Mother-Child Attachment in Violent Contexts: Effect of Complex Trauma and Maternal Trauma History

Nikitiades, Adella

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7_184-1

Mother-Child Attachment in Violent Contexts: Effect of Complex Trauma and Maternal Trauma History

Adella Nikitiades⁷

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Abstract

The present chapter aims to present the deleterious effects of dual exposure to domestic violence (DV) and other traumatic experiences on the quality of mother-child relating patterns. Outcomes of early exposure to DV are presented. Using an ecological-developmental perspective that accounts for child and environmental characteristics, this chapter presents updated literature on the effects of DV in child development and the parent-child relationship. Early childhood interventions targeting mother-child interactions in the context of exposure to DV are presented.

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Dept of Family and Community Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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Department of Psychology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL, USA
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Nikitiades, A. (2020). Mother-Child Attachment in Violent Contexts: Effect of Complex Trauma and Maternal Trauma History. In: Geffner, R., White, J.W., Hamberger, L.K., Rosenbaum, A., Vaughan-Eden, V., Vieth, V.I. (eds) Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62122-7_184-1

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