Intimate Partner Violence and Parenting: Examining the Roles of Parenting Stress, Timing, and Maternal Abuse History

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaiah Sypher ◽  
Elizabeth T. Gershoff ◽  
Luke W. Hyde
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Abuse History ◽  
Maternal Abuse

Intimate Partner Violence Victims Seeking a Temporary Restraining Order

2016 ◽  
Vol 31 (20) ◽  
pp. 3352-3376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupa Jose ◽  
Raymond W. Novaco
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Trauma Symptoms ◽  
Abuse History ◽  
Restraining Order ◽  
Important Health ◽  
Personal Resilience

Social support has been found in many studies to be a protective factor for those exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV), but personal resilience has received far less attention. The present study concerns 136 female IPV victims seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) from a Family Justice Center (FJC). The relationships between IPV victimization, social support, resilience, and psychological distress were examined. Hierarchical regressions found that both perceived social support and self-reported resilience were inversely associated with distress symptoms. Higher social support was associated with lower trauma symptoms, controlling for abuse history, demographics, and resilience. Higher resilience was associated with lower mood symptoms and lower perceived stress, controlling for abuse history, demographics, and social support. No significant associations were recorded for anger symptoms. These findings suggest that fostering resilience can have important health benefits for IPV victims, above and beyond the well-known benefits of social support. Ways that resilience might be cultivated in this population and other implications for practice are discussed.

Female Intimate Partner Violence Victims and Labor Force Participation

Partner Abuse ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla VandeWeerd, ◽  
Martha L. Coulter, ◽  
Melissa C. Mercado-Crespo,
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Regression Analyses ◽  
Employment Success ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mediating Factors

Although a non-gender-specific problem, intimate partner violence (IPV) disproportionately affects women on welfare, with an estimated prevalence two to three times larger than the national prevalence rates of IPV for all women. This article examines the effects of IPV on women leaving welfare for employment in a purposive sample of 411 women in Florida who participated or were actively participating in the 2000–2002 Work and Gain Economic Self-Sufficiency (WAGES) program. Data on sociodemographic characteristics, their IPV experiences, and mediating factors (i.e., social support, employer support, physical and mental health, parenting stress, and employment success) were collected via quantitative telephone interviews. Logistic regression analyses found that employment success among welfare-recipient women who are currently in a relationship is best predicted by a short-term impact of having experienced IPV before the past 12 months (OR = 2.17). Linear regression analyses found that having suitable housing predicted lower parenting stress (F = 3.20, p ≤ .05) and better physical health (F = 4.30, p ≤ .05) and social support (F = 1.90, p ≤ .001) outcomes. In addition, suffering from IPV within the past 12 months predicted worse mental health (F = −7.74, p ≤ .001) and lower parenting stress outcomes (F = −3.99, p ≤ .001). This study contributes to understanding the complexity of mediating factors affecting IPV’s impact on employment success of women leaving welfare.

scholarly journals The Role of Intimate Partner Violence, Couple Dissatisfaction and Parenting Behaviors in Understanding Parental Burnout

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharina Prandstetter ◽  
Hugh Murphy ◽  
Heather M. Foran
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Child Care ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Parenting Behaviors ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Equation Modeling

AbstractParental burnout (PB), a relatively new and under-studied construct, is defined as a condition resulting from chronic parenting stress. While recent research confirmed its negative associations with familial variables, such as relationship satisfaction and positive parenting practices, little is known about the role of intimate partner violence (IPV) and how it relates to parental burnout. The present study, therefore, aimed to extend existing knowledge on chronic parenting stress by 1) testing for the mediational role of couple dissatisfaction in explaining the link from IPV victimization to PB as well as the link from IPV victimization to dysfunctional parenting, and 2) investigating how specialist gender roles and parental responsibilities for child care relate to IPV victimization and PB. Data collection was part of an international collaboration on factors related to parental satisfaction and exhaustion across different countries. Self-report data from Austrian mothers (N = 121) were collected online and analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results indicated that couple dissatisfaction mediates the link from IPV victimization to PB, as well as IPV victimization to dysfunctional parenting. Furthermore, only specialist gender roles were significantly related to IPV, while parental responsibilities for child care did not significantly relate to experiences of violence. Additionally, neither specialist gender roles nor parental responsibilities were significantly associated with PB in the final model. Overall, our findings connect to family models, such as the Family System Theory and Spillover Theory, underscoring the importance of couples’ relationship quality for understanding parental burnout and parenting behaviors in mothers.

Psychological Distress and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms: The Role of Maternal Satisfaction, Parenting Stress, and Social Support Among Mothers and Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (19) ◽  
pp. 4114-4136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo J. Pinto ◽  
Patrícia Correia-Santos ◽  
Alytia Levendosky ◽  
Inês Jongenelen
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Maternal Satisfaction ◽  
Mothers And Children

Studies of the effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) on parenting have usually not examined the role of the maternal perceptions, either its stress or maternal satisfaction, on the mothers’ and children’s mental health functioning. The present study aimed to assess whether maternal satisfaction, parenting stress, and social support are significantly associated with women’s psychological functioning. The study also assessed whether maternal perceptions of the role of parenting were significantly associated with children’s emotional well-being and social behavior. The sample included 160 mothers, 79 (49.4%) who were living with the aggressors and 81 (50.6%) in shelters, and their children ( n = 61). The findings suggested that high levels of maternal satisfaction and perception of social support were significantly negatively associated with women’s posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and psychological distress, whereas parenting stress was significantly positively associated with these outcomes. Maternal satisfaction was the only parenting variable that predicted both maternal mental health and children’s emotional and behavioral problems, suggesting that it is a protective factor for both mothers and children. This study suggests that increasing maternal satisfaction with parenting and reducing parenting stress might promote better adjustment for both women and children victims of IPV.

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