Open AccessIntergenerational transmission of risk for PTSD symptoms in African American children: The roles of maternal and child emotion dysregulation.
Author(s) -
Abigail Powers,
Jennifer S. Stevens,
David O’Banion,
Anaïs F. Stenson,
Nadine J. Kaslow,
Tanja Jovanović,
Bekh Bradley
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
psychological trauma
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.059
H-Index - 48
eISSN - 1942-9681
pISSN - 1942-969X
DOI - 10.1037/tra0000543
Subject(s) - emotional dysregulation , mental health , psychology , clinical psychology , context (archaeology) , depression (economics) , child abuse , multilevel model , psychiatry , injury prevention , poison control , medicine , paleontology , macroeconomics , environmental health , machine learning , computer science , economics , biology
Emotion dysregulation is a transdiagnostic risk factor for many mental health disorders and develops in the context of early trauma exposure. Research suggests intergenerational risk associated with trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), such that maternal trauma experiences and related symptoms can negatively impact child outcomes across development. The goals of the present study were to examine child and mother correlates of child PTSD symptoms and the unique roles of child and maternal emotion dysregulation in understanding child PTSD symptoms.