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From: Effects of childhood maltreatment on mothers’ empathy and parenting styles in intergenerational transmission

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Path analysis model based on hypothesis in mixed group from total scores of CTQ or ACE to CM being mediated by Depressive Symptoms, Cognitive Empathy, Affective Empathy, Cortisol, Parenting style Overreactivity and Parenting Style Laxness. Goodness of fit indices indicated that the model was not statistically fit; χ2(22) = 66.03, p < .001; AIC = 2173, BIC = 2220, CFI = .24, TLI = -.20, RMSEA = .22. Abbreviations: ACE = Adverse Childhood Experiences, Childhood Trauma = Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, Depressive Symptoms = Self-rating Depressive Scale, Cognitive. Empathy = IRI Perspective Taking + IRI Fantasy Scale, Affective Empathy = IRI Empathic Concern + IRI Personal Distress, Cortisol = Salivary cortisol levels, CM = Risk of Childhood Maltreatment. The solid lines indicate statistically significant paths. **p < .01, *p < .05.

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