title: Childhood sexual trauma and subsequent parenting beliefs and behaviors.
abstract: Using propensity-matched controls, the present study examines the long-term adjustment of women reporting childhood sexual trauma (CST) at or before the age of 14 in terms of parenting efficacy and parenting behavior. Data for these analyses were obtained from mother reports and from observational protocols from a longitudinal study of low-income, rural families. The novel use of propensity-matched controls to create a control group matched on family of origin variables provides evidence that when women with CST are compared with the matched comparison women, females who experienced CST show poorer functioning across multiple domains of parenting (sensitivity, harsh intrusiveness, boundary dissolution), but not in parenting efficacy. Follow-up moderation analyses suggest that the potential effects of trauma on parenting behaviors are not attenuated by protective factors such as higher income, higher education, or stable adult relationships. Implications for interventions with childhood sexual trauma histories and directions for future study are proposed.
authors: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
authors: B J
authors: BJ
authors: Zvara
authors: The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA.
authors: W R
authors: WR
authors: Mills-Koonce
authors: Duke University, USA.
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Appleyard Carmody
authors: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Cox
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D054523:Adult Survivors of Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001294:Attitude to Health; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002650:Child Abuse, Sexual / Q000523:psychology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D057566:Self Report
keywords: Boundary dissolution; Childhood sexual trauma; Harsh intrusive parenting; Propensity matched design; Sensitive parenting