Intimate Partner Violence, Maternal Stress, Nativity, and Risk for Maternal Maltreatment of Young Children.

• Autores: Catherine A. Taylor, Neil B. Guterman, Shawna J. Lee, Paul J. Rathouz
• Localización: American journal of public health, ISSN 0090-0036, Vol. 99, Nº. 1, 2009, págs. 175-183
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Objectives. We examined the associations of intimate partner violence (IPV) and maternal risk factors with maternal child maltreatment risk within a diverse sample of mothers. Methods. We derived the study sample (N = 2508) from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study. We conducted regression analyses to examine associations between IPV, parenting stress, major depression, key covariates, and 4 proxy variables for maternal child maltreatment. Results. Mothers reported an average of 25 acts of psychological aggression and 17 acts of physical aggression against their 3-year-old children in the year before the study, 11% reported some act of neglect toward their children during the same period, and 55% had spanked their children during the previous month. About 40% of mothers had experienced IPV by their current partner. IPV and maternal parenting stress were both consistent risk factors for all 4 maltreatment proxy variables. Although foreign-born mothers reported fewer incidents of child maltreatment, the IPV relative risk for child maltreatment was greater for foreign-born than for US-born mothers. Conclusions. Further integration of IPV and child maltreatment prevention and intervention efforts is warranted; such efforts must carefully balance the needs of adult and child victims. (Am J Public Health. 2009;99:175-183. doi:10.2105/ AJPH.2007.126722) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]