Details:

Alternative Title:
Child Abuse Negl
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105117
Personal Author:
Kong, Jooyoung ; Lee, Hana ; Slack, Kristi S. ; Lee, Eunji
Kong, Jooyoung ; Lee, Hana ; Slack, Kristi S. ; Lee, Eunji Less -
Description:
Background & Objective:

Considering the increasing trends in multi-generational living arrangements, the current study aimed to test the intergenerational transmission of violence hypothesis in three-generational households. We also examined whether and how living in a three-generation household would moderate the negative effect of childhood maltreatment on adults’ abusive and neglectful parenting behaviors.

Method:

We conducted secondary data analysis using data from the Wisconsin Families Study. The study sample included 727 low-income parents of young children, most of whom were African American women with, on average, a high school diploma. We estimated a series of ordinary least squares regression models.

Results:

Our findings indicated that parents who reported a history of childhood abuse, neglect, and witnessing domestic violence showed more frequent use of psychological aggression, physical aggression, and neglectful behavior against their children. Living in a three-generation household played a protective role: The negative effects of a) a history of childhood abuse on the use of neglectful parenting and b) witnessing domestic violence on the use of psychological aggression were reduced for respondents living in a three-generation household (b = −0.11; b = −0.33, ps < .05, respectively).

Conclusion:

The risk of the intergenerational transmission of violence may decrease in three-generation households where parents of young children can meet their needs by sharing family resources or easing the burden of childcare. Further research is needed to identify and specify factors and contexts associated with the beneficial effects of multi-generational living arrangements.


Subject:
[+]
Adult
Adult Survivors Of Child Abuse
Aggression
Article
Child
Child, Preschool
Child Abuse
Childhood Maltreatment
Domestic Violence
Female
Humans
Maltreating Parenting
Multi-generational Households
Parenting
Social Support

Source:
Child Abuse Negl. 117:105117
Pubmed ID:
34022490
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC9533149
Document Type:
Journal Article
Funding:
R01 CE002807/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR002373/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/
R01 CE002807/CE/NCIPC CDC HHSUnited States/ ; UL1 TR002373/TR/NCATS NIH HHSUnited States/ Less -
Collection(s):
CDC Public Access
Main Document Checksum:
[+]
urn:sha256:c4ad55f2fc2802264b47c69aa00ad58f26f603f685ea96bef6ea3c55cbfa2962
File Type:

Supporting Files

• 	nihms-1837390-f0001.gif	gif
  	nihms-1837390-f0001.jpg	jpeg
  	nihms-1837390.nxml	xml

More +