Family-Level Mediators in the Intergenerational Transmission of Maternal Childhood Trauma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Pooled Effect Measures
Emma J. Mew,
Rhayna Poulin,
Veronika Shabanova,
Hannah Gorman,
Marie-Claire Meadows,
Jessica L. Bonumwezi,
Victoria Chung,
Rachel Hennein,
Audrey Y. Huang,
Kevin Quach,
Vanessa Blas,
Ashlin Ondrusek,
Karly S. Weinreb,
Kate Nyhan,
itia Soliai-Lemusu,
Jueta McCutchan-Tofaeono,
Nicola L. Hawley,
Sarah R. Lowe,
Department of Chronic Disease Epidemiology,
Yale School of Public Health,
New Haven,
Center for Global Mental Health,
Duke University,
Duke Global Health Institute,
Duke University,
Yale College,
Yale University,
New Haven,
Department of Biostatistics,
Yale School of Public Health,
New Haven,
Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences,
Yale School of Public Health,
New Haven,
Division of Environmental Health Sciences,
University of Minnesota School of Public Health,
Department of Psychology,
Loyola University Maryland,
Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases,
Yale School of Public Health,
New Haven,
Yale School of Medicine,
New Haven,
Department of Psychology,
Montclair State University,
Harvey Cushing,
John Hay Whitney Medical Library,
Yale University,
New Haven,
Department of Environmental Health Sciences,
Yale School of Public Health,
New Haven,
Department of Health,
American Samoa Government,
Pago Pago,
American Samoa,
Empowering Pacific Island Communities,
Pago Pago,
American Samoa
Child Maltreatment
Published online on March 30, 2026
Child Maltreatment, Ahead of Print.
Children of mothers with childhood trauma are at an increased risk for mental health problems, yet the most influential family-related mediators of this intergenerational transmission remain unclear. This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesized ...