TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - The role of attachment representation in the relationship between childhood maltreatment, mental health and parental load: a mediation analysis
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Köhler-Dauner, Franziska
A1  - Peter, Lena
A1  - Fegert, Jörg M.
A1  - Ziegenhain, Ute
A1  - Buchheim, Anna
SP  - e106334
EP  - e106334
VL  - 144
IS  - 
N2  - Background    Parents with childhood maltreatment (CM) have a higher risk to transmit their experiences. It has been found that adults with CM show a incidence of psychological problems.     Objective    Parental attachment representations (AR) have been considered as a possible mediator of the relationship between CM and mental health (MH). Additionally, insecure especially unresolved attachment and CM are associated with more impaired parenting behaviors.   Participants and setting    271 mothers were investigated for CM, MN as well as parental load.     Methods    AR was assessed, which distinguishes between four different ARs.     Results    Four-way classified ARs partially mediated the association between the presence vs. absence of CM and MH problems. Both the total effect and the direct effect were significant (path c; B = 11.67, p <.001, path c′; B = 9.91, p <.001, 95 %-CI [5.51, 14.13], path a; B = 0.51, p <.001, 95 %-CI [0.29, 0.73], path b; B = 3.45, p =.011, 95 %-CI [0.83, 7.17]). MH problems significantly predicted the parental load in a multiple linear regression beyond the impact of CM experiences and ARs.     Conclusion    AR seems to be an important prerequisite for a certain stress resilience in dealing with the child and the parental role.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106334
ID  - ref1
ER  -