Mothers' physical abusiveness in a context of violence: Effects on the mother–child relationship

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan G. Timmer ◽  
Dianne Thompson ◽  
Michelle A. Culver ◽  
Anthony J. Urquiza ◽  
Shannon Altenhofen
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Emotional Availability ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Physically Abused ◽  
Biological Mothers ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
History Of ◽  
Mother Child Relationship ◽  
Physically Abused Children

AbstractThe purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of mothers' physical abusiveness on the quality of the mother–child relationship, and note how it further varied by their exposure to interparental violence (IPV). The sample consisted of 232 clinic-referred children, aged 2 to 7 years, and their biological mothers. Slightly more than a quarter of the children (N = 63, 27.2%) had been physically abused by their mothers; approximately half of these children also had a history of exposure to IPV (N = 34, 54%). Investigating effects of physical abuse in the context of IPV history on mothers' and children's emotional availability, we found that physically abused children with no IPV exposure appeared less optimally emotionally available than physically abused children with an IPV exposure. However, subsequent analyses showed that although dyads with dual-violence exposure showed emotional availability levels similar those of nonabusive dyads, they were more overresponsive and overinvolving, a kind of caregiving controllingness charasteric of children with disorganized attachment styles. These findings lend some support to the notion that the effects of abuse on the parent–child relationship are influenced by the context of family violence, although the effects appear to be complex.

Thurlow House Child Abuse Assessment Programme: Residential Family Evaluation1

1988 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 116-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Irving ◽  
Alan Carr ◽  
George Gawlinski ◽  
Dermot McDonnell
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Occupational Therapist ◽  
Health District ◽  
Family Assessment ◽  
The West ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Physically Abused ◽  
Assessment Programme ◽  
Physically Abused Children

This paper describes the contribution of an occupational therapist to a comprehensive assessment programme for families with physically abused children. Initially, a brief outline of the entire programme is set out. In the light of this, an approach to residential family assessment, pioneered by occupational therapy in the West Norfolk and Wisbech health district, is described in detail.

Correlates of Parent–Youth Discordance About Youth-Witnessed Violence: A Brief Report

2013 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 865-874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terri Lewis ◽  
Richard Thompson ◽  
Jonathan B. Kotch ◽  
Laura J. Proctor ◽  
Alan J. Litrownik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Parental Monitoring ◽  
Empirical Investigation ◽  
Youth Engagement ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Youth Delinquency ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
History Of ◽  
High Risk Youth

Studies have consistently demonstrated a lack of agreement between youth and parent reports regarding youth-witnessed violence (YWV). However, little empirical investigation has been conducted on the correlates of disagreement. Concordance between youth and parents about YWV was examined in 766 parent–youth dyads from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN). Results showed that significantly more youth (42%) than parents (15%) reported YWV. Among the dyads in which at least one informant reported YWV (N = 344), we assessed whether youth delinquency, parental monitoring, parent–child relationship quality, history of child maltreatment, income, and parental depression were predictive of parent–youth concordance. Findings indicated that youth engagement in delinquent activities was higher in the groups in which the youth reported violence exposure. More empirical study is needed to assess correlates of agreement in high-risk youth to better inform associations found between exposures and outcomes as well as practice and policy for violence exposed youth.

Kirogi Women’s Psychological Well-Being: The Relative Contributions of Marital Quality, Mother–Child Relationship Quality, and Youth’s Educational Adjustment

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther S. Chang
Keyword(s):  
Relationship Quality ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Transnational Family ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Mother Child Relationship ◽  
Parent Child

The current study is based on the responses of 153 married Korean mothers accompanying their youth in the United States or in New Zealand while their spouses remained in Korea. Kirogi means “wild geese” in Korean and has come to refer to split-family transnational living for the sake of children’s education. Spillover, or a positive correlation, between indicators assessing marital and parent–child relationship quality was tested within the transnational family context. It was also hypothesized that mother–child relationship quality and youth’s educational progress would be positively and uniquely predictive of indicators of maternal well-being when compared with marital quality due to education-focused Confucian values among Koreans. Results indicated positive correlations between indicators of marital and parent–child relationship quality; and only measures of marital quality had unique associations with maternal well-being.

Psychosocial Characteristics of Physically Abused Children and Adolescents

1997 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALAN J. FLISHER ◽  
RACHEL A. KRAMER ◽  
CHRISTINA W. HOVEN ◽  
STEVEN GREENWALD ◽  
MARGARITA ALEGRIA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Psychosocial Characteristics ◽  
Abused Children ◽  
Physically Abused ◽  
Physically Abused Children

Socio-Ecological Predictors of Resilience Development Over Time Among Youth With a History of Maltreatment

2020 ◽  
pp. 107755952098115
Author(s):  
Susan Yoon ◽  
Kathryn Maguire-Jack ◽  
Jerica Knox ◽  
Alexa Ploss
Keyword(s):  
Multinomial Logistic Regression ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Child Physical Abuse ◽  
Deviant Peers ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Ecological Predictors ◽  
History Of ◽  
Behavioral Services ◽  
Over Time

While there is a growing body of research examining resilient development in adolescents with a history of maltreatment, it remains unclear whether youth resilient functioning changes over time and what factors predict such change. The current study aimed to identify the socio-ecological predictors of the change in resilient functioning over time among adolescents with a history of maltreatment. Multinomial logistic regression analyses were conducted with a sample of 771 adolescents drawn from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW-II). Over 18 months, 23.2% of the adolescents remained in the less resilience group, 45.4% stayed in the greater resilience group, 17.4% moved from the greater resilience group to the less resilience group, and 14.0% moved from the less resilience group to the greater resilience group. Younger age, better parent-child relationship quality, and neighborhood safety were associated with stable and continued resilient functioning over time. Conversely, child physical abuse, affiliation with deviant peers, and receipt of behavioral services were negatively associated with continued resilience. Our findings suggest that interventions that support adolescents in building positive relationships with their parents and peers may prevent a loss of resilience over time and ensure continued resilient functioning in child welfare-involved adolescents.

Exploration and validation of clusters of physically abused children

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (5) ◽  
pp. 577-588 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caryn Sabourin Ward ◽  
Mary E. Haskett
Keyword(s):  
Abused Children ◽  
Physically Abused ◽  
Physically Abused Children
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