TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Dyadic profiles of posttraumatic stress symptoms in mothers and children experiencing intimate partner violence
JO  - Child psychiatry and human development
A1  - Galano, Maria M.
A1  - Grogan-Kaylor, Andrew C.
A1  - Stein, Sara F.
A1  - Clark, Hannah M.
A1  - Graham-Bermann, Sandra A.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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 "relational posttraumatic stress." 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0009-398X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-00973-y
ID  - ref1
ER  -