Sebnem Akan
Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University, TurkeyPresentation Title:
The Mediating Role of Rumination and Depression in the Relationship of Mothers’ Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mother-Adolescent Relationship
Abstract
Adolescence is a developmental stage in which family relationships undergo significant change. During this period, adolescents seek greater independence, while parents may struggle to adjust. This dynamic often creates conflict, particularly between mothers and adolescents. Such conflict may stem from adolescents’ developmental needs, but maternal characteristics can also play a role.
The present study examined the effect of maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on the mother–adolescent relationship and investigated the mediating roles of maternal depression and rumination. The sample included 166 married mothers with children aged 11–20 years. Data were collected using a demographic information form, the Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale, the Parent–Adolescent Relationship Questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory, and the Ruminative Thought Style Questionnaire. Mediation analyses were conducted using Hayes’ (2009) Process Macro for SPSS (Model 6).In the analyses, ACEs were the independent variable (X), mother–adolescent relationship the dependent variable (Y), and depression (M1) and rumination (M2) the mediators. Findings revealed that depression significantly mediated the relationship between ACEs and the mother–adolescent relationship [a1b1 = (.80 × .36) = .29], with the bootstrap confidence interval excluding zero (CI [.015, .678]). However, the indirect pathway through rumination [a2b2 = (.16 × .00) = .00] was not significant (CI [−.068, .061]). Similarly, the sequential mediation of depression and rumination [a1a3b2 = (.80 × 1.27 × .00) = .00] was not significant (CI [−.072, .064]).
These results suggest that maternal depression, but not rumination, mediates the association between adverse childhood experiences and the quality of the mother–adolescent relationship. The findings highlight the importance of addressing maternal mental health when considering intergenerational influences on family relationships and are discussed in light of the existing literature.
Biography
Şebnem Akan is an academic and researcher specializing in Clinical Psychology. She graduated from the Department of Psychology at Ege University in 2003, completed her master's degree in Clinical Psychology at Hacettepe University in 2006, and her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the same university in 2014. Her dissertation examined emotion regulation strategies in individuals diagnosed with depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. In 2016, she continued her postdoctoral research in the Department of Psychiatry at Ege University's Faculty of Medicine.
He has been an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Acıbadem Mehmet Ali Aydınlar University since 2016. He teaches courses in clinical psychology, emotion regulation, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety disorders, and supervises undergraduate and graduate theses. His research focuses on the relationships among emotion regulation processes, cognitive distortions, parenting styles, and psychopathology.
Akan, who has published articles, congress proceedings, and book chapters in national and international journals, has participated as a researcher in TÜBİTAK projects addressing the neurobiological and psychological dimensions of depression and anxiety disorders. Throughout his academic career, he has made significant contributions to the fields of emotion regulation and psychopathology.
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