Understanding child directed caregiver aggression: An examination of characteristics and predictors associated with perpetration

Berkout, Olga V.; Kolko, David J.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.04.004

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“…In this classic conceptualization, stress arises from an appraisal process that then evokes a response (coping) to the stressor [ 9 ]. One of the most robust predictors of parental child abuse risk that has been documented worldwide is parents’ stress e.g., [ 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 ], including differences in stress between parents who have versus have not been identified as abusive [ 11 ], and data on parental stress from longitudinal studies [ 13 ]. Although protective factors are empirically examined less often, parents’ stronger coping skills have been linked to their lower child abuse risk [ 16 , 17 ], including longitudinal studies tracking coping across time [ 18 ], with evidence that better emotion regulation and frustration tolerance reduce the likelihood of child abuse [ 15 , 19 ].…”

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Spotlight on Maternal Perceptions of Child Behavior: A Daily Diary Study with Child Welfare-Involved Mothers

Rodriguez

Silvia

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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Research has documented a variety of factors—including stress, attributions, and anger—that may increase parents’ risk for child maltreatment, but most of this research is based on low-risk, community samples of parents’ perceptions about themselves and their children. Moreover, parents are usually asked to provide self-reports wherein they summarize their general impressions distal from actual parenting. The current study employed experience sampling methods with a high-risk sample. Mothers identified for child maltreatment reported on their stress and coping as well as their perceptions regarding children’s misbehavior and good behavior using end-of-day surveys for up to four weeks. Only maternal reports of children’s good behavior based on personality and mood were relatively stable; stress, coping, and reports on child misbehavior varied considerably across days, implying that contributors to daily fluctuations in these factors could represent intervention targets. Although maternal perceptions of misbehavior severity, anger, and negative attributions were interrelated, only anger about misbehavior related to maternal stress levels. Mothers who reported better coping perceived their child’s behavior more favorably that day and were more likely to ascribe positive behavior to the child’s mood and personality. Current findings highlight the importance of positive coping mechanisms in parental perceptions of children; such findings should be replicated to determine how to maximize parental resources that reduce child maltreatment risk.

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Spotlight on Maternal Perceptions of Child Behavior: A Daily Diary Study with Child Welfare-Involved Mothers

Rodriguez

Silvia

2022

Behavioral Sciences

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“…For example, training could emphasize how to identify and address individualized targets (e.g., parental anger, use of praise) or adapt a specific treatment strategy (e.g., emotion regulation, positive parenting) to enhance outcome (Almirall & Chronis-Tuscano, 2016; Lindhiem, Bennett, Orimoto, & Kolko, 2016). Providers may also need to expand their attention to parents’ use of a continuum of verbally and physically aggressive acts (see Berkout & Kolko, 2016), which may be necessary to reduce a child’s risk for being aggressive (Peltonen, Ellonen, Pösö, & Lucas, 2014). Further, advances in implementation science methods have the potential to enhance training impact and organizational support for an EBT, such as interagency collaborations (Saunders & Hanson, 2014), coaching and supervisor training (Chamberlain, Feldman, Wulczyn, Saldana, & Forgatch, 2016), and leadership facilitation (Aarons et al, 2014).…”

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AF-CBT for Families Experiencing Physical Aggression or Abuse Served by the Mental Health or Child Welfare System: An Effectiveness Trial

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The Partnerships for Families project is a randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (AF-CBT), an evidence-based treatment (EBT) for families who are at risk of or have histories of child physical abuse. Across 10 agencies whose programs were supported by referrals from the mental health or child welfare system, individual providers were randomized to receive AF-CBT training ( n = 90) in a 6-month learning community or treatment as usual (TAU; n = 92) which provided trainings per agency routine. We recruited families served by providers in the AF-CBT ( n = 122) and TAU ( n = 73) conditions and collected multiple outcomes at up to four time points (0, 6, 12, and 18 months). Using univariate tests and growth curve models, the analyses revealed that AF-CBT (vs. TAU) showed improvements in both service systems (e.g., abuse risk, family dysfunction) or one service system (e.g., threats of force, child to parent minor assault), with some outcomes showing no improvement (e.g., parental anger). These findings are discussed in relation to AF-CBT, service system, provider, and family characteristics, and training/dissemination methods that affect the delivery of an EBT for this population in community settings.

