Parents’ perception of child behavior, parenting stress, and child abuse potential: Individual and partner influences

Miragoli, Sarah; Balzarotti, Stefania; Camisasca, Elena; Blasio, Paola Di

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.07.034

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“…The impact of the pandemic on parental perceptions is highly heterogeneous (Vinkers et al, 2020). Miragoli et al (2018) proposed that parents' social-cognitive capacities are the basic building blocks underlying their parenting practices, according to the social information processing model. Parents' social-cognitive capacities, as well as the impacts of the pandemic, are affected by their personal characteristics, living conditions, health status, income, previous life experiences, uncertainty about the future, and the level of perceived social support (Southwick & Charney, 2012).…”

Section: Parental Perceptionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Parenting stress and risk of child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: A family stress theory-informed perspective

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Developmental Child Welfare

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The risk of child maltreatment is heightened during the pandemic due to multiple COVID-19 related stressors, such as physical and mental health concerns, economic stress, challenges in homeschooling, marital conflicts and intimate personal violence, and intensified child–parent relationships. Both parental internal (e.g., parenting styles) and external resources (e.g., social support), and parental perceptions toward stressors will affect how parents cope with these stressors, which may exacerbate or mitigate the risk of child maltreatment. Guided by family stress theory, this article identifies COVID-19 related stressors at the family level, and further elaborates on how these stressors are associated with child maltreatment via parents’ resources, perceptions, and coping strategies. Implications for future practice and research are discussed.

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Section: Parental Perceptionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Parenting stress and risk of child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: A family stress theory-informed perspective

2020

Developmental Child Welfare

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“…Thus, mental health problems from either depression or substance use have been observed among parents who engage in physical abuse (Stith et al 2009) and are issues often directly targeted in prevention programs (Klevens and Whitaker 2007). Even without formal mental health diagnoses, mothers and fathers who report more overall distress and stress evidence higher physical child abuse risk (Begle et al 2010;Miragoli et al 2018;Rodriguez and Tucker 2015;Schaeffer et al 2005). The aforementioned spillover of intimate partner violence to child abuse may reflect how intimate partner violence represents a personal challenge for parents, contributing to stress and undermining mental health.…”

Section: Intrapersonal Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Physical child abuse risk is also higher for those who misperceive their child's behavior, as proposed in SIP Stage 1. Parents with higher child abuse risk are inclined to view their children as problematic (Miragoli et al 2018;McElroy and Rodriguez 2008;Stith et al 2009). In this regard, research suggests abusive parents may experience problems with inaccurate attention, failing to accurately differentiate positive from negative child behavior or overlooking positive behavior while concentrating on negative behavior.…”

Section: Intrapersonal Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Parents Who Physically Abuse: Current Status and Future Directions

Rodriguez¹,

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2020

Handbook of Interpersonal Violence and Abuse Across the Lifespan

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Physical child abuse is a global public health concern associated with wideranging adverse outcomes for children and incurring substantial costs for society. Because of variability in defining and reporting physical child abuse worldwide, prevalence rates vary widely, but the consensus opinion is that physical abuse is both pervasive and inadequately tracked through official mechanisms. Nearly all physical abuse of children is perpetrated by parents or alternative caregivers, with whom the child has some attachment. Parents who physically abuse their children are also likely to be involved in other forms of interpersonal violence such as intimate partner violence. A range of factors appears to contribute to parents' risk

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“…With a larger sample, some marginal findings observed in this study may become significant; thus, the current three SIP factors should be reconsidered in conjunction with additional therapeutically modifiable factors employing a larger sample size. Future work also needs to continue to include both mothers and fathers, particularly in dyadic designs consistent with a family systems perspective, given that one parent may affect the PCA use or abuse risk of their partner (e.g., Lee & Guterman, 2010; Miragoli, Balzarotti, Camisasca, & Di Blasio, 2018; Tucker, Rodriguez, & Baker, 2017).…”

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Predicting child problem behavior and maternal/paternal parent-child aggression: Identifying early prevention targets

Rodriguez

Wittig

2019

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

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Parental socio-cognitive factors may predict their physical discipline use as well as their perceptions of children’s problem behavior; infant temperament may also influence parents’ discipline use. Using a bidirectional approach, the current study investigated whether attitudes approving of parent-child aggression (PCA), negative child behavior attributions, knowledge of nonphysical discipline options, and infant temperament predicted 186 mothers’ and 146 fathers’ PCA use and child problem behaviors one year later. Findings indicated mothers who approved of PCA use and held negative child attributions were more likely to report greater subsequent PCA use; less knowledge of nonphysical discipline options predicted more perceived problem behaviors one year later. Fathers were more likely to engage in PCA with toddlers if they had less knowledge of nonphysical discipline options but also if they viewed their infants as active. Contributors to mothers’ and fathers’ PCA use and implications for prevention efforts and children’s outcomes are considered.

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Parents’ perception of child behavior, parenting stress, and child abuse potential: Individual and partner influences

Cited by 91 publications

References 76 publications

Parenting stress and risk of child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: A family stress theory-informed perspective

Parenting stress and risk of child maltreatment during the COVID-19 pandemic: A family stress theory-informed perspective

Parents Who Physically Abuse: Current Status and Future Directions

Predicting child problem behavior and maternal/paternal parent-child aggression: Identifying early prevention targets

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