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Early maltreatment, socioemotional competence, and parenting in adulthood: The moderating role of social network size

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 July 2025

Ohad Szepsenwol Open the ORCID record for Ohad Szepsenwol [Opens in a new window] ,
Osnat Zamir Open the ORCID record for Osnat Zamir [Opens in a new window] ,
Vladas Griskevicius  and
Jeffry A. Simpson Open the ORCID record for Jeffry A. Simpson [Opens in a new window]
Ohad Szepsenwol*
Affiliation:
Department of Education and Educational Counseling, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College, Yezreel Valley, Israel
Osnat Zamir
Affiliation:
The Paul Baerwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Vladas Griskevicius
Affiliation:
Marketing Department, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, USA
Jeffry A. Simpson
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, USA
*
Corresponding author: Ohad Szepsenwol; Email: ohads@yvc.ac.il.
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Abstract

Childhood maltreatment can lead to poor socioemotional development, which may undermine parental functioning in adulthood. Having a large social network of relatives and friends, however, might buffer the effects of childhood maltreatment on parents. This prediction was examined using prospective data from the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Risk Adaptation (N = 173). Early childhood maltreatment was assessed prospectively at ages 0 – 5. Socioemotional competence during middle childhood and adolescence (ages 5 – 16) was assessed via teacher reports. Adult parenting was assessed using a semi-structured interview at age 32 (N = 106) and dyadic parent-child observations at various ages (N = 85). At age 32, participants also wrote the names of friends and relatives in their inner, middle, and outer social circles. In a moderated mediation analysis, childhood maltreatment forecasted low socioemotional competence, which in turn predicted more negative parental orientations (greater hostility and lower emotional connectedness and involvement) and lower observed parental support in adulthood. However, having a large social network and having friends in one’s inner circle buffered this effect. These results highlight the significance of social networks in supporting parents who were maltreated in childhood, and primarily the importance of close friends.

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Childhood maltreatmentparentingsocial network sizesocial tiessocioemotional competence

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