Parenting during the COVID‐19 pandemic: Insecure or unresolved attachment representation is a risk factor for harmful parenting behavior
Franziska Köhler‐Dauner,
Ute Ziegenhain,
Miriam Kipping
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThe current COVID‐19‐pandemic confronted a large number of young families with stressors. For mothers with a history of childhood maltreatment (CM), the distress during the current pandemic added to their already increased risk for a less sensitive, maltreating parenting behavior.ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate whether maternal attachment representation mediates the relationship between maternal CM experiences and changes in parenting behavior during the pandemic.MethodAs a part of a longitud… Show more
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