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The goals of this mentored research scientist development award are to
understand the mechanisms underlying intergenerational cycles of
maltreatment and problematic parenting, and to develop, implement, and
evaluate novel prevention programs to interrupt these cycles. There are
several inter-related research projects testing the associations between
mothers' childhood experiences of abuse and neglect and several aspects
of their parenting, including their perpetration of physical abuse and
neglect and problematic parenting behaviors. The hypotheses being tested
are that these associations are (a) mediated by mothers' states of mind
with respect to attachment and social information processing patterns
related to discipline and behavior; and (b) moderated by mothers'
supportive relationships with attachment figures, peers, partners, and
psychotherapists.
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Principal Investigator:
Lisa Berlin
Funding:
$793,000, National Institute of Mental Health
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