TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Maternal factors associated with sexually abused children's psychosocial adjustment
JO  - Child maltreatment
A1  - Deblinger, Esther
A1  - Steer, Robert
A1  - Lippmann, Julie
SP  - 13
EP  - 20
VL  - 4
IS  - 1
N2  - The potential influence of maternal adjustment and parenting style on children's psychological adjustment following sexual abuse was examined. A battery of standardized parent and child self-report instruments were administered to 100 sexually abused children and their nonoffending mothers. The results of a series of multiple regression analyses indicated that the maternal self-reported depression significantly contributed to the expression of both post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and parent-reported internalizing behavior problems in sexually abused children. In addition, children's perceptions of their mothers' parenting style as rejecting rather than accepting contributed to the children's self-reported levels of depression. Children's perceptions of maternal use of guilt and anxiety-provoking parenting methods contributed to increased levels of PTSD symptoms and parent-reported externalizing behavior problems. These findings are discussed in terms of their research and treatment implications.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-5595
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077559599004001002
ID  - ref1
ER  -