Xuemei Ma, Alessandra Biaggi, Chiara Sacchi, Andrew J Lawrence, Pei-Jung Chen, Rebecca Pollard, Maryam Matter, Nuria Mackes, Katie Hazelgrove, Craig Morgan, Seeromanie Harding, Alessandra Simonelli, Gunter Schumann, Carmine M Pariante, Mitul Mehta, Giovanni Montana, Ana Rodriguez-Mateos, Chiara Nosarti, Paola Dazzan
Maternal experiences of childhood adversity can increase the risk of emotional and behavioural problems in their children. This systematic review and meta-analysis provide the first narrative and quantitative synthesis of the mediators and moderators involved in the link between maternal childhood adversity and children's emotional and behavioural development. We searched EMBASE, PsycINFO, Medline, Cochrane Library, grey literature and reference lists. Studies published up to February 2021 were included if they explored mediators or moderators between maternal childhood adversity and their children's emotional and behavioural development...
June 22, 2022: Psychological Medicine