The Association Between Parent and Child ACEs is Buffered by Forgiveness of Others and Self-Forgiveness.

Autor: Skolnick VG; University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN USA., Lynch BA; Division of Community Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA., Smith L; Central Baptist College, Conway, AR USA., Romanowicz M; Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN USA., Blain G; Department of Psychology, Luther College, 7700 College Dr., Decorah, IA 52101 USA., Toussaint L; Department of Psychology, Luther College, 7700 College Dr., Decorah, IA 52101 USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of child & adolescent trauma [J Child Adolesc Trauma] 2023 May 11, pp. 1-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 May 11.
DOI: 10.1007/s40653-023-00552-y
Abstrakt: The purpose of the present study was to examine intergenerational transmission of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) from parents to children and examine the buffering influence of forgiveness of oneself and others. Participants were 150 parents and children enrolled in Head Start in an upper midwestern, rural state who volunteered to complete questionnaires measuring ACEs and levels of forgiveness of oneself and others. Multiple correlation and regression were used to examine the associations between parent-reported parent and child ACEs and self-forgiveness and forgiveness of others. Analyses revealed that parental ACEs and child ACEs were positively correlated. Parents with low and medium levels of self-forgiveness and forgiveness of others had a stronger positive correlation between their own experience of ACEs and their child's, whereas, for parents with high levels of self-forgiveness and forgiveness of others, the correlation between parent and child ACEs was reduced statistically to zero. The cycle of intergenerational transmission of ACEs may be interrupted, or at very least notably buffered, by forgiving oneself and others.
Competing Interests: Conflict of InterestThe authors have no conflict of interest to declare that are relevant to this article.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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