Marin County's Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Children and Family Services, San Rafael, CA, USA.
San Diego State University, CA, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2021 Feb;36(3-4):1029-1048. doi: 10.1177/0886260517739891. Epub 2017 Nov 7.
In an effort to further understand the impact of domestic violence (DV) on infant and toddlers' development, this research utilized data from the second cohort of National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW II) to examine the relationship between maternal DV and infant and toddlers' emotional regulation, and determine whether mothers' receipt of DV services mediated this relationship. The sample was limited to children aged 0 to 3 years and included (a) infants less than 1 year old ( = 603), (b) infants 1 to less than 2 years old ( = 310), and (c) toddlers 2 to 3 years old ( = 268). Infant/toddlers' emotional regulation was measured using mothers' response on the How My Infant/Toddler/Child Usually Acts questionnaire. In addition, data were collected to assess whether (a) active DV was present during the time of the Child Protective Services (CPS) investigation and (b) mothers received DV services during the past year. Study research questions were examined using a series of multiple regression analyses. Mediation was tested based on Baron and Kenny's recommended model for establishing mediation. The mediational model was not found to be significant; however, a positive relationship existed between maternal DV and emotional regulation among infants aged less than 1 year old (β = 1.61, = .039). There were no statistically significant relationships between DV and emotional regulation in the other age groups. These findings highlight the need to provide CPS-involved families victimized by DV with services that focus on preventing poor infant emotional regulation.
为了进一步了解家庭暴力 (DV) 对婴幼儿发展的影响，本研究利用全国儿童和青少年福利调查 (NSCAW II) 第二队列的数据，研究了母亲 DV 与婴幼儿情绪调节之间的关系，并确定母亲接受 DV 服务是否调节了这种关系。样本仅限于 0 至 3 岁的儿童，包括 (a) 不满 1 岁的婴儿 ( = 603)，(b) 1 岁以下的婴儿 ( = 310) 和 (c) 2 至 3 岁的幼儿 ( = 268)。婴幼儿的情绪调节是通过母亲在《我的婴儿/幼儿/儿童通常行为》问卷上的反应来衡量的。此外，还收集了数据以评估 (a) 在儿童保护服务 (CPS) 调查期间是否存在主动 DV，以及 (b) 母亲在过去一年中是否接受了 DV 服务。研究问题使用一系列多元回归分析进行了检验。根据 Baron 和 Kenny 推荐的建立中介模型的方法，检验了中介作用。中介模型没有显著意义；然而，在不满 1 岁的婴儿中，母亲 DV 与情绪调节之间存在正相关关系 (β = 1.61， =.039)。在其他年龄组中，DV 与情绪调节之间没有统计学上的显著关系。这些发现强调了需要为遭受 DV 侵害的 CPS 涉案家庭提供服务，重点是预防婴儿情绪调节不良。
