Family Functioning of Adults Maltreated as Children

描述（由申请人提供）：这是一份申请指导研究科学家发展奖（K01）的申请。拟议的项目将促进制定一项多方面的研究方案，审查儿童性虐待和其他形式的虐待对成人人际关系各方面的潜在影响，特别侧重于儿童虐待史对后来的婚姻和亲子关系的影响。从生态交易模型出发，本项目的目标是：(1)确定童年虐待（特别是性虐待）与新婚夫妇经历的婚姻和养育困难之间的直接经验联系；(2)评估缓和和/或调解童年虐待与后来的婚姻和亲子困难之间关系的因素；(3)评估夫妻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。

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.