Is maternal PTSD associated with greater exposure of very young children to violent media?

نویسندگان

  • Daniel S Schechter
  • Anna Gross
  • Erica Willheim
  • Jaime McCaw
  • J Blake Turner
  • Michael M Myers
  • Charles H Zeanah
  • Mary Margaret Gleason
چکیده

This study examined media viewing by mothers with violence-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related media exposure of their preschool-age children. Mothers (N = 67) recruited from community pediatric clinics participated in a protocol involving a media-preference survey. Severity of maternal PTSD and dissociation were significantly associated with child exposure to violent media. Family poverty and maternal viewing behavior were also associated. Maternal viewing behavior mediated the effects specifically of maternal PTSD severity on child exposure. Clinicians should assess maternal and child media viewing practices in families with histories of violent trauma exposure and related psychopathology.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of traumatic stress

دوره 22 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009