TY - JOUR
T1 - A Qualitative Metasynthesis of Mothers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Parenting Practices
AU - Herbell, Kayla
AU - Bloom, Tina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - Introduction: Despite the known prevalence and detrimental health outcomes associated with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), extant literature has rarely focused on the impact of ACEs on mothers’ parenting practices. The purpose of this metasynthesis was to synthesize qualitative studies to understand how mothers with a history of ACEs parent their children. Method: A systematic search was conducted across five databases with 11 studies meeting eligibilty criteria. Relevant data were extracted and analyzed with qualitative description. Results: Six subthemes and three themes emerged from the data. Themes included breaking the cycle, parent and child well-being, and supporting mothers. All mothers described strategies to protect their children, with some describing hypervigilant parenting practices. Mothers discussed worries about appropriate discipline and a pervasive fear of community-based services for fear of removal of the child. Across studies, mothers described their current support system and offered several suggestions for formal support services. Discussion: This metasynthesis provides the synthesized perspectives of traumatized mothers’ parenting practices, which may inform future interventions.
AB - Introduction: Despite the known prevalence and detrimental health outcomes associated with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), extant literature has rarely focused on the impact of ACEs on mothers’ parenting practices. The purpose of this metasynthesis was to synthesize qualitative studies to understand how mothers with a history of ACEs parent their children. Method: A systematic search was conducted across five databases with 11 studies meeting eligibilty criteria. Relevant data were extracted and analyzed with qualitative description. Results: Six subthemes and three themes emerged from the data. Themes included breaking the cycle, parent and child well-being, and supporting mothers. All mothers described strategies to protect their children, with some describing hypervigilant parenting practices. Mothers discussed worries about appropriate discipline and a pervasive fear of community-based services for fear of removal of the child. Across studies, mothers described their current support system and offered several suggestions for formal support services. Discussion: This metasynthesis provides the synthesized perspectives of traumatized mothers’ parenting practices, which may inform future interventions.
KW - Adverse childhood experiences
KW - adult survivors
KW - parenting
KW - psychological trauma
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U2 - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2020.03.003
DO - 10.1016/j.pedhc.2020.03.003
M3 - Article
C2 - 32674884
AN - SCOPUS:85087896707
SN - 0891-5245
VL - 34
SP - 409
EP - 417
JO - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
JF - Journal of Pediatric Health Care
IS - 5
ER -