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Until now, there has been no study to account for the co-occurrence of these risk factors in one analysis, although BPD and MDD are known as common sequelae of ELM. This is paired with a lack of studies investigating the effects of abuse potential on child well-being.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0007125018000740_sec_a2\"><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>Our study aims at (a) disentangling the effects of maternal ELM, MDD and BPD on abuse potential; (b) exploring the role of emotion regulation as a mediator; and (c) testing for intergenerational effects of abuse potential on child psychopathology.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0007125018000740_sec_a3\" sec-type=\"method\"><jats:title>Method<\/jats:title><jats:p>The research design included 114 mothers with\/without ELM, BPD and MDD in remission and their children, all of which were between 5 and 12 years of age. A path analysis was conducted to investigate the multiple associations between our variables.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0007125018000740_sec_a4\" sec-type=\"results\"><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>ELM, MDD and BPD were all associated with abuse potential, with emotion regulation acting as a mediator for BPD and MDD. Furthermore, an elevated abuse potential was related to higher psychopathology in the child.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0007125018000740_sec_a5\" sec-type=\"conclusion\"><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>History of ELM as well as the common sequelae, BPD and MDD, pose risks for child abuse. Our findings suggest improvement of emotion regulation as a potential target for intervention programs. 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