Parenting Behaviors and Stress Mediate the Relation between Parent Childhood Adversity and Children’s Externalizing Behaviors, Moderated By Family Support

We examined the relations between the experiences and behaviors among 157 African mothers, and the behaviors of their 4-7 year old children. Mothers' adverse childhood experiences were associated with sensitive parenting, harsh parenting, and children's externalizing behavior, with specific relations moderated by family support.