A large body of evidence demonstrates that childhood interpersonal trauma is associated with poorer parental and couple outcomes following the birth of a new child. As a unique component of couple functioning, parenting alliance is key during this transition period and is associated with long-term parental and child well-being. However, parenting alliance remains understudied in relation to childhood trauma, and little is known regarding the underlying mechanisms of this relationship among couples. Given its documented role in the intimate relationships of childhood interpersonal trauma-exposed individuals, dispositional mindfulness could be considered as a potential explanatory mechanism. Using a dyadic approach, this study examined the role of dispositional mindfulness, and its different facets, in the association between cumulative childhood interpersonal trauma (CCIT) and parenting alliance. A randomly selected community sample of 421 parental couples with infants completed online questionnaires. For both mothers and fathers, CCIT was associated with a more negative perception of parenting alliance through lower dispositional mindfulness, specifically through lower scores on the nonjudgment and describing facets. Moreover, results revealed dyadic indirect effects between parents' CCIT and their partner's parenting alliance through both partners' dispositional mindfulness. This study provides insight on how parents of an infant may influence each other's perceived parenting alliance through their dispositional mindfulness. Results also highlight mindfulness as a relevant mechanism for CCIT survivors who struggle to establish or maintain a positive parenting alliance, as well as the need to involve both parents in research and intervention. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

中文翻译：

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童年人际创伤和产后育儿联盟：正念在夫妻中的作用。

大量证据表明，童年时期的人际创伤与新生儿出生后父母和夫妇的不良结局有关。作为夫妻功能的一个独特组成部分，育儿联盟在这一过渡时期至关重要，并且与父母和孩子的长期福祉相关。然而，育儿联盟与童年创伤的关系仍未得到充分研究，而且对于夫妻之间这种关系的潜在机制知之甚少。鉴于其在童年人际创伤暴露个体的亲密关系中所扮演的角色，性格正念可以被视为一种潜在的解释机制。本研究采用二元方法，探讨了性格正念及其不同方面在累积性童年人际创伤（CCIT）与育儿联盟之间关系中的作用。随机抽取的 421 对有婴儿的父母夫妇组成的社区样本完成了在线调查问卷。对于母亲和父亲来说，CCIT 通过较低的性格正念，特别是通过在不评判和描述方面的较低分数，与对养育联盟的更负面看法相关。此外，结果揭示了父母的 CCIT 和伴侣的育儿联盟通过双方的性格正念之间的二元间接影响。这项研究提供了关于婴儿父母如何通过性格正念影响彼此感知的养育联盟的见解。研究结果还强调，对于那些努力建立或维持积极的育儿联盟的 CCIT 幸存者来说，正念是一种相关机制，并且需要让父母双方参与研究和干预。（PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2023 APA，保留所有权利）。