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Memory, Maternal Representations, and Internalizing Symptomatology Among Abused, Neglected, and Nonmaltreated Children
Author(s) -
Valentino Kristin,
Cicchetti Dante,
Rogosch Fred A.,
Toth Sheree L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
child development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.103
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1467-8624
pISSN - 0009-3920
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2008.01152.x
Subject(s) - psychology , developmental psychology , child abuse , poison control , recall , valence (chemistry) , injury prevention , victimology , schema (genetic algorithms) , human factors and ergonomics , child development , clinical psychology , cognitive psychology , medical emergency , medicine , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , computer science
A depth‐of‐processing incidental recall task for maternal‐referent stimuli was utilized to assess basic memory processes and the affective valence of maternal representations among abused ( N = 63), neglected ( N = 33), and nonmaltreated ( N = 128) school‐aged children (ages 8–13.5 years old). Self‐reported and observer‐rated indices of internalizing symptoms were also assessed. Abused children demonstrated impairments in recall compared to neglected and nonmaltreated children. Although abused, neglected, and nonmaltreated children did not differ in valence of maternal representations, positive and negative maternal schemas related to internalizing symptoms differently among subgroups of maltreated children. Valence of maternal schema was critical in differentiating those with high and low internalizing symptomatology among the neglected children only. Implications for clinical intervention and prevention efforts are underscored.