Citation

Rakow A, Smith D, Begle AM, Ayer L. J. Child Sex. Abus. 2011; 20(4): 467-480.

Affiliation

University of Vermont , Burlington , Vermont , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10538712.2011.588189

PMID

21812547

Abstract

This study examines the role of abuse-specific maternal support in the association between parent depressive symptoms and child externalizing problems in a sample of children with a history of sexual abuse. In total, 106 mother-child dyads were studied. The association between maternal depressive symptoms and child delinquency behaviors was found to partially operate through abuse-specific maternal support, which was assessed via parent report. Implications of the findings for parenting programs are discussed, and future research directions are considered.

Language: en