This study examined the development of autobiographical memory specificity (AMS) in a longitudinal randomized controlled trial of 242 maltreated and nonmaltreated children (aged 36–86 months; 50.4% male; 39.7% Black, 25.9% White, 34.5% Latinx/other) and their mothers. Half of the maltreated families were randomized to receive an intervention to improve maternal reminiscing. The effects of maltreatment and the intervention on children’s AMS via two indices of maternal reminiscing, sensitive guidance, and elaboration, were evaluated. Bidirectional associations between AMS and child maladjustment were also examined. Intervention-related improvement in maternal sensitive guidance 6-month postintervention (b* = .36) related to greater AMS among maltreated children 1 year later (b* = .19). These findings underscore the role of maternal sensitive guidance in facilitating AMS.

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受虐待儿童自传体记忆特异性的发展和干预相关变化：母亲回忆的间接影响

本研究在 242 名受虐待和未受虐待儿童（36-86 个月；50.4% 男性；39.7% 黑人，25.9% 白人，34.5% 拉丁裔/其他）和他们的母亲。一半受虐待的家庭随机接受干预以改善母亲的回忆。通过母体回忆、敏感引导和细化两个指标评估虐待和干预对儿童AMS的影响。还检查了 AMS 和儿童适应不良之间的双向关联。干预后 6 个月母亲敏感指导的干预相关改善 ( b * = .36) 与 1 年后受虐儿童中更大的 AMS 相关 ( b* = .19）。这些发现强调了母亲敏感指导在促进 AMS 方面的作用。