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Investigating multilevel pathways of developmental consequences of maltreatment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 November 2018

Carrie E. DePasquale Open the ORCID record for Carrie E. DePasquale [Opens in a new window] ,
Elizabeth D. Handley  and
Dante Cicchetti
Carrie E. DePasquale*
Affiliation:
Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Elizabeth D. Handley
Affiliation:
Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA
Dante Cicchetti
Affiliation:
Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN, USA Mt. Hope Family Center, University of Rochester, Rochester, MN, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Carrie E. DePasquale, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota–Twin Cities, 51 E. River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455; E-mail: depas010@umn.edu.
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Abstract

The impact of maltreatment spreads across many developmental domains and extends across the entire life span. Identifying unidirectional or bidirectional drivers of developmental cascades of the effects of maltreatment experiences is critical to efficiently employing interventions to promote resilient development in maltreated children. This 1-year longitudinal study utilized a multiple-levels approach, investigating “bottom-up” and “top-down” cascades using structural equation modeling between cortisol regulation, externalizing behavior, and peer aggression. Neither a bottom-up model driven by cortisol regulation nor a top-down model driven by peer aggression fit the data well. Instead, lower rates of externalizing behavior at Year 1 most strongly predicted improvements at all levels of analysis (reduced cortisol, externalizing behavior, and peer aggression) at Year 2. These results provide initial indication of a mechanism through which interventions for maltreated children may be most effective and result in the most substantial positive changes across developmental domains.

Keywords

cortisolexternalizingmaltreatmentpathwaysocial
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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 31 , Issue 4 , October 2019 , pp. 1227 - 1236
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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