Children under fire: The role of maternal caregiving, reflection functioning, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

Published in: Psychological trauma : theory, research, practice and policy (2021)

The findings suggest that, to enhance the psychological adjustment of children confronted with stressful life situations, their mothers must be able to process their traumatizing experiences, or else they may struggle to provide their children with emotional regulation and support. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).

Keyphrases

young adults
posttraumatic stress disorder
mental health
emergency department
depressive symptoms
body mass index
birth weight
preterm birth
weight gain