Factors influencing maltreated children's early adjustment in foster care
Factors influencing maltreated children's early adjustment in foster care
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DOI：
10.1017/s0954579400001048
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发表时间：
2000-12-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Pinderhughes, EE
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作者：
Milan, SE;Pinderhughes, EE
自我和初级依恋图形的内部表征可能是虐待影响儿童人际行为和与他人关系的机制之一。然而，关于受虐待儿童依恋表征的连续性和影响的研究并没有包括从虐待或忽视的家庭环境中移除的青少年。本研究旨在探讨受虐儿童的母亲表征与自我表征对寄养儿童与养母关系及行为调适的影响。参与者包括32名9-13岁的儿童，他们在与虐待亲生母亲的持续关系后首次进入寄养家庭。在最初进入寄养家庭时，儿童的母亲和自我陈述彼此之间以及与虐待史的严重程度显著相关，但与其他被认为影响亲子关系质量的因素（例如，产妇心理健康，伴侣稳定性）。此外，这些陈述显着预测儿童的后续意见，他们与养母的关系。最后，儿童在寄养家庭的行为与虐待的严重程度，内部表示评估进入寄养，并同时认为他们的新养母。这些发现推进了我们的理解寄养安置的作用，在虐待儿童的发展，并提供了初步的洞察与潜在的补偿关系的形成过程。
Internal representations of self and primary attachment figures may be one mechanism by which maltreatment affects children's interpersonal behavior and relationships with others. Research on the continuity and influence of maltreated children's attachment representations, however, has not included youngsters removed from abusive or neglectful home environments. This paper examines the influence of maltreated children's maternal and self-representations on subsequent relationships with foster mothers and behavioral adjustment in foster care. Participants included 32 children, ages 9-13 years, who entered foster placement for the first time after a sustained relationship with a maltreating biological mother. Upon initially entering foster care, children's maternal and self-representations were significantly related to each other and to severity of maltreatment history but not to other factors believed to influence the quality of parent-child relationship (e.g., maternal mental health, partner stability). In addition, these representations significantly predicted children's subsequent views of their relationships with foster mothers. Finally, children's behavior in their foster homes was associated with maltreatment severity, internal representations assessed at entry into foster care, and to concurrent perceptions of their new foster mothers. These findings advance our understanding of foster placement's role in maltreated children's development and provide preliminary insight into the processes associated with the formation of potentially compensatory relationships.