Trauma Type and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder as Predictors of Parenting Stress in Trauma-Exposed Mothers

SMC Author

Elena Padrón

SMC Affiliated Work

1

Status

Faculty

School

School of Science

Department

Psychology

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2017

Publication / Conference / Sponsorship

Violence and Victims

Description/Abstract

Trauma exposure is associated with various parenting difficulties, but few studies have examined relationships between trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and parenting stress. Parenting stress is an important facet of parenting and mediates the relationship between parental trauma exposure and negative child outcomes (Owen, Thompson, & Kaslow, 2006). We examined trauma type (child maltreatment, intimate partner violence, community violence, and non-interpersonal traumas) and PTSD symptoms as predictors of parenting stress in a sample of 52 trauma-exposed mothers. Community violence exposure and PTSD symptom severity accounted for significant variance in parenting stress. Further analyses revealed that emotional numbing was the only PTSD symptom cluster accounting for variance in parenting stress scores. Results highlight the importance of addressing community violence exposure and emotion regulation difficulties with trauma-exposed mothers.

Keywords

AVOIDANCE, COMMUNITY VIOLENCE, EMOTIONAL NUMBING, INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE

Scholarly

yes

DOI

10.1891/0886-6708.VV-D-13-00077

Volume

32

Issue

1

First Page

141

Last Page

158

Disciplines

Psychology

Original Citation

“Trauma type and posttraumatic stress disorder as predictors of parenting stress in trauma-exposed mothers,” by Wilson, C., Padrón, E., & Samuelson, K.W. Violence and Victims, 32(1),141-158. 2017.

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