Foster parents’ history of adverse childhood experiences, adult attachment, and parenting stress

Samantha Reisz, Ashleigh I. Aviles and Tina Adkins

Children and Youth Services Review, 2023, vol. 150, issue C

Abstract: Connections between parents’ trauma histories, adult attachment, and parenting stress are well established; those who have experienced trauma are more likely to have higher levels of insecure attachment (Jacobvitz & Reisz, 2019) and are more vulnerable to parenting stress (Steele et al., 2016) These processes in foster parents are understudied, even though they care for vulnerable children. This study examined relations between foster parents adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), adult attachment, and parenting stress. This is important to address because foster parents care for vulnerable children who can present unique stressors to caregivers.

Keywords: ACEs; Adult attachment; Parenting stress; Foster parents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107005

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