Research is needed to better understand how childhood maltreatment history affects parental reflective capacities, and whether early childhood interventions help mitigate these effects. We examined associations between childhood maltreatment and current parenting (parental reflective functioning, parenting behaviors) among mothers who participated in a follow-up study (N = 97) of the Minding the Baby® (MTB) randomized control trial. MTB is a home visiting program that aims to help mothers understand their child’s mental states (feelings, intentions, needs) by promoting parental reflective functioning. Mothers retrospectively reported childhood maltreatment using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. Endorsing a higher number of childhood maltreatment subtypes was associated with less supportive/engaged parenting and higher pre-mentalizing modes, or difficulty with appropriately reflecting on the child’s mental states. These relationships were not moderated by participation in the MTB intervention. However, exploratory analyses of individual maltreatment subtypes revealed that participation in MTB may mitigate the harmful effects of childhood emotional abuse on pre-mentalizing modes, specifically. Further research is needed to understand the mechanisms through which early childhood interventions may prevent intergenerational cycles of maltreatment.

需要进行研究以更好地了解童年虐待史如何影响父母的反思能力，以及早期儿童干预是否有助于减轻这些影响。我们检查了参与“照顾婴儿”的后续研究 ( N = 97) 的母亲之间的童年虐待与当前养育（父母反思功能、养育行为）之间的关联® (MTB) 随机对照试验。MTB 是一项家访计划，旨在通过促进父母的反思功能帮助母亲了解孩子的心理状态（感觉、意图、需求）。母亲们使用童年创伤问卷回顾性地报告了童年虐待。支持更多的儿童虐待亚型与较少的支持/参与的养育方式和较高的心理前模式有关，或者难以适当地反映孩子的精神状态。这些关系并未因参与 MTB 干预而得到缓和。然而，对个体虐待亚型的探索性分析表明，参与 MTB 可能会减轻儿童情绪虐待对心理前期模式的有害影响，特别是。