Lewin L, Bergin C
Division of Nursing and Health Science, Neumann College, Aston, Pennsylvania, USA.
Child Maltreat. 2001 Nov;6(4):365-75. doi: 10.1177/1077559501006004009.
The purpose of this study was to examine the psychological well-being and attachment behavior of nonoffending mothers of child sexual abuse victims (CSAVs). This topic is significant because it is the mothers who most often provide support for young child victims. Two sets of data on maternal depression, state and trait anxiety, and Ainsworth's maternal attachment behaviors were analyzed. First, 38 mothers of CSAVs were compared based on the presence or absence of maternal history of abuse. Second, from the original 38 mothers of CSAVs, 27 mothers were compared to a matched group of mothers of nonabused children. Children in both data sets were 6 to 48 months. In the first data set, there were no significant differences in depression, anxiety, and attachment behaviors based on mothers' personal history of abuse. However, in the second data set, mothers of CSAVs had heightened levels of depression and anxiety and diminished maternal attachment behaviors.
本研究的目的是考察儿童性虐待受害者（CSAVs）的非犯罪母亲的心理健康状况和依恋行为。这个话题很重要，因为母亲通常是年幼儿童受害者最主要的支持者。对两组关于母亲抑郁、状态焦虑和特质焦虑以及安斯沃思母婴依恋行为的数据进行了分析。首先，根据母亲是否有虐待史，对38名CSAVs的母亲进行了比较。其次，从最初的38名CSAVs的母亲中，选取27名母亲与一组匹配的未受虐待儿童的母亲进行比较。两个数据集中的儿童年龄均为6至48个月。在第一个数据集中，基于母亲个人的虐待史，在抑郁、焦虑和依恋行为方面没有显著差异。然而，在第二个数据集中，CSAVs的母亲有更高水平的抑郁和焦虑，且母婴依恋行为有所减少。
