Intergenerational Transmission of Traumatic Stress

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Brief Summary

Millions of U.S. parents have experienced trauma, putting them at risk for maladaptive parenting practices, which then confer vulnerabilities to their children. This study aims to enhance understanding of how parental emotional dysregulation associated with traumatic stress impedes effective parenting. The study employs neurophysiological methods (electroencephalogram; EEG) to address some of the challenges inherent in the study of emotion (particularly in trauma-exposed individuals) and to identify potential biomarkers of traumatic stress and response to intervention.

Primary Purpose

Prevention

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

N/A

Eligibility

Gender

All

Healthy Volunteers

No

Minimum Age

3 Years

Maximum Age

N/A

Inclusion Criteria:

Parent/caregiver (must be legal guardian) of a 3- to 6-year-old child
Child must cohabitate with the parent/caregiver
Parent/caregiver participant must have experienced some form of interpersonal trauma during their own childhood (e.g., abuse, neglect, witnessing domestic violence)
Parent/caregiver must be English-speaking
Parent/caregiver must have access to internet and Webcam

Exclusion Criteria:

* Does not meet inclusion criteria

Parent/legal guardian does not want the child to participate in the study
Significant neurological disorder (included in pre-screening protocol)
Active psychosis/mania (as assessed by staff)
Significant child developmental delays (as assessed by staff) Families excluded from the study will be provided with a list of online and/or community resources.

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