어머니의 아동기 학대경험과 아동학대 잠재가능성의 관계: 해리와 수치심의 순차매개효과

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effect of dissociation and shame in the relationship between childhood abuse experiences and child abuse potential. We collected data from 298 mothers with preschool and elementary school children using K-CTQ, ESS, DES and CAPI, and the results of analysis by Process Macro are as follows. First, statistically significant positive correlation was observed among childhood abuse experiences, dissociation, shame, and child abuse potential. Second, childhood abuse experiences had a direct effect on the child abuse potential. Third, shame had a significant mediating effect on the relationship between childhood abuse experiences and child abuse potential, but dissociation did not. Finally, dissociation and shame sequentially mediated the relationship between childhood abuse experiences and child abuse potential. This study contributes to understanding the causes of mothers’ child abuse potential and the interaction of individual internal variables. The clinical implications and limitations of this study were discussed.