# PTSD, maternal dissociation, and parenting: effects on children’s emotional and behavioral symptoms - URL: https://alisanburak.com/en/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0272 - Language: en - Last updated: not specified - Page title: PTSD, maternal dissociation, and parenting: effects on children’s emotional and behavioral symptoms | WCP 2026 Summary > Maternal dissociative symptoms were associated with atypical maternal behavior and prospectively predicted more internalizing symptoms in children at school ag… This page was translated automatically from Turkish. [Read the original](https://alisanburak.com/wcp-2026-posterler/ev0272) This page is an AI-assisted Turkish summary of the study presented at the 26th World Congress of Psychiatry. The study belongs to the presenting authors; please refer to the original source when citing it. EV0272 E-PosterTrauma and StressLongitudinal follow-up study # PTSD, maternal dissociation, and parenting: effects on children’s emotional and behavioral symptoms PTSD, MATERNAL DISSOCIATION AND PARENTING: IMPACTS ON CHILDREN’S EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS Presenter: Daniel S. Schechter Country: Switzerland Institution: Université de Lausanne, Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM-UNIL) Maternal dissociative symptoms were associated with atypical maternal behavior and prospectively predicted more internalizing symptoms in children at school age. The study aimed to examine the relationship of interpersonal violence (IPV)-related posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and maternal dissociation with children’s subsequent emotional and behavioral functioning through caregiving behavior. In this longitudinal study, mothers whose children were initially aged 12 to 42 months (mean age 27 months) were assessed, and n = 31 mother–child dyads with complete data at the school-age follow-up (5 to 9 years, mean age 7 years) were included in the analysis. Measures included the TLEQ and BPSAQ for life events, the CAPS and PCL for maternal IPV and PTSD symptoms, the Hopkins Checklist for maternal dissociative symptoms, AMBIANCE for mother–child interaction, and the CBCL and K-SADS for child symptoms. Maternal dissociation was higher in the PTSD group (Hopkins scores: PTSD 23.43 versus non-PTSD 7.09; p < 0.001), as was atypical maternal behavior (AMBIANCE scores: PTSD 4.67 versus non-PTSD 2.38; p < 0.001). A positive association was found between maternal dissociation and atypical maternal behavior (r = 0.572; p < 0.01). Maternal dissociation predicted children’s subsequent internalizing symptoms (beta = 0.56; p = 0.004; adjusted R squared = 0.215); however, at this level of analysis, externalizing symptoms were not predicted, and AMBIANCE did not predict child symptoms. According to the authors, the severity of maternal dissociative symptoms may be a clinically important correlate of atypical maternal behavior in early childhood and of children’s risk of anxiety and depression at school age. In conclusion, assessment of dissociation, particularly in mothers with a history of interpersonal violence, and the implementation of evidence-based early interventions during infancy and early childhood are recommended. [View the original poster](https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1059) How to cite this study APA 7: Schechter, D. S. (2026, September 23-26). Ptsd, maternal dissociation and parenting: impacts on children’s emotional and behavioral symptoms [E-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026), Stockholm, Sweden. https://cslide.ctimeetingtech.com/wcp26/attendee/eposter/file/1059 Vancouver: Schechter DS. Ptsd, maternal dissociation and parenting: impacts on children’s emotional and behavioral symptoms [e-poster]. 26th WPA World Congress of Psychiatry (WCP 2026); 2026 Sep 23-26; Stockholm, Sweden. 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