Psychological Science Faculty Publications and Presentations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2021
Abstract
Studies investigating the associations between histories of childhood maltreatment (CM) in parent-child dyads have primarily involved samples from high-income countries; however, CM rates are higher in low- and middle-income countries. The present study aimed to examine the (a) association between maltreatment in parents and maltreatment of their children through risk (i.e., parent depression) and protective (i.e., parent-child connectedness) factors and (b) associations between CM in children with aggression through posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and peer/sibling victimization. Participants were 227 parent-child dyads from Burundi, Africa, a low-income country. Parents were 18 years of age or older, and children were 12-18 years (M = 14.76, SD = 1.88, 57.7% female). Among parents, 20.7%-69.5% of participants reported a history of physical and emotional abuse and neglect; among children, the rates of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse ranged from 14.5% to 89.4%. A history of CM in parents was associated with CM in children, B = 0.19, p < .01, and CM in parents was indirectly associated with CM in children through parent-child connectedness, β = .04, 95% CI [.01, .10], and parental depression, β = .08, 95% CI [.03, .15]. In children, maltreatment was positively associated with peer/sibling victimization, and CM was associated with aggression, β = .07, 95% CI [.04, 0.11], through PTSS but not via peer/sibling victimization. Continued efforts to improve CM-related preventive strategies and the accessibility of prevention services are needed to reduce CM in low-income countries such as Burundi.
Recommended Citation
Charak, R., de Jong, J. T. V. M., Berckmoes, L. H., Ndayisaba, H., Reis, R. (2021). Intergenerational maltreatment in parent-child dyads from Burundi, Africa: associations with parental depression and connectedness, and PTSS and aggression in children. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 34(5), 943-954. doi.org/10.1002/jts.22735
Publication Title
Journal of Traumatic Stress
DOI
10.1002/jts.22735
Comments
This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Charak, R., de Jong, J. T. V. M., Berckmoes, L. H., Ndayisaba, H., Reis, R. (2021). Intergenerational maltreatment in parent-child dyads from Burundi, Africa: associations with parental depression and connectedness, and PTSS and aggression in children. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 34(5), 943-954. doi.org/10.1002/jts.22735 which has been published in final form at doi.org/10.1002/jts.22735. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited.