Adverse Childhood Experiences, Intimate Partner Violence, and Mental Well-Being Among Mothers of Toddlers in Tirana, Albania: A Cross-Sectional Mediation Analysis.

IF 2.3 3区社会学 Q1 WOMENS STUDIES

Violence Against Women Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-29 DOI:10.1177/10778012231203659

Klea Ramaj, Manuel Eisner

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Abstract

This article examines the relationship between maternal exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), intimate partner violence (IPV), and two aspects of maternal mental well-being-stress and depressive symptoms in the context of Tirana, Albania. Data were obtained from a representative sample of 328 mothers of 2-3-year-old children, who were registered in Tirana's public nurseries. Findings show that maternal ACEs are positively associated with stress levels (β = .210, z = 4.03, p < .001) and depressive symptoms (β = .129, z = 2.62, p < .01). In addition, IPV partially mediates the effect of ACEs on maternal stress (β = .081, z = 3.75, p < .001) and fully mediates the effect of ACEs on depressive symptoms (β = .054, z = 2.87, p < .01). These results suggest that among mothers of toddlers in Tirana, ACEs influence stress levels both directly and via IPV, while they influence depressive symptoms only via IPV. The findings demonstrate long-term effects of maternal exposure to interpersonal violence on mental well-being.

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阿尔巴尼亚地拉那幼儿母亲的不良童年经历、亲密伴侣暴力和心理健康：跨部门调解分析。

本文在阿尔巴尼亚地拉那的背景下，研究了母亲暴露于不良童年经历（ACE）、亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）以及母亲心理健康压力和抑郁症状两个方面之间的关系。数据来自328名2-3岁儿童的母亲的代表性样本，她们在地拉那的公立托儿所登记。研究结果表明，母体ACE与应激水平呈正相关（β = .210，z = 4.03，p β = .129，z = 2.62，p β = .081，z = 3.75，p β = .054，z = 2.87，p

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Violence Against Women WOMENS STUDIES-

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4.10

自引率

4.50%

发文量

142

期刊介绍： Violence against Women is an international, interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the publication of research and information on all aspects of the problem of violence against women. The journal assumes a broad definition of violence; topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, domestic violence, sexual assault, incest, sexual harassment, female infantcide, female circumcision, and female sexual slavery.