Predicting Maternal Physical Child Abuse Risk Beyond Distress and Social Support: Additive Role of Cognitive Processes

Rodriguez, Christina M.; Tucker, Meagan C.

doi:10.1007/s10826-014-9981-9

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“…Remarkably little research, in contrast, has evaluated how parents’ resources are linked to reduced PCA risk. The most well documented resource in the literature is social support, which can decrease PCA risk (Rodriguez and Tucker 2015), particularly for mothers but not, perhaps, for fathers (Schaeffer et al 2005). Partner satisfaction may be an additional social support that could offset risk, given that poorer relationship satisfaction predicts child abuse potential (Florsheim et al 2003).…”

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Parent–Child Aggression Risk in Expectant Mothers and Fathers: A Multimethod Theoretical Approach

2016

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The current investigation evaluated whether cognitive processes characteristic of the Social Information Processing model predicted parent-child aggression (PCA) risk independent of personal vulnerabilities and resiliencies. This study utilized a multimethod approach, including analog tasks, with a diverse sample of 203 primiparous expectant mothers and 151 of their partners. Factors considered in this study included PCA approval attitudes, empathy, reactivity, negative child attributions, compliance expectations, and knowledge of non-physical discipline alternatives; additionally, vulnerabilities included psychopathology symptoms, domestic violence victimization, and substance use, whereas resiliencies included perceived social support, partner relationship satisfaction, and coping efficacy. For both mothers and fathers, findings supported the role of greater approval of PCA attitudes, lower empathy, more overreactivity, more negative attributions, and higher compliance expectations in relation to elevated risk of PCA. Moreover, personal vulnerabilities and resiliencies related to PCA risk for mothers; however, fathers and mothers differed on the nature of these relationships with respect to vulnerabilities as well as aspects of empathy and PCA approval attitudes. Findings provide evidence for commonalities in many of the factors investigated between mothers and fathers with some notable distinctions. Results are discussed in terms of how findings could inform prevention programs.

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Parent–Child Aggression Risk in Expectant Mothers and Fathers: A Multimethod Theoretical Approach

2016

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“…Expectations regarding parenthood and children's development, including what parenting will be like, the ways in which becoming a parent would change one's life, and beliefs regarding children's development, may also be relevant. Preparenthood expectations are strongly related to beliefs after one becomes a parent and are associated with increased risk for parental difficulties (Coleman, Nelson, & Sundre, ; Harwood, McLean, & Durkin, ; Rodriguez & Tucker, ; Schaeffer, Alexander, Bethke, & Kretz, ). Negative cognitions are now a symptom of PTSD (American Psychiatric Association [APA], ), and negative beliefs in areas such as self‐esteem, trust, and intimacy are commonly observed among individuals with PTSS (Janoff‐Bulman, ; McCann & Pearlman, ; Resick & Schnicke, ).…”

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“…In addition to expectations regarding parenting, beliefs about children's development are also of interest. Negative and inaccurate opinions about children's development may be problematic in the context of parenting and have been associated with increased use of corporal punishment and the potential for child abuse (Rodriguez & Tucker, ; Schaeffer et al., ). Individuals who endorse the use of strict disciplinary strategies and have misperceptions about children's love and affection toward their parents, as well as children's developmental capacities, may be at higher risk for more negative parenting outcomes.…”

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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Expectations of Parenthood and Children's Development

Wamser‐Nanney

2019

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may increase the risk of adverse parenting-related outcomes. Research has not determined if PTSD symptoms correspond with more negative expectations of parenthood and unrealistic beliefs regarding children's developmental milestones. Negative and unrealistic preparenthood and developmental expectations are tied to problematic parenting-related outcomes; thus, these beliefs are important to examine within the context of PTSD. The aim of the current study was to examine whether PTSD is related to negative parenthood expectations as well as more unrealistic perceptions of children's development. Included in the study were 368 trauma-exposed adults who had yet to become parents (M age = 25.92 years, SD = 7.11; 68.2% female; 63.8% White). Structural equation modeling (SEM) revealed that probable PTSD was associated with more negative parenting expectations, βs = −.08-−.16. Alterations in cognitions and mood were associated with more negative perceptions of parenthood, βs = .10-−.31. However, higher levels of intrusion symptoms were related to more positive expectations of parenthood and more realistic development expectations, βs = .17-.25. The data were a satisfactory fit for the model. Thus, PTSD may be relevant in understanding perceptions of parenthood, which may be important to address and ultimately improve parenting outcomes among parents with PTSD.

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“…Eight of the studies significantly demonstrated risk factors and characteristics of child abuse perpetration at individual level. Parents with low family income had a significantly higher risk for abusing their children than other level of income (14,17). Abdullah (24) found that parents with childhood history of being abused tend to abuse their children.…”

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“…Six of the studies significantly demonstrated risk factors and characteristics of child abuse perpetration at relationship level. Two of the studies demonstrated that low social support from family members was significantly associated with higher risk of child abuse (17,25). Rodriguez & Tucker (17) further extended their study to examine the interaction between level of parents' distress and social support on abuse risk.…”

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Systematic Review of Child Abuse Perpetrators Worldwide: Characteristics and Risk Factors

Nabilah

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2019

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Child abuse is a part of violence and maltreatment towards a child. It has led to many immediate and longterm consequences. The factors pertaining to the perpetrators of physical and emotional abuse were least explored in the literature. The aim of this systematic review is to comprehend the factors of vulnerability among the perpetrators of child abuse, and to identify the most common reported characteristics of child abuse perpetrators in the literature globally. A systematic search of articles published between 2013 and 2018 was conducted in several databases (Scopus, Ovid Medline, EBSCOhost and Google Scholar). Fourteen studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the review. The risk factors and characteristics of child abuse perpetrators are classified into three different levels; individual, relationship and community. The most common reported characteristics are at the individual level. Family background plays an important role in determining the risk of being a child abuse perpetrator. Low socioeconomic status of the family is the prominent contributing risk factor for abusing own children.

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Predicting Maternal Physical Child Abuse Risk Beyond Distress and Social Support: Additive Role of Cognitive Processes

Cited by 54 publications

References 48 publications

Parent–Child Aggression Risk in Expectant Mothers and Fathers: A Multimethod Theoretical Approach

Parent–Child Aggression Risk in Expectant Mothers and Fathers: A Multimethod Theoretical Approach

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Expectations of Parenthood and Children's Development

Systematic Review of Child Abuse Perpetrators Worldwide: Characteristics and Risk Factors

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