Does Maternal Support Mediate or Moderate the Relationship between Sexual Abuse Severity and Children's PTSD Symptoms?
J Child Sex Abus
; 29(3): 333-350, 2020 Apr.
Article
en En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32125250
ABSTRACT
Maternal support and abuse severity are often considered to be vital factors in predicting children's functioning following childhood sexual abuse (CSA); however, much of the prior research has examined support and abuse severity as main effects, without consideration of how these factors may interrelate to predict children's post-CSA functioning. Further, even though mediators and moderators are conceptually distinct, maternal support has been theorized to be both a mediator and a moderator of symptoms, and it is unclear if support acts as either among sexually abused children. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether caregiver-reported maternal support mediates or moderates the relationships between sexual abuse severity and children's trauma-related symptoms. The study included 235 treatment-seeking children ages 3-16 (M = 8.85, SD = 3.77) and their non-offending mothers. Contrary to expectations, caregiver-rated maternal support did not mediate nor moderate the relationship between abuse severity and children's symptoms (range r2 =.002 -.03). Caregiver-rated maternal support may play a small role in mitigating sexually abused children's trauma symptoms. Irrespective of abuse severity, children with less supportive mothers may not be at heightened risk for experiencing higher levels of trauma-related difficulties.
Palabras clave
Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Apoyo Social
/
Trastornos por Estrés Postraumático
/
Abuso Sexual Infantil
/
Conducta Materna
/
Relaciones Madre-Hijo
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
/
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Adolescent
/
Adult
/
Child
/
Child, preschool
/
Female
/
Humans
/
Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Child Sex Abus
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DO COMPORTAMENTO
/
PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos