The role of interpersonal emotion regulation tendencies in the association between maternal childhood maltreatment and social support in parenting

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Abuse & Neglect Pub Date : 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107197

Miho Nakajima

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Abstract

Background

Alleviating psychological stress in parenting is crucial for breaking the intergenerational cycle of childhood maltreatment (CM). However, issues with social support—recognized as effective in addressing parenting challenges, including psychological stress—have been noted among parents with CM experiences. Specifically, these issues include a lack of resources and diminished effectiveness of social support. Previous findings suggest that decreased interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) contributes to both issues; however, no empirical study has examined this mechanism.

Objective

This study explored the role of IER in the association between CM, social support, and psychological stress.

Participants and setting

Data from 1889 Japanese mothers were used for analysis.

Method

An online cross-sectional survey was conducted.

Results

Structural equation modeling validated the model, indicating that CM is associated with increased psychological stress through decreased IER and reduced social support resources (χ² = 8.67, p < .05, CFI = 0.99, GFI = 1.00, AGFI = 0.99, RMSEA = 0.042). Multiple regression analysis revealed a significant IER × social support utilization interaction effect on psychological stress (β = −0.06, p < .01). Social support utilization significantly associated with reduced psychological stress for both high and low IER mothers; however, the association was stronger for those with high IER (β = −0.23, p < .01) than those with low IER (β = −0.12, p < .01).

Conclusions

Decreased IER tendencies are linked to social support challenges among parents with CM experiences. However, high IER tendencies may exacerbate psychological symptoms in parenting contexts, necessitating careful consideration in interventions.

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人际情绪调节倾向在母亲童年虐待与父母社会支持关系中的作用。

背景：减轻父母的心理压力是打破儿童虐待代际循环的关键。然而，社会支持的问题——被认为是解决养育挑战的有效方法，包括心理压力——已经在有CM经历的父母中被注意到。具体来说，这些问题包括缺乏资源和社会支持的效力下降。先前的研究结果表明，人际情绪调节（IER）的下降导致了这两个问题；然而，尚无实证研究对这一机制进行检验。目的：探讨情感情感在心理障碍、社会支持和心理应激之间的关系。参与者和环境：来自1889名日本母亲的数据用于分析。方法：采用在线横断面调查方法。结果：结构方程模型验证了模型的有效性，表明CM与心理压力的增加有关，其途径是IER的降低和社会支持资源的减少（χ2 = 8.67, p）。结论：CM父母的IER倾向降低与社会支持挑战有关。然而，高情感情感倾向可能会加剧父母的心理症状，因此在干预时需要仔细考虑。

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Child Abuse & Neglect Multiple-

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7.40

自引率

10.40%

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397

期刊介绍： Official Publication of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect The International Journal, provides an international, multidisciplinary forum on all aspects of child abuse and neglect, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment; the scope extends further to all those aspects of life which either favor or hinder child development. While contributions will primarily be from the fields of psychology, psychiatry, social work, medicine, nursing, law enforcement, legislature, education, and anthropology, the Journal encourages the concerned lay individual and child-oriented advocate organizations to contribute.