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Does Attentional Control Mediate the Association Between Adverse Early Experiences and Child Physical Abuse Risk?
The present study examined the extent to which attentional control mediates the relationship between adverse early life experiences (e.g., harsh discipline, low perceived support) and child physical abuse (CPA) risk in adulthood. Participants included 138 general population parents (30.4% fathers and 69.6% mothers) who completed self-report measures of early life experiences, attentional control, and CPA risk. Results revealed that attentional control partially mediated the association between adverse
early environment and CPA risk scores, Sobel test02.65,SE00.86, p0.007. More specifically, individuals exposed to adverse early environments (characterized by harsh discipline and/or low perceived support) reported lower levels of attentional control, which in turn was associated with increased risk of hostile, aggressive, and abusive parenting.
Keywords Attention . Child abuse potential . Parenting .
Intergenerational transmission
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