Background

Family violence has been shown to have a dramatic impact on individual and family life in the United States and other countries. Numerous studies have assessed the influence that exposure to violence can have on family dynamics and parent–child relationships. However, less is known about the association between family violence and parent–child relationships with Mexican families.

Objective

Guided by social interaction learning theory, the purpose of this study was to explore the link between family violence, PTSD, and mother–child interaction patterns.

Methods

Eighty-seven mother–child dyads from Mexico completed assessments for exposure to family violence and PTSD symptoms. We coded and analyzed observational tasks to assess prosocial parent–child interactions, such as positive communication and problem solving. We conducted an actor-partner independence model (APIM) to examine the association between exposure to family violence, PTSD and mother–child relationship dynamics.

Results

As expected, higher exposure to family violence was linked to higher PTSD symptoms for mothers. Unexpectedly, higher maternal PTSD symptoms were associated with better communication during dyadic interaction tasks with their children.

Conclusions

The present study suggests that individuals from certain cultures (i.e., Mexico) may respond differently to experiencing family violence. The use of multiple measurement methods to assess the relational effects of trauma on family dynamics can advance the scientific understanding of trauma affected families.

中文翻译：

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家庭暴力、创伤后应激障碍和亲子互动：与墨西哥家庭的二元数据分析

背景

在美国和其他国家，家庭暴力已被证明对个人和家庭生活产生巨大影响。许多研究评估了接触暴力对家庭动态和亲子关系的影响。然而，关于家庭暴力与与墨西哥家庭的亲子关系之间的关联知之甚少。

客观的

在社会互动学习理论的指导下，本研究的目的是探索家庭暴力、创伤后应激障碍和母子互动模式之间的联系。

方法

来自墨西哥的 87 位母子二人完成了对家庭暴力和 PTSD 症状的评估。我们对观察性任务进行编码和分析，以评估亲社会的亲子互动，例如积极的沟通和解决问题。我们进行了一个演员-伴侣独立模型 (APIM) 来检查暴露于家庭暴力、PTSD 和母子关系动态之间的关联。

结果

正如预期的那样，更多地接触家庭暴力与母亲更高的 PTSD 症状有关。出乎意料的是，在与孩子进行二元交互任务期间，较高的母亲 PTSD 症状与更好的沟通有关。

结论

本研究表明，来自某些文化（即墨西哥）的个人对经历家庭暴力的反应可能不同。使用多种测量方法来评估创伤对家庭动态的相关影响可以促进对创伤影响家庭的科学理解。