ABSTRACT

Research is demonstrating the effectiveness of attachment-based interventions for maltreating families. However, parents’ own traumatic childhood experiences may interfere with treatment effects. The current study investigated in a sample of maltreating families whether effects of the Attachment Video-feedback Intervention (AVI) on parent–child interactive quality were moderated by parental childhood trauma. Families were randomized to receive AVI (n = 29) or a Psychoeducative intervention (PI; n = 19), or they were in anon-randomized comparison group (RS; n = 40). Parents filled out the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and videotapes of parent–child interactions were coded for interactive quality. Parents who received AVI showed improved parent–child interactive quality compared to parents in PI and RS groups. However, parents with more severe levels of childhood trauma showed less improvements. Future research should explore whether clinical attention with a specific focus on trauma would increase treatement effects.

摘要

研究证明了基于依恋的干预措施对虐待家庭的有效性。然而，父母自己的童年创伤经历可能会干扰治疗效果。目前的研究调查了虐待家庭的样本，依恋视频反馈干预 (AVI) 对亲子互动质量的影响是否受到父母童年创伤的影响。家庭被随机分配接受 AVI ( n = 29) 或心理教育干预 (PI; n = 19)，或者他们在非随机对照组 (RS; n= 40)。父母填写童年创伤问卷，亲子互动的录像带被编码为互动质量。与 PI 和 RS 组的父母相比，接受 AVI 的父母的亲子互动质量有所提高。然而，童年创伤程度较重的父母表现出的改善较少。未来的研究应该探索特别关注创伤的临床关注是否会增加治疗效果。