Family Functioning of Adults Maltreated as Children

描述(由申请者提供)：这是一个导师研究科学家发展奖(K01)的申请。拟议的项目将促进开发一个多方面的研究方案，研究儿童期性虐待和其他形式的虐待对成人人际功能的各个方面的潜在影响，特别关注虐待儿童的历史对后来的婚姻和亲子关系的影响。该项目的目标源自生态-交易模式，目的是：(1)确定儿童期虐待，特别是性虐待，与新婚夫妇婚姻和育儿困难的发生之间的直接经验联系；(2)评估影响和/或调解儿童期虐待和后来的婚姻和亲子困难之间联系的因素；(3)评估配偶一方或双方有虐待儿童史的新婚夫妇的婚姻和亲子关系的纵向进程。 提出了一项职业发展计划，该计划将提高申请者在与虐待儿童和忽视儿童研究有关的四个主要领域的技能和知识。申请人将与导师密切合作，以：(1)获得有效解决儿童期虐待科学研究中固有的复杂方法和概念问题所需的高级统计知识；(2)开发和参与旨在增强申请人对处于虐待风险的儿童群体的知识和经验的教学、临床和研究活动；以及(3)开发和参与活动，以提高候选人在婚姻和家庭评估技术方面的知识和技能，以及(4)参与指导活动，旨在加强外部资助的与虐待儿童相关的研究计划的开发和执行。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This is a request for a Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01). The proposed project will facilitate the development of a multifaceted program of research examining the potential influences of childhood sexual abuse and other forms of maltreatment on various aspects of adult interpersonal functioning, with a special focus on the impact of child maltreatment history on later marital and parent-child relations. Derived from an ecological-transactional model, the objectives of this project are to: (1) Identify direct empirical linkages between childhood maltreatment, particularly sexual abuse, and the occurrence of marital and parenting difficulties experienced by newlywed couples; (2) Assess factors that moderate and/or mediate the association between childhood maltreatment and later marital and parent-child difficulties, and; (3) Evaluate the longitudinal course of marital and parent-child relations among newlywed couples in which one or both spouses have a history of child maltreatment. A career development plan is proposed that will enhance the applicant's skills and knowledge in four main areas related to child abuse and neglect research. The applicant will work closely with mentors to: (1) acquire the advanced statistical skirls necessary to effectively address the complex methodological and conceptual issues inherent in the scientific study of childhood maltreatment; (2) develop and participate in didactic, clinical, and research activities intended to enhance the applicant's knowledge of and experience with child populations at risk for maltreatment; and (3) develop and participate in activities to improve the candidate's knowledge and skills pertaining to marital and family assessment techniques, and; (4) engage in mentored activities designed to enhance the development and execution of an externally funded program of research related to child maltreatment.