Maternal History of Victimization and Adolescent Behaviors: Protective Function of Relationship Quality among At-Risk Mother-Adolescent Dyads
Document Type
Article
Department or Administrative Unit
Family and Consumer Sciences
Publication Date
6-6-2014
Abstract
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.
Recommended Citation
Claridge, A. M., Lettenberger-Klein, C. G., Farineau, H. M., Wojciak, A. S., & McWey, L. M. (2014). Maternal History of Victimization and Adolescent Behaviors: Protective Function of Relationship Quality among At-Risk Mother-Adolescent Dyads. Journal of Family Violence, 29(5), 473–482. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-014-9604-7
Journal
Journal of Family Violence
Rights
© Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
Comments
This article was originally published in Journal of Family Violence. The full-text article from the publisher can be found here.
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