Coparenting Quality Mediates the Association Between Intimate Partner Violence and Child Behavior Problems in Low-income, Racial and Ethnic Minority Families

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel M. Kolsky ◽  
Christina B. Gee
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Child Behavior Problems ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Ethnic Minority Families ◽  
Racial And Ethnic Minority

scholarly journals Resolution of Intimate Partner Violence and Child Behavior Problems After Investigation for Suspected Child Maltreatment

2013 ◽  
Vol 167 (3) ◽  
pp. 236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristine A. Campbell ◽  
Andrea M. Thomas ◽  
Lawrence J. Cook ◽  
Heather T. Keenan
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Child Behavior Problems ◽  
Intimate Partner

Spillover and Crossover Effects: Mothers’ and Fathers’ Intimate Partner Violence, Parent-Child Aggression Risk, and Child Behavior Problems

2021 ◽  
pp. 107755952098593
Author(s):  
Doris F. Pu ◽  
Christina M. Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Child Behavior Problems ◽  
Spillover Effects ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Child Aggression ◽  
Mothers And Fathers ◽  
Parent Child

The high co-occurrence of intimate partner violence (IPV) and physical child abuse suggests that studying these forms of aggression simultaneously, bidirectionally, and longitudinally is critical. Guided by family systems theory, this study examined parent-child aggression (PCA) risk, IPV victimization, and child behavior problems as reported by mothers and fathers when their child was 18 months and at 4 years old, to evaluate whether negative processes can transmit across family subsystems (i.e., spillover hypothesis) and/or across individuals (i.e., crossover hypothesis). Results indicated that mothers’ PCA risk predicted their subsequent IPV victimization and their reported child behavior problems (i.e., spillover effects) as well as fathers’ reported IPV victimization (i.e., crossover effect). Maternal reports of child behavior problems also predicted mothers’ reported IPV victimization and fathers’ reported child behavior problems, indicating child-driven effects. Overall, mothers rather than fathers appear more vulnerable to harmful spillover effects. Findings underscore the need for early prevention and intervention given the complex, transactional nature of family violence.

Intimate Partner Violence in the First 2 Years of Life: Implications for Toddlers’ Behavior Regulation

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 1192-1214 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ann Easterbrooks ◽  
Rachel C. Katz ◽  
Chie Kotake ◽  
Nicholas P. Stelmach ◽  
Jana H. Chaudhuri
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Child Behavior ◽  
Corporal Punishment ◽  
Adolescent Mothers ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Psychological Aggression

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is prevalent in families with young children and challenges their healthy development. This study examined characteristics of IPV (e.g., mother- vs. partner-perpetrated, types and severity) and investigated potential effects of IPV on toddlers’ behavioral regulation in a sample of families at risk for IPV. We also examined whether maternal depression and child-rearing attitudes and behavior would moderate IPV–child behavior links. These questions were addressed in a sample ( N = 400) of first-time adolescent mothers and their toddlers (1-2 years of age). Families were visited in their homes; data were collected via maternal report and observations. Partner- and self-perpetrated IPV was assessed using the Conflict Tactics Scale questionnaire; child behavior regulation was measured using the Brief Infant–Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment questionnaire. Approximately 80% of families experienced psychological aggression; almost one third reported physical assault in the past year. Both physical and psychological IPV were associated with greater toddler behavior problems. Neither maternal depression, mothers’ attitudes about corporal punishment, nor nonhostile interaction moderated IPV–behavior problem links, though mothers’ reports of maltreating behavior did. Among children whose mothers did not use corporal punishment/physical violence, IPV did not differentially affect behavior problems. Children whose mothers used corporal punishment/physical violence with them showed behavior problems in the context of IPV (severe psychological aggression). Results underscore the importance of exposure to IPV during the first year of life, and the prevalence of IPV perpetrated by both mothers and their partners in families with adolescent mothers.

scholarly journals Impact of Intimate Partner Violence on Parenting and Children’s Externalizing Behaviors: Transactional Processes Over Time

2021 ◽  
pp. 107780122098512
Author(s):  
Gerard Chung ◽  
Todd M. Jensen ◽  
Anna Parisi ◽  
Rebecca J. Macy ◽  
Paul Lanier
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Externalizing Behaviors ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Low Income Mothers ◽  
Transactional Associations

This study used longitudinal data to examine the transactional associations between mothers’ spanking and mother–child relationship quality with children’s externalizing behaviors in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV). Data came from a sample of 1,152 low-income mothers with children age 10–14 years. Results showed that past-year IPV triggered transactional associations by increasing children’s externalizing behaviors which, in turn, increased spanking and subsequently more externalizing behaviors. Transactional associations were also found for relationship quality. All outcomes used were mothers-reported except relationship quality. Implications for practice include the importance of the mother–child dyad and their reciprocal processes in assessment and treatment.

Multiple Losses: The Psychological and Economic Well-Being of Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (15-16) ◽  
pp. 3054-3078 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth W. Sauber ◽  
Karen M. O’Brien
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Financial Distress ◽  
Male Partner ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Conservation Of Resources ◽  
Resource Loss

This study advanced knowledge regarding the mechanisms through which intimate partner violence relates to psychological and financial distress with a sample of diverse low-income women. Data were collected from 147 female domestic violence survivors who were abused by a male partner within the past 6 months. Three hierarchical regression analyses revealed that psychological, physical, and economic abuse were predictive of posttraumatic stress, depression, and economic self-sufficiency among survivors. Guided by the Conservation of Resources Theory, the loss of financial, work, and interpersonal resources also predicted these three outcomes, above and beyond abuse experiences (i.e., economically controlling behaviors, economic sabotage, and interpersonal resource loss were unique predictors). In addition, bootstrap mediation analyses showed that interpersonal resource loss partially mediated the relationship between psychological abuse and mental health outcomes. Together, these findings can be used to inform future interventions to promote the financial and psychological well-being of survivors.

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