Intergenerational transmission of risk for PTSD symptoms in African American children: The roles of maternal and child emotion dysregulation.

Abigail D Powers Jennifer S Steven David O'Banion Anaïs F Stenson Nadine J Kaslow Rebecca HinrichsBekh Bradley

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2020)

These results suggest that maternal emotion dysregulation may be an important factor in influencing their child's PTSD symptoms above and beyond child-specific variables. Both maternal and child emotion dysregulation could be valuable treatment targets for improving maternal mental health and parenting behaviors and bolstering child health outcomes, thus reducing intergenerational transmission of risk associated with trauma. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

mental health
african american
birth weight
depressive symptoms
autism spectrum disorder
pregnancy outcomes
mental illness
social support
young adults
posttraumatic stress disorder
pregnant women
gestational age
physical activity
sleep quality
weight loss
trauma patients