@article{ref1,
title="Differentiation, self-other representations, and rupture-repair processes: Predicting child maltreatment-risk",
journal="Journal of counseling psychology",
year="2010",
author="Skowron, EA and Kozlowski, JM and Pincus, AL",
volume="57",
number="3",
pages="304-316",
abstract="This set of studies was designed to examine the relational underpinnings of child abuse potential in a sample of 51 urban families. In Study 1, lower maternal differentiation of self-most notably, greater emotional reactivity and greater emotional cutoff-along with self-attacking introjects, together distinguished mothers at higher risk (vs. lower risk) for child maltreatment (CM). In Study 2, patterns of interactive rupture and repair were examined in a subsample of n = 15 families and found to vary as a function of risk for CM. Specifically, SASB coding (Benjamin, 1996, 2003) of mother-children interactions during two moderately stressful lab tasks revealed higher rates of interactive mismatch and mother-initiated ruptures, and fewer successful repairs in families at higher-risk-for-CM, relative to families at lower-risk. Implications for counseling and directions for further translational research are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-0167",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}