Associations between maternal adverse childhood experiences and maternal sensitivity.

• Grant number: 24/10840-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: August 01, 2024
• End date: July 31, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Humanities - Psychology - Human Development Psychology
• Principal Investigator: Ana Alexandra Caldas Osório
• Grantee: Giovana Sakashita Cheque de Campos
• Host Institution: Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde (CCBS). Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie (UPM). Instituto Presbiteriano Mackenzie. São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 21/06693-4 - The importance of social touch for infant social-emotional development: integrating neuroimaging, psychophysiological, endocrine, and behavioral evidence, AP.JP2

Abstract

Maternal history of adverse childhood experiences (ACE) is known not only for increasing the risk for maternal mental health problems, but also the risk of suboptimal caregiving abilities (Bouvette-Turcot et al., 2020). This work aims to contribute to the topic by analyzing the associations between maternal history of adverse childhood experiences and current maternal sensitivity towards the infant.