@article{ref1,
title="Dyadic profiles of posttraumatic stress symptoms in mothers and children experiencing intimate partner violence",
journal="Child psychiatry and human development",
year="2020",
author="Galano, Maria M. and Grogan-Kaylor, Andrew C. and Stein, Sara F. and Clark, Hannah M. and Graham-Bermann, Sandra A.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Children who witness intimate partner violence (IPV) develop posttraumatic stress disorder at alarmingly high rates. Research suggests that caregivers' symptoms of posttraumatic stress (PTSS) often co-occur alongside children's PTSS, a phenomenon termed &quot;relational posttraumatic stress.&quot; The goal of this study is to use dyad-centered analyses to examine heterogeneity in relational PTSS presentations in mother-child dyads, and to determine factors differentiating relational PTSS profiles. Data were drawn from a sample of 231 IPV-exposed, ethno-racially diverse mother-child dyads, with children ranging from ages 4 to 12. The results of a latent profile analysis indicated that a two-profile model was the best fit with the data. Both profiles indicated similar levels of PTSS across the dyad; however, they differed in overall symptom severity. Parenting and IPV severity significantly predicted profile membership; however, age did not. <br><br>RESULTS suggest that similarities in PTSS presentation should be expected in mother-child dyads, at least in families who experience IPV.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-398X",
doi="10.1007/s10578-020-00973-y",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-00973-y"
}