The “sick but slick” syndrome as a personality component of parents of battered children

Wright, Leslie

doi:10.1002/1097-4679(197601)32:1<41::aid-jclp2270320110>3.0.co;2-r

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“…In addition, male and female abusers show different personality characteristics, suggesting that separate consideration be given to describing male and female abusers. While these results also support Wright's (1976) finding of psychopathic traits in abusive parents, it must be noted that none of the scales exceeded the t score of 70, the usual cut-off for evidence of psychopathology.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…For instance, with the ex post facto studies concerning MMPI scores of maltreating and nonmaltreating parents (e.g., Paulson et al, 1976;Wright, 1976) there is a danger of interpreting differences in profiles between groups to imply that maltreating parents are "sick" and that this sickness "causes" them to maltreat. The logic is circular (Parke & Collmer, 1975).…”

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The Maltreatment of Children: A Review of Theories and Research

Sweet

Resick

1979

Journal of Social Issues

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Section: Theoretical Formulations a N D Research Evidence Psychodynamicsupporting

confidence: 63%

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The Maltreatment of Children: A Review of Theories and Research

Sweet

Resick

1979

Journal of Social Issues

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“…Cependant, il est encore impossible de déterminer si la faible estime de soi et la dépression sont des conséquences découlant du dévoilement ou des causes de l'abus. Par contre, plusieurs études ne présentent aucune différence significative entre le groupe d'abuseurs et le groupe contrôle quant à de multiples mesures d'attributs ou de traits de personnalité (Gaines et al, 1978;Starr, 1982;Wright, 1976).…”

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Le rôle de la relation conjugale dans l’abus et la négligence d’enfants : vers une étude écologique

Dubé¹,

Provost²

2007

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Le phénomène de Tabus et de la négligence d'enfants a toujours été répandu dans la société occidentale. Or, ce n'est que récemment que cliniciens et chercheurs se sont sérieusement penchés sur ces problèmes. Cet intérêt, sans cesse grandissant, a été suscité non seulement par le nombre impressionnant de cas signalés chaque année, mais encore par l'ampleur et la gravité des conséquences observables chez les enfants. Plusieurs professionnels intéresses par cette question ont proposé une multitude de facteurs étiologiques pour expliquer les abus et la négligence au sein d'une famille. Cependant, lorsque nous évaluons les modèles théoriques offerts (psychiatrique/psychologique, sociologique, systémique), il ressort que certains facteurs simples peuvent jouer un rôle important, comme par exemple l'histoire du développement des parents, la qualité de la relation conjugale, la relation parents-enfant, le stress et l'étendue du réseau social, mais aucun d'entre eux ne différencie parfaitement les familles abusives des familles non abusives. Il semble toutefois que ces différents facteurs explicatifs présenteraient une grande valeur s ' ils étaient considérés en interaction plutôt qu'individuellement. S'inspirant du cadre écologique de Bronfenbrenner (1977, 1979), Belsky (1980, 1984) ainsi que Cicchetti et Rizley (1981) ont d'ailleurs élaboré un modèle qui tient compte simultanément de tous ces facteurs et de leur interaction.The phenomenon of child abuse and neglect has always existed in Western society. Yet, it is only recently that clinicians and researchers have taken a serious look at these problems. This ever growing interest has come about from not only the stunning number of cases identified each year, but also by the extent and gravity of consequences observed among children. Several professionals interested by the issue have put forward a great number of etiological factors to try to explain abuse and neglect within the family unit. However, when assessing the proposed theoretical models (psychiatric/psychological, sociological, systemic), it appears that certain simple factors can play a large role, for instance the history behind parental development, the quality of marital relations, the child-parent relation, the stress and the extent of the social network, but none of these can clearly differentiate abusive families from non abusive families. It seems however that these different explicative factors would be even more valuable if they were considered in interaction rather than taken individually. Inspired by the ecological framework proposed by Bronfenbrenner (1977, 1979), Belsky (1980, 1984) as well as Cicchetti and Rizley (1981) have also developed a model that simultaneously takes into account all of these factors and their interaction

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“…Child batterers, as a whole, display a "sick but slick syndrome," presenting a picture of themselves as healthy and unlikely to abuse their children, even though most of them may be characterized by psychopathic tendencies (Wright, 1976). Adolescents suffering from a high degree of abuse could be characterized with significantly higher levels of dependency, suicidality, violence, impulsivity, substance abuse problems, and borderline tendencies (Grilo, Sanislow, Febon, Martino, et al, 1999).…”

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Personality in Intimate Relationships

Barelds¹

2005

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The “sick but slick” syndrome as a personality component of parents of battered children

Cited by 24 publications

References 7 publications

The Maltreatment of Children: A Review of Theories and Research

The Maltreatment of Children: A Review of Theories and Research

Le rôle de la relation conjugale dans l’abus et la négligence d’enfants : vers une étude écologique

Personality in Intimate Relationships

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