Parent--child relationship and mother's sexual assault history.
Although there is clinical conjecture regarding the effects of maternal trauma on parent- child relationships, research is scarce and this area remains to be explored. In a domestic violence sample, there was significant reduction in quality of parent-child relationships when the mother had experienced sexual assault or rape during adulthood. There was no correlation between the mother's history of childhood sexual assault or rape and parent-child relationship. Survivors of sexual assault may be best served through interventions that utilize relational models. Family-based interventions may be particularly effective in addressing problems in parent-child relationships stemming from the mother's trauma history.
Reid-Cunningham
Allison Ruby
AR
University of California, Berkeley.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D011902:Rape / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult