Childhood Physical Abuse, Perceived Social Support, and Socioemotional Status in Adult Women

1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 273-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie L. Crouch ◽  
Joel S. Milner ◽  
John A. Caliso
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Abuse Potential ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Child Abuse Potential ◽  
Main Effect Model ◽  
Effect Model ◽  
Main Effect

This study investigated the extent to which an interactional model, relative to a main effect model, predicts the relationship between childhood physical abuse, perceived social support, and various aspects of socioemotional functioning in adult women. The results indicated that perceived social support during childhood was significantly related to subsequent levels of adult depression, trait anxiety, and child abuse potential in a manner consistent with a main effect model. Childhood history of physical abuse was related only to adult child abuse potential. Implications and study limitations are discussed.

Social Isolation and Child-Abuse Risk

1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 421-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank J. Moncher
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Abuse Potential ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Child Abuse Potential ◽  
Physical Child Abuse ◽  
Child Abuse Risk ◽  
Abuse Risk ◽  
The Relationship

Social isolation or lack of social support has often been implicated in the etiology of physical child abuse. However, social isolation and social support can be defined in terms of various properties, each of which may affect the occurrence of abuse potential in a different manner or to a different degree. This study explores the dimensions of social isolation that may place mothers at greatest risk for physically abusing their children. Results indicated that certain aspects of support were important in predicting decreased physical child abuse potential: concrete support from work or school associates and emotional support in noncritical relationships throughout the support network. Results are discussed in terms of implications for interventions and future explorations of the relationship between social isolation and physical child abuse.

Additive Contributions of Social Information Processing and Economic Stress to Maltreatment Risk in Disadvantaged Rural Fathers

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A. Miller ◽  
Sandra T. Azar
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Information Processing ◽  
Injury Prevention ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Social Information Processing ◽  
Social Information ◽  
Economic Stress ◽  
Abuse Potential ◽  
Child Abuse Potential ◽  
Inconsistent Parenting

Child maltreatment is a critical concern in rural communities. Fathers perpetrate a substantial proportion of maltreatment cases and are overrepresented as perpetrators of severe physical abuse and fatalities. Despite this heightened risk, little research has examined risk of abuse and neglect among fathers in rural areas. The current study examined the contributions of social information processing (SIP) factors and economic stress to multiple indicators of maltreatment risk in a sample of 61 disadvantaged rural fathers of 2- to 6-year-old children. Results for the SIP model of maltreatment risk provide some support for its extension to fathers. Considered all together, SIP factors were associated with more inconsistent parenting and maladaptive injury prevention beliefs. Specific SIP factors of unrealistic expectations for children and poorer executive functioning were associated with more maladaptive injury prevention beliefs. With regard to economic stress, fewer economic resources were associated with greater child abuse potential, more inconsistent parenting, and poorer quality home environments, while less economic security was associated with greater child abuse potential. Analyses found evidence for independent additive effects of SIP and economic stress. Findings highlight the importance of fathers’ cognition and economic stress in children’s risk of physical abuse, neglect, and unintentional injuries.

Soutien social et symptômes dépressifs au sein des personnes âgées

1992 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippe Landreville ◽  
Philippe Cappeliez
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Social Variables ◽  
Buffering Effect ◽  
Main Effect Model ◽  
Effect Model ◽  
Main Effect ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTThere is great interest in identifying psychological and social variables associated with depressive symptoms in older adults. The goal of this article is to review the literature on the relationship between social support and depressive symptoms in the elderly and to identify the mechanisms involved in this relationship. The review indicates that both structural and functional dimensions of social support are inversely related to depressive symptoms in elderly persons. In addition, there is evidence supporting both the main effect model and the buffering effect model of social support. It is unclear, however, whether observation of these effects depends on the type of measure used to assess social support. A better understanding of the relationship between social support and depression requires the consideration of more precise dimensions of social support as well as the nature of the Stressors experienced by older people.

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