Castro Tiago, Pasion Rita, Antunes Carla, Alves Francisca, Jongenelen Inês, Lamela Diogo
HEI-Lab-Digital Human-Environment Interaction Labs, Lusófona University, 4000-098 Lisbon, Portugal.
Children (Basel). 2024 Aug 16;11(8):1002. doi: 10.3390/children11081002.
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: This study examined the association between maternal anger, children's externalizing symptoms, and the moderating impact of maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV). The primary objective was to investigate whether maternal ACEs alter the link between maternal anger and children's externalizing symptoms, guided by theoretical frameworks such as the stress sensitization and stress steeling models.
A sample of 159 Portuguese mothers exposed to IPV participated in the study, completing a protocol of self-report measures. Measured variables included maternal anger, ACEs, children's externalizing symptoms, and IPV.
Results indicate a significant moderation effect of ACEs on the association between maternal anger and externalizing symptoms at low levels of ACEs. Conversely, at moderate and high ACEs levels, no statistically significant association exists between maternal anger and children's externalizing symptoms.
Clinical implications emphasize the importance of tailored parenting interventions to prevent externalizing symptoms in children, integrating diverse emotion regulation strategies while considering the impact of maternal ACEs.
背景/目的：本研究探讨了在亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）背景下，母亲的愤怒、儿童的外化症状以及母亲童年不良经历（ACEs）的调节作用之间的关联。主要目的是在压力敏感化和压力强化模型等理论框架的指导下，研究母亲的ACEs是否会改变母亲的愤怒与儿童外化症状之间的联系。
159名遭受IPV的葡萄牙母亲参与了该研究，她们完成了一份自我报告测量方案。测量变量包括母亲的愤怒、ACEs、儿童的外化症状和IPV。
结果表明，在低水平ACEs时，ACEs对母亲的愤怒与外化症状之间的关联具有显著的调节作用。相反，在中等和高水平ACEs时，母亲的愤怒与儿童的外化症状之间不存在统计学上的显著关联。
临床意义强调了定制育儿干预措施对于预防儿童外化症状的重要性，在考虑母亲ACEs影响的同时，整合多种情绪调节策略。
