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ABSTRACT
In the context of urban slums in Makassar in Indonesia, this study aimed to test whether maternal sensitivity was associated with maternal history of childhood maltreatment, and whether this association was mediated by current partner conflict and current cumulative sociodemographic risk. A total of 98 mothers and their 2–4 year-old children were videotaped in a naturalistic observation. Maternal sensitivity was coded using the Ainsworth scales. In addition, mothers were interviewed to assess childhood trauma, current partner conflict, and current sociodemographic risk. There was a significant negative correlation between maternal experienced childhood maltreatment and observed maternal sensitivity. Current partner conflict and sociodemographic did not mediate the association between childhood maltreatment and maternal sensitivity.
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the participating families for allowing the research team to film in their homes. In addition, we would like to express our appreciation for the team of local research assistants who did a great job under the leadership of the first author. Finally, the study was made possible by a scholarship from the Indonesian Government (Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education) for the first author, which allowed her to receive a PhD training in the context of the current study.
Disclosure statement
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