TY - JOUR
T1 - Maternal History of Victimization and Adolescent Behaviors
T2 - Protective Function of Relationship Quality among At-Risk Mother-Adolescent Dyads
AU - Claridge, Amy M.
AU - Lettenberger-Klein, Cassandra G.
AU - Farineau, Heather M.
AU - Wojciak, Armeda Stevenson
AU - McWey, Lenore M.
PY - 2014/7
Y1 - 2014/7
N2 - This study examined the protective function of mother-adolescent relationship quality in mediating the association between maternal history of violent victimization and adolescent behavior problems. Participants included a subsample of 191 mother-adolescent dyads from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) who were at highest risk of child maltreatment. Results revealed that 78.5 % of the mothers reported a history of victimization, which was significantly associated with maternal mental health issues and both adolescent internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Bootstrapping analyses revealed that mother-adolescent relationship quality significantly mediated the relationship between maternal history of victimization and adolescent behaviors.
AB - This study examined the protective function of mother-adolescent relationship quality in mediating the association between maternal history of violent victimization and adolescent behavior problems. Participants included a subsample of 191 mother-adolescent dyads from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) who were at highest risk of child maltreatment. Results revealed that 78.5 % of the mothers reported a history of victimization, which was significantly associated with maternal mental health issues and both adolescent internalizing and externalizing behaviors. Bootstrapping analyses revealed that mother-adolescent relationship quality significantly mediated the relationship between maternal history of victimization and adolescent behaviors.
KW - Abuse
KW - Adolescents
KW - At-risk families
KW - Maternal mental health
KW - Parent-child relationship
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U2 - 10.1007/s10896-014-9604-7
DO - 10.1007/s10896-014-9604-7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84904254395
SN - 0885-7482
VL - 29
SP - 473
EP - 482
JO - Journal of Family Violence
JF - Journal of Family Violence
IS - 5
ER -
