2017
Mother–Child Interactions at Six Months Postpartum Are Not Predicted by Maternal Histories of Abuse and Neglect or Maltreatment Type
Sexton MB, Davis MT, Menke R, Raggio GA, Muzik M. Mother–Child Interactions at Six Months Postpartum Are Not Predicted by Maternal Histories of Abuse and Neglect or Maltreatment Type. Psychological Trauma Theory Research Practice And Policy 2017, 9: 622-626. PMID: 28481563, PMCID: PMC5589486, DOI: 10.1037/tra0000272.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum womenPostpartum mothersChildhood maltreatmentMaternal psychiatric symptomsHistory of CMCM historyPostpartum visitAdverse outcomesPsychiatric symptomsUnivariate general linear modelClinical implicationsTypes of CMCM severityGeneral linear modelPositive parentingWomenMother-child interactionMothersSignificant differencesPostpartumNonclinical groupPotential influenceTypes of abuseMaltreatment history
2016
Family Social Support Modifies the Relationships Between Childhood Maltreatment Severity, Economic Adversity and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms
Muzik M, Umarji R, Sexton MB, Davis MT. Family Social Support Modifies the Relationships Between Childhood Maltreatment Severity, Economic Adversity and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms. Maternal And Child Health Journal 2016, 21: 1018-1025. PMID: 28028663, PMCID: PMC5392156, DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2197-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPostpartum depressive symptomsCM severityDepressive symptomsSocial Support ModifiesSocial supportChildhood maltreatmentDepressive symptom severityChildhood maltreatment severityPostpartum mothersMaternal characteristicsProtective effectRisk mothersLarge effect sizesLinear regression analysisSymptom severityPostpartum psychopathologyConclusionsThis studySeverityPDS scoresLongitudinal studyChildhood abuseHierarchical linear regression analysesFamily social supportMothersRegression analysis