Investigating multilevel pathways of developmental consequences of maltreatment

被引:2
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作者
DePasquale, Carrie E. [1 ]
Handley, Elizabeth D. [2 ]
Cicchetti, Dante [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Minnesota Twin Cities, Inst Child Dev, 51 E River Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55455 USA
[2] Univ Rochester, Mt Hope Family Ctr, Rochester, MN USA
关键词
cortisol; externalizing; maltreatment; pathway; social; DIURNAL CORTISOL RHYTHMS; CHILD MALTREATMENT; EMOTION REGULATION; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; LONGITUDINAL ASSOCIATIONS; BEHAVIORAL-PROBLEMS; INHIBITORY CONTROL; PEER RELATIONS; MENTAL-HEALTH; FOSTER-CARE;
D O I
10.1017/S0954579418000834
中图分类号
B844 [发展心理学(人类心理学)];
学科分类号
040202 ;
摘要
The impact of maltreatment spreads across many developmental domains and extends across the entire life span. Identifying unidirectional or bidirectional drivers of developmental cascades of the effects of maltreatment experiences is critical to efficiently employing interventions to promote resilient development in maltreated children. This 1-year longitudinal study utilized a multiple-levels approach, investigating "bottom-up" and "top-down" cascades using structural equation modeling between cortisol regulation, externalizing behavior, and peer aggression. Neither a bottom-up model driven by cortisol regulation nor a top-down model driven by peer aggression fit the data well. Instead, lower rates of externalizing behavior at Year 1 most strongly predicted improvements at all levels of analysis (reduced cortisol, externalizing behavior, and peer aggression) at Year 2. These results provide initial indication of a mechanism through which interventions for maltreated children may be most effective and result in the most substantial positive changes across developmental domains.
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页码:1227 / 1236
页数:10
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