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“…Micro-individual risk factors and maltreatment type. As shown in Figure 5, two risk factors were common among all types of maltreatment: (i) parenting style and attitudes to child which included authoritarian style of parenting, lack of enjoyment of child, and not encouraging autonomy in child for physical abuse (Corse et al, 1990); negative view of the child or hostile feelings toward the child for physical, sexual, emotional abuse, and neglect (Milner & Robertson, 1990); and inconsistent discipline and poor supervision and monitoring for neglect and physical abuse (Berkout & Kolko, 2016;Kajese et al, 2011). The second prevalent risk factor was (ii) parents' coping style and mood quality, which included rigidity, emotion-focused coping, dysregulation in emotion, and this was also common among all types of maltreatment (Lowell & Renk, 2017;Milner & Robertson, 1990).…”

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“…Stress, specifically related to parenting (Berkout & Kolko, 2016;Kim & Maguire-Jack, 2015;Lee et al, 2012;Lowell & Renk, 2017;Macguire-Jack & Negash, 2016;Mash et al, 1983;Price-Wolf, 2014), was found among physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. A common risk factor for two types of maltreatment (physical abuse and neglect) included corporal punishment of child (Berkout & Kolko, 2016;Slack et al, 2011;Whipple & Webster-Stratton, 1991). Risk factors at the individual level for a single maltreatment type were mostly found for physical abuse and included memories of childhood abuse (De Paul & Domenech, 2000), infant feeding type (bottle feeding and not breast feeding) at the time of discharge from hospital (Kelly et al, 2017), maternal low IQ (Pajer et al, 2014), negative parental traits such as hostility and impulsivity (Price-Wolf, 2014; Rodriguez, 2010), criminal history (Ricci et al, 2003), and parents' corporal punishment as children (Ross, 1996).…”

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Parental Risk and Protective Factors in Child Maltreatment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

Younas

Gutman

2022

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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This study systematically reviews and synthesizes evidence on parental risk and protective factors along with identifying differences in the presence of these factors based on maltreatment type. In all, 68 quantitative, published, empirical studies were included from electronic databases for the systematic review. Quality appraisal did not exclude any studies and data were extracted from all. Results were narratively synthesized using the Risk and Resilience Ecological framework. The findings revealed more risk factors on the micro (individual and family) ecological level compared to mezzo and macro levels. At the micro level, findings mirror results of prior systematic reviews such as parental substance abuse, history of childhood maltreatment, and intimate partner violence (IPV). Social support was the most significant protective factor across all ecological levels and across all maltreatment types except child sexual abuse but differed in definition widely across studies. Physical abuse had the most risk factors unique to this type followed by neglect, and IPV was a common risk factor across all maltreatment types. Fewer studies on emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and protective factors were identified. The findings of this review delineated key parental risk and protective factors at various ecological levels along with associations between distinct factors and types of maltreatment. Interventions working with parents to reduce child maltreatment risk can use these findings to guide development of targeted programs for families based on risk and maltreatment type. For researchers, the findings can guide further investigation in under-researched areas of parental sexual and emotional abuse and protective factors.

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Understanding child directed caregiver aggression: An examination of characteristics and predictors associated with perpetration

Cited by 10 publications

References 42 publications

Spotlight on Maternal Perceptions of Child Behavior: A Daily Diary Study with Child Welfare-Involved Mothers

Spotlight on Maternal Perceptions of Child Behavior: A Daily Diary Study with Child Welfare-Involved Mothers

AF-CBT for Families Experiencing Physical Aggression or Abuse Served by the Mental Health or Child Welfare System: An Effectiveness Trial

Parental Risk and Protective Factors in Child Maltreatment: A Systematic Review of the Evidence

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