contribute relationships, may have positive parenting infant.

Language: Английский

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Beyond abuse and neglect: validation of the childhood interpersonal trauma inventory in a community sample of adults

Frontiers in Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 15

Published: Feb. 29, 2024

Introduction Childhood trauma is not restricted to abuse or neglect and other potentially traumatic experiences need be pondered in practice research. The study aimed collect validity evidence of a new measure exposure broad range experiences, the Interpersonal Trauma Inventory (CITI), by evaluating whether CITI provides important additional information compared gold standard childhood trauma. Methods sample consisted 2,518 adults who completed self-reported measures (Childhood Questionnaire; CTQ) psychiatric symptoms (PTSD Checklist for DSM-5; Kessler Psychological Distress Scale; Dissociative Experiences Scale). Results First, sensitivity properly detect participants having been exposed maltreatment, as measured CTQ (here used standard), ranged between 64.81% 88.71%, specificity 68.55% 89.54%. Second, hierarchical regressions showed that predicted 5.6 14.0% variance while only captured very small part (0.3 0.7%). Finally, 25% (n = 407) CTQ-negative screened positive at CITI. latter reported higher severity than without trauma, suggesting permits identification significant traumas remain undetected using well-validated measures. Discussion findings underscore utility research purposes latter’s equivalence questionnaire predict negative outcomes.

Language: Английский

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A deeper look at the association between childhood maltreatment and reflective functioning

Attachment & Human Development, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 25(3-4), P. 368 - 389

Published: May 2, 2023

Childhood maltreatment is theorized as impeding the development of reflective functioning (RF; ability to perceive and interpret oneself others in terms mental states). However, previous research typically failed support this association or yielded small sized mixed associations. This study aims provide a deeper look at between childhood RF by characterizing two non-mentalizing categories. One-hundred-and-sixteen pregnant women (mean age = 27.62, SD 4.52) from community (48.3% with university degree, 96.5% relationship other parent) retrospectively reported on abuse neglect using Trauma Questionnaire. They also participated Adult Attachment Interview subsequently coded Reflective Functioning Scale. Participants poor low were allocated one groups (disavowal-distancing distorted-inconsistent) indicators provided No was found overall when controlling for education level. A multinomial logistic regression revealed that strongly predictive disrupted, over-analytical inconsistent reflection about states but not tendency discourse little states. rather only predicted Findings suggest would lead specific impairments considering how individuals fail mentalize attachment relationships may mask strong associations its determinants correlates, including maltreatment.

Language: Английский

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Pathway from Childhood Maltreatment to Perceived Parental Competence and Intimate Partner Violence Among Expecting Fathers: The Role of PTSD Symptoms

Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 33(7), P. 864 - 881

Published: April 8, 2024

Men who have a history of childhood maltreatment may be at risk experiencing significant challenges during the transition to parenthood, which might explained by presence post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. Using nonclinical community sample 230 expecting fathers, aims current study were as follows (1) investigate, prenatal period, associations between and perceived parental competence well intimate partner violence, (2) evaluate whether PTSD symptoms contributed explaining these associations. A structural equation model showed that severity predicted more severe symptoms, in turn higher levels violence lower competence. No direct both observed. Implications for interventions future research are discussed.

Language: Английский

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Maternal adverse childhood experiences, child resilience factors, and child mental health problems: A multi-wave study

Child Abuse & Neglect, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 154, P. 106927 - 106927

Published: July 5, 2024

Language: Английский

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Resolving trauma: The unique contribution of trauma-specific mentalization to maternal insightfulness

Development and Psychopathology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 14

Published: Sept. 27, 2024

Abstract Resolving trauma may contribute to mental health and parenting in mother with histories of childhood maltreatment. The concept trauma-specific reflective functioning (T-RF) was developed assess the complexity thought processes regarding trauma. study aimed validate T-RF scale applied Trauma Meaning-Making Interview by examining its psychometric properties, associations measures trauma-processing strategies, maternal (depression post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD]), as well evaluating whether offered a unique contribution insightfulness. Good construct validity confirmed sample 112 mothers maltreatment using an independent coding system trauma-processing. Better mentalization prospectively associated higher parental high were much more likely be insightful child’s states than non-reflective limited T-RF. association between insightfulness observed even when controlling for functioning, education sociodemographic risk. neither depression, PTSD nor characteristics Findings suggest that mentalizing would important protective factor intergenerational trajectories

Language: Английский

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STEP-COVID: a pilot study of a prenatal intervention for pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(1)

Published: April 20, 2023

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with a global increase in psychological distress pregnant women. This study evaluated the effects of STEP-COVID, six-session mentalization-based prenatal group program offered online during pandemic. 100 participants were allocated to STEP-COVID or natural trajectory care. Pre- and post-intervention assessments included measures distress, post-traumatic symptoms positive affectivity. Perception change pregnancy on resilience-promoting factors was also assessed at post-intervention. A significant decrease an affectivity observed intervention condition, whereas only improved control condition. Women who participated reported greater changes than women Results hold promise for buffering effect mental health using brief interventions. Clinical trial registration: NCT05419167 (15/06/2022)

Language: Английский

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Une intervention de groupe brève pour favoriser le bien-être des femmes enceintes pendant la pandémie de COVID-19 et soutenir la résilience des familles

International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9(1)

Published: May 18, 2022

Contexte : La pandémie de COVID-19 a été associée à une augmentation la détresse psychologique chez les femmes enceintes. Le présent article vise évaluer l’acceptabilité du programme STEP-COVID (Soutenir Transition et l’Engagement dans Parentalité le contexte COVID-19), intervention prénatale groupe en ligne, mode synchrone, visant soutenir bien-être, mentalisation résilience. Méthode Vingt enceintes québécoises ont participé au complété des mesures symptômes psychologiques avant après l’intervention ainsi qu’une échelle évaluant leur perception changements sur domaines associés résilience. Après chaque rencontre, elles rempli un questionnaire appréciation programme. Résultats Les 18 participantes (86 %) ayant rapporté hauts taux satisfaction chacune rencontres terme l’intervention. Une diminution anxio-dépressifs stress post-traumatiques amélioration fonctions réflexives sont observées entre début fin programme. également positifs sphères fonctionnement associées Conclusion résultats soutiennent suggèrent que l’offre d’une brève ligne est appréciée par participantes, semble favoriser pourrait contribuer résilience COVID-19.

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Exploring the prospective role of relationships and psychological distress in postpartum risk of intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment

International Journal of Child and Adolescent Resilience, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 9(1)

Published: Aug. 2, 2022

Objectives: This prospective longitudinal study aimed to explore the role of family relationships (romantic satisfaction and mother-infant bonding) psychological distress in associations between four child maltreatment (CM) subtypes (sexual, physical, emotional abuse, neglect) early abuse potential young mothers.Methods: A sample 85 pregnant mothers (18-29 years old) was recruited complete an online survey at Time 1 (T1); 57 participated T2 (3 months postpartum). The documented experiences CM, prenatal romantic satisfaction, postnatal distress, bonding, using validated questionnaires.Results: Four sequential mediation models were tested, one for each CM subtype. Results show that a maternal history (all subtypes) indirectly associated with heightened three postpartum. All negatively related which turn distress. Postnatal lower bonding which, turn, increased potential. model significant sexual, while partial sequence identified neglect.Implications: Our results are consistent theoretical empirical findings demonstrating importance relational factors mental health intergenerational continuity CM. While our await replication, they emphasize need intervene - during perinatal period on interrupt cycles at-risk families.

Language: Английский

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