Reprint of: Maternal adverse childhood experiences, child resilience factors, and child mental health problems: A multi-wave study

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Abuse & Neglect Pub Date : 2025-10-01 DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107722

Jessica Turgeon , Nicole Racine , Sheila McDonald , Suzanne Tough , Sheri Madigan

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Abstract

Background

Research suggests that maternal ACEs have intergenerational consequences for offspring mental health. However, very few studies have investigated moderators of this association.

Objectives

The objective of this longitudinal study was to examine whether child resilience factors moderated the association between maternal ACEs prior to age 18, and child-reported symptoms of anxiety, depression, hyperactivity, and inattention.

Participants and setting

The current study used data from 910 mother-child dyads. Participants were recruited in pregnancy from 2008 to 2010 as part of a longitudinal cohort study.

Methods

Mothers had previously completed an ACEs questionnaire and reported on their child's resilience factors at child age 8-years. Children completed questionnaires about their mental health problems (symptoms of anxiety, depression, hyperactivity, and attention problems) at ages 10 and 10.5 years. Four moderation models were performed in total.

Results

Results revealed that maternal ACEs predicted child-reported symptoms of anxiety (β = 0.174, p = .02) and depression (β = 0.37, p = .004). However, both these associations were moderated by higher levels of perceived child resilience factors (β = −0.29, p = .02, β = −0.33, p = .008, respectively). Specifically, there was no association between maternal ACEs and child mental health problems in the context of moderate and high levels of child resilience factors.

Conclusions

Children who have the ability to solicit support from internal and external sources (e.g., being creative, setting realistic goals, making friends easily) may be buffered against the consequences of maternal ACEs on anxiety and depression. Thus, the effects of maternal ACEs on child mental health problems are not deterministic.

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母亲不良童年经历、儿童弹性因素和儿童心理健康问题：一项多波研究。

背景：研究表明，母亲的不良经历对后代的心理健康有代际影响。然而，很少有研究调查了这种关联的调节因素。目的：本纵向研究的目的是检查儿童恢复力因素是否调节了18岁前母亲ace与儿童报告的焦虑、抑郁、多动和注意力不集中症状之间的关联。参与者和环境：目前的研究使用了910对母子的数据。作为纵向队列研究的一部分，研究人员从2008年到2010年招募了怀孕期间的参与者。方法：母亲在孩子8岁时完成一份ace问卷，并报告其孩子的心理弹性因素。孩子们在10岁和10.5岁时完成了关于他们心理健康问题（焦虑、抑郁、多动和注意力问题的症状）的问卷调查。共进行了四个调节模型。结果：结果显示，母亲ace可预测儿童报告的焦虑（β = 0.174, p = 0.02）和抑郁（β = 0.37, p = 0.004）症状。然而，这两种关联都被较高水平的感知儿童弹性因素所调节（β = -0.29, p = 0.02, β = -0.33, p = 0.008）。具体而言，在中等和高水平的儿童恢复力因素背景下，母亲ace与儿童心理健康问题之间没有关联。结论：有能力从内部和外部寻求支持的儿童（例如，具有创造力，设定现实目标，容易交朋友）可能会缓冲母亲ace对焦虑和抑郁的影响。因此，母亲不良经历对儿童心理健康问题的影响是不确定的。

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Child Abuse & Neglect Multiple-

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7.40

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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.