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Harsh parenting among veterans: parents' military-related PTSD, mentalization, and pre-military trauma

Xiafei Wang; Qingyang Liu; Gabriel J Merrin; Amanda Keller; Dalhee Yoon; Ava Henderson

Originally published 2023-12-19 · Frontiers in Psychology
Frontiers Media SA · DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1283801 ↗

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What helps me ask what my child meant before I react to what I saw?

The analysis considers trauma symptoms and the adult’s ability to interpret a child’s mental state when examining harsh parenting.

Who was studied?

Five hundred and nine veteran parents responding to an online research panel.

Age / stage: Children under 10

Read with three questions

  1. Which experiences were attributed to military service and which preceded it?
  2. Whose perspective is represented by the ratings, and whose perspective is missing?
  3. What helps me ask what my child meant before I react to what I saw?

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Reports from this sample may reflect who participated and how the questions were worded. Associations alone do not establish that a parenting response caused the outcome.

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Xiafei Wang; Qingyang Liu; Gabriel J Merrin; Amanda Keller; Dalhee Yoon; Ava Henderson (2023). Harsh parenting among veterans: parents' military-related PTSD, mentalization, and pre-military trauma Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1283801

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