title: Parent-child warmth as a potential mediator of childhood exposure to intimate partner violence and positive adulthood functioning.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Links between childhood exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and adult functioning are clear, but less research has examined the potential underpinnings of this association, especially the long-term effects of the parent-child relationship on adult well-being. We hypothesized that (i) childhood exposure to IPV would be negatively related to parent-child warmth and positively related to symptoms of psychopathology during adulthood and (ii) the relationship between IPV exposure and positive outcomes in adulthood (i.e., high life satisfaction and low psychopathology) would be mediated by parent-child warmth.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants included 703 Swedish adults (20-24).
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants responded to a self-report survey assessing violence exposure, parental warmth in childhood, and current mental health and well-being. Using multivariate regression and path analysis, models of the relationships between IPV exposure, parent-child warmth, symptoms of psychopathology during adulthood, and life satisfaction were examined. Mediation models were considered exploratory.
  
  
  RESULTS
  IPV exposure was related to lower levels of parent-child warmth, higher levels of psychopathology symptoms, and lower life satisfaction. The relationship between IPV exposure and positive outcomes in adulthood was mediated by parent-child warmth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Warm parent-child interactions may play a key role in long-term positive functioning for those exposed to IPV during childhood.
authors: a Department of Psychology, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies , University of Notre Dame , 107 Haggar Hall, Notre Dame , IN 46556 , USA.
authors: Laura E
authors: LE
authors: Miller-Graff
authors: b School of Law, Psychology and Social work , Örebro University , 701 82 Örebro , Sweden.
authors: Åsa Källström
authors: ÅK
authors: Cater
authors: c Department of Psychology , University of Memphis , 202 Psychology Building, Memphis , TN 38152 , USA.
authors: Kathryn H
authors: KH
authors: Howell
authors: d Department of Psychology , University of Michigan , 530 Church Street, Ann Arbor , MI 48109-1043 , USA.
authors: Sandra A
authors: SA
authors: Graham-Bermann
keywords: intimate partner violence; life satisfaction; parenting; psychopathology; resilience