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KMID : 1159120190260030089
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Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Psychology
2019 Volume.26 No. 3 p.89 ~ p.109
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The Effects of Mothers' Childhood Traumatic Experiences on Parent-Child Relationships and the Mediating Effects of Emotion Regulation Difficulty and Empathy Ability
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Lee Hye-Sook
Kim Young-Keun
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Abstract
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This study investigated the effects of mothers’ childhood trauma on parent-child relationships, and the mediating role of emotion regulation difficulty and empathy ability. Participants were 331 mothers of elementary and middle school children. Measurement tools include the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Parent-Child Relationship Assessment, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, and Empathy Ability Scale. The results of structural equation modeling indicated that mothers’ traumatic experiences in childhood negatively affected parent-child relationships, and played a mediating role in emotion regulation difficulty. Additionally, mothers' childhood traumatic experiences, by way of emotion regulation difficulty and empathy ability, had a dual mediating effect on the negative parent-child relationship. Specifically, traumatic experiences of mothers in childhood increased emotional regulation difficulty, which reduced empathy ability and contributed to the negative parent-child relationship. Implications, limitations and recommendations for future research are presented.
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KEYWORD
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childhood traumatic experience, emotion regulation difficulty, empathy ability, parent-child relationship, double mediating effect
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