“…Child maltreatment undermines the development and maintenance of adaptive relationships in childhood and beyond (Colman & Widom, 2004;Dodge Reyome, 2010;Ehrensaft et al, 2003;Mueller & Silverman, 1989;Riggs, 2010;Swan & Snow, 2006;Taussig & Culhane, 2010). Moreover, evidence suggests that different kinds of maltreatment contribute to relational difficulties to varying degrees and via unique developmental processes (Kaplan, Pelcovitz, & Labruna, 1999;Mullen, Martin, Anderson, Romans, & Herbison, 1996;Wekerle et al, 2001;Widom, Schuck, & White, 2006).…”