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Parent—Child Relationship and Mother's Sexual Assault History

University of California, Berkeley

Although there is clinical conjecture regarding the effects of maternal trauma on parent— child relationships, research is scarce and this area remains to be explored. In a domestic violence sample, there was significant reduction in quality of parent—child relationships when the mother had experienced sexual assault or rape during adulthood. There was no correlation between the mother's history of childhood sexual assault or rape and parent—child relationship. Survivors of sexual assault may be best served through interventions that utilize relational models. Family-based interventions may be particularly effective in addressing problems in parent—child relationships stemming from the mother's trauma history.

Key Words: maternal trauma • parent—child relationship • sexual assault

This version was published on August 1, 2009

Violence Against Women, Vol. 15, No. 8, 920-932 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1077801209335492


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