Intergenerational transmission of trauma and its association with attitudes toward reconciliation.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Educational Pub. Foundation of the American Psychological Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101495376 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1942-969X (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 1942969X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Trauma Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Washington, DC : Educational Pub. Foundation of the American Psychological Association
    • Subject Terms:
      Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic*/psychology ; Mothers*/psychology ; Parenting*/psychology ; Genocide*/psychology; Humans ; Female ; Adult ; Rwanda ; Male ; Mother-Child Relations/psychology ; Adult Children/psychology ; Attitude ; Depression/psychology ; Intergenerational Relations ; Young Adult ; Middle Aged ; Survivors/psychology
    • Abstract:
      Objective: We aimed to investigate the link between mothers' posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and their adult offspring's attitudes toward reconciliation and psychopathology among survivors of the 1994 genocide perpetrated against the Tutsi in Rwanda. We also sought to examine whether parenting styles mediate the relationship between mothers' PTSD symptoms and their adult offspring's psychopathology, if any.
      Method: Mother-child dyads ( N = 181) were recruited in Rwanda and completed measures of trauma exposure, PTSD, depression, attitudes toward reconciliation, and parenting styles.
      Results: Adult offspring of mothers who suffered from more severe PTSD symptoms had less favorable attitudes toward reconciliation, even after controlling for their own PTSD symptoms. Mothers' PTSD symptoms were not associated with their adult offspring's PTSD or depression symptoms. In addition, mothers' PTSD symptoms did not predict their parenting styles.
      Conclusions: These results suggest that the mental health of survivors of mass violence has repercussions on the intergroup attitudes of the following generation. This study has practical implications for sustainable peacebuilding in postconflict societies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20221215 Date Completed: 20240617 Latest Revision: 20240617
    • Publication Date:
      20240619
    • Accession Number:
      10.1037/tra0001416
    • Accession Number:
      36521145