TY - JOUR
T1 - Adverse childhood experiences and young children’s social and emotional development
T2 - the role of maternal depression, self-efficacy, and social support
AU - Treat, Amy E.
AU - Sheffield-Morris, Amanda
AU - Williamson, Amy C.
AU - Hays-Grudo, Jennifer
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - The relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and negative physical and mental health outcomes is well established (Felitti et al. [1998]. Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: The adverse childhood experiences (ACE) study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14(4), 245–258). While awareness of the long-term effects of experiencing childhood abuse and neglect has increased, much less is known about how ACEs impact parenting, and children’s social and emotional development. The current study has two objectives (1) to examine the relationship between ACE scores (N = 52) and children’s social and emotional problems in a sample of low-income mothers and their young children and (2) to examine maternal depression, perceived social support, and parenting self-efficacy as possible mediators of that relationship. Indirect effects were significant for self-efficacy, B =.342, 95% CI [.010,.886] and marginally significant for maternal depression mediating the relationship between ACEs and child social and emotional problems. Findings suggest that one-way mothers’ early adversity affects their children’s development is through its effects on maternal mental health and parenting confidence.
AB - The relationship between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and negative physical and mental health outcomes is well established (Felitti et al. [1998]. Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: The adverse childhood experiences (ACE) study. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 14(4), 245–258). While awareness of the long-term effects of experiencing childhood abuse and neglect has increased, much less is known about how ACEs impact parenting, and children’s social and emotional development. The current study has two objectives (1) to examine the relationship between ACE scores (N = 52) and children’s social and emotional problems in a sample of low-income mothers and their young children and (2) to examine maternal depression, perceived social support, and parenting self-efficacy as possible mediators of that relationship. Indirect effects were significant for self-efficacy, B =.342, 95% CI [.010,.886] and marginally significant for maternal depression mediating the relationship between ACEs and child social and emotional problems. Findings suggest that one-way mothers’ early adversity affects their children’s development is through its effects on maternal mental health and parenting confidence.
KW - Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
KW - maternal depression
KW - self-efficacy
KW - social and emotional development
KW - social support
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U2 - 10.1080/03004430.2019.1578220
DO - 10.1080/03004430.2019.1578220
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85062334375
SN - 0300-4430
VL - 190
SP - 2422
EP - 2436
JO - Early Child Development and Care
JF - Early Child Development and Care
IS - 15
ER -