Maternal Trauma and Children's Functioning: The Role of Kinship Social Support

Although research has documented the detrimental effects of maternal trauma on child behavior (Lambert, Holzer, & Hasbun, 2014), the role of extended family support in potentially mitigating the effects of intergenerational transmission of trauma is not clearly understood. With a diverse communi...

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Published in:Journal of aggression, maltreatment & trauma maltreatment & trauma, 2016-04, Vol.25 (4), p.421-435
Main Authors: Krauss, Lily A., Wilson, Christina K., Padrón, Elena, Samuelson, Kristin W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Children
Children & youth
Diversity
Extended family
externalizing behaviors
Families & family life
Intergenerational relationships
intergenerational transmission of trauma
internalizing behaviors
Kinship
Kinship networks
kinship social support
Mothers
multiculturalism
Post traumatic stress disorder
PTSD
Social networks
Social support
Stress
Trauma
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Summary:Although research has documented the detrimental effects of maternal trauma on child behavior (Lambert, Holzer, & Hasbun, 2014), the role of extended family support in potentially mitigating the effects of intergenerational transmission of trauma is not clearly understood. With a diverse community sample of 52 trauma-exposed mothers and their children between the ages of 7 and 12, we investigated relationships between kinship social support, maternal trauma exposure severity, maternal posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptom severity, and child behavioral problems. Results showed that kinship social support was negatively related to maternal trauma exposure severity, maternal PTSD symptom severity, child internalizing behaviors, and child externalizing behaviors. Additionally, kinship social support moderated the relationship between maternal trauma exposure severity and child internalizing behaviors. These results have implications in the implementation of interventions aimed at supporting diverse families facing trauma that incorporate extended family networks.
ISSN:1092-6771
1545-083X
DOI:10.1080/10926771.2016.1145161