Adverse Childhood Experiences, parenting practices, the parent-offspring relationship and emerging adult wellbeing

Adverse childhood experiences negatively impact future violence, victimization, perpetration, health, and lifelong development. The aim of the present study was to systematically review the scientific evidence of empirical studies on the association between maternal childhood adversity in a familial context, including maltreatment, household challenges, and later maternal negative parenting. A search was performed in the PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, SciELO, and LILACS databases, using the combination of the following keywords: (neglect OR abuse OR maltreatment OR harsh parenting OR punishment OR discipline OR negative parenting practices) AND (adverse childhood experiences OR early adversity OR cycle of violence OR cycle of maltreatment OR history of maltreatment) AND (mother OR maternal). The results of 29 studies showed predominantly significant direct associations between maternal childhood adversities and negative parenting with their children (83%). Parental stress was also significantly associated with a maternal history of childhood adversities. Focusing on the type of maltreatment practices, there were similar intergenerational transmission types: homotypic and heterotypic. Few studies have examined the protective factors that could buffer the negative impact of a maternal childhood history of adversities on later negative parenting.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Relation to Parenting Stress and Parenting Practices

Community Mental Health Journal ◽

10.1007/s10597-018-0331-z ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 55 (4) ◽

pp. 651-662 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Brittany C. L. Lange ◽

Laura S. Callinan ◽

Megan V. Smith

Keyword(s):

Parenting Stress ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Adverse Childhood

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Assessing Health Outcomes and Youth-Related Items for the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire

Emerging Adulthood ◽

10.1177/2167696818756402 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 223-229 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Ryan D. Davidson ◽

Darlynn M. Rojo-Wissar ◽

Alyssa W. Sullivan ◽

Connie J. Beck

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Health Outcomes ◽

Life Span ◽

Adverse Childhood Experiences ◽

Adult Population ◽

Emerging Adult ◽

Childhood Experiences ◽

Future Studies ◽

Adverse Childhood ◽

Best Fit

Recently, several researchers have suggested additional items be included to the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) questionnaire for a younger population (children ages 10–17). Two sets of items have been proposed by Finkelhor and colleagues. However, it is unclear which set of items is the most useful in an emerging adult population. The current study compared the original ACE questionnaire with two revised sets of items proposed by Finkelhor, Shattuck, Turner, and Hamby in young adults. The best model depended on the outcome used as the original ACE questionnaire was the best fit in predicting depression, but the revised models were the best predictors of anxiety and perceived physical health. Future studies should continue to investigate whether these new items continue to improve the usefulness of the ACE scale or whether these items become less salient across the life span.

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