Toth Sheree L, Cicchetti Dante, Kim Jungmeen
Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester, New York 14608, USA.
J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2002 Oct;30(5):487-501. doi: 10.1023/a:1019868914685.
This investigation examined relations among perceptions of mothers, attributional style, and counselor-rated behavior problems in 187 school age children (88 maltreated, 99 nonmaltreated). Hypotheses regarding the presence of higher levels of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems in maltreated children were confirmed. Attributional style was found to function as a moderator of externalizing behavior problems, suggesting that attributional style exerts a protective role against the harmful effect of child maltreatment. Perceptions of mothers were found to operate as a mediator of both internalizing and externalizing symptomatology, with maltreated children with less positive perceptions of their mothers exhibiting greater internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. These findings advance knowledge of how cognitive processes contribute to behavior problems in maltreated children and possess implications for prevention and intervention efforts.
本研究调查了187名学龄儿童（88名受虐待儿童，99名非受虐待儿童）的母亲认知、归因方式与咨询师评定的行为问题之间的关系。关于受虐待儿童内化和外化行为问题水平较高的假设得到了证实。研究发现归因方式对外化行为问题起调节作用，这表明归因方式对儿童虐待的有害影响起到了保护作用。研究发现母亲认知在内化和外化症状中均起中介作用，对母亲认知较不积极的受虐待儿童表现出更严重的内化和外化行为问题。这些发现增进了我们对认知过程如何导致受虐待儿童行为问题的了解，并对预防和干预工作具有启示意义。
