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Child Trauma and Psychology

A special issue of Children (ISSN 2227-9067). This special issue belongs to the section "Child and Adolescent Psychiatry".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 March 2025 | Viewed by 1495

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Laura Lacomba-Trejo

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Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, Universitat de València, 46010 València, Spain
Interests: health psychology; child and adolescent psychology; chronic disease
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Dr. Francisco González Sala

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Department of Developmental and Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy, Universitat de València, 46010 València, Spain
Interests: child and adolescent psychology; family; children at risk
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Dr. Paula Samper-Garcia

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Basic Psychology Deparment, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Interests: psychology; adolescent

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The quality of the interactions established in the first years of human life is crucial and plays a significant role in the way we bond effectively and adapt personally and socially during adolescence and adulthood. Affective attachments mark the way in which people understand the world and regulate their emotions in the face of adversity. For this reason, the experiences to which a person is exposed in childhood and adolescence in the family, school or social environment have a significant impact on their later psychosocial adjustment. 

Thus, traumatic experiences in childhood and adolescence may be related to a greater occurrence of internalizing and externalizing problems. It is common to find that children and adolescents who have been exposed to adverse situations exhibit mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, reactive attachment disorder, behavioral or hyperactive problems, and even neurodevelopmental problems.

The aim of this Special Issue on childhood is to highlight recent developments and innovative insights into the emotional, behavioral and neurological impact of trauma in childhood and adolescence. We seek to expand knowledge about assessment instruments, explanatory variables, and treatment and prevention options in this area.

It is particularly oriented to adversity in childhood and adolescence, but also to children and adolescents exposed to protective measures. On behalf of the Editorial Office, we invite you to submit research papers and review articles for peer review and possible publication.

Dr. Laura Lacomba-Trejo
Dr. Francisco González Sala
Dr. Paula Samper-Garcia
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Children is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • childhood trauma
  • child psychology
  • child and youth psychopathology
  • reactive attachment disorder
  • adverse childhood experiences
  • children at risk

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Lagged Effect of Parental Warmth on Child-to-Parent Violence through Moral Disengagement Strategies
by Nazaret Bautista-Aranda, Lourdes Contreras and M. Carmen Cano-Lozano
Children 2024, 11(5), 585; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11050585 - 11 May 2024
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Empirical evidence supports the simultaneous relationship between parental warmth and child-to-parent violence (CPV). However, no studies analyze the lagged effects of perceived parental warmth and the potential impact of cognitive mechanisms legitimizing immoral behavior on this relationship. This study aimed to examine the [...] Read more.
Empirical evidence supports the simultaneous relationship between parental warmth and child-to-parent violence (CPV). However, no studies analyze the lagged effects of perceived parental warmth and the potential impact of cognitive mechanisms legitimizing immoral behavior on this relationship. This study aimed to examine the mediating role of moral disengagement strategies (reconstruction of immoral behavior, obscuring personal responsibility, misrepresenting injurious consequences, and blaming the victim) in the relationship between the perceived paternal and maternal warmth dimensions (warmth-communication and criticism-rejection) during childhood and CPV towards the father and mother. The sample included 2122 Spanish adolescents (57.7% female) aged 13 to 18 years. The Child-to-Parent Violence Questionnaire (CPV-Q), the Mechanisms of Moral Disengagement Scale (MMDS-S), and the Warmth Scale were used as assessment instruments. The results indicate that paternal and maternal warmth-communication is negatively associated with CPV, whereas paternal and maternal criticism-rejection and moral disengagement strategies are positively related to CPV. The mediation models show that the reconstruction of immoral behavior plays a crucial mediation role in the relationship between paternal and maternal warmth-communication and CPV as well as in the relationship between maternal criticism-rejection and CPV. The results emphasize the necessity of early prevention programs for parents promoting positive parenting practices, including parental warmth, to foster children’s adaptive socio-cognitive development. In addition, addressing moral disengagement in adolescents could help prevent or stop a pattern of violent behavior toward parents. Full article
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Trust-Based Relational Intervention® (TBRI®) Impact for Traumatized Children—Meaningful Change on Attachment Security and Mental Health after One Year
by Monika Misevičė, Lina Gervinskaitė-Paulaitienė, Sigita Lesinskienė and Izabelė Grauslienė
Children 2024, 11(4), 411; https://doi.org/10.3390/children11040411 - 29 Mar 2024
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Children from vulnerable backgrounds often have insecure attachment or disorganized attachment, which are related to psychological troubles, and such children need interventions to help them heal. The attachment system reorganizes in middle childhood, and other important adults play a considerable role in children’s [...] Read more.
Children from vulnerable backgrounds often have insecure attachment or disorganized attachment, which are related to psychological troubles, and such children need interventions to help them heal. The attachment system reorganizes in middle childhood, and other important adults play a considerable role in children’s lives. Thus, it is essential to weigh the impact of psychosocial interventions, while the main focus of the intervention is the staff member’s direct work with the child through a trusting relationship. The primary purpose of this study is to investigate whether children’s attachment security and mental health outcomes change after participating in a trauma-informed, attachment-based, Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) provided in a daycare center. It was a case-series study involving twelve children aged 8–11 years. The child attachment interview (CAI), CBCL/6-18, TRF/6-18, and clinical interviews for parents and children were used, measuring the change between the TBRI implementation in the daycare center and after one year. For ten participants, we noticed an improvement in mental health; for seven participants, security scales improved; for two participants, their disorganized attachment changed into insecure–dismissing. We have preliminary evidence that vulnerable children may benefit in terms of attachment security and mental health from the trusting relationship that staff build using the TBRI. Full article
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