| Parenting stress mediates between maternal maltreatment history and maternal sensitivity in a community sample. |
| Summary: Looks at the impact of parenting stress and childhood experiences of abuse on mothers’ maternal sensitivity. Assesses a sample of 291 mothers as they interacted with their 16-month old infants in the home. Finds that parenting stress increases the likelihood that a history of maltreatment links to decreased maternal sensitivity. |
| Publication details: Child Abuse and Neglect (Vol.36, Iss.5) May 2012 pp 433-437 |
| Authors: Pereira, Jessica, et al. |
