The Mediated and Moderated Effects of Family Support on Child Maltreatment

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dc.contributor.authorMartin, A., Gardner, M., & Brooks-Gunn, J.
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-24T16:59:30Z
dc.date.available2014-06-24T16:59:30Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractPrevious research has linked parents’ social support to decreased child maltreatment but questions remain surrounding the mechanisms explaining this association. Further, it is unclear whether this association applies to support provided by family alone (and not friends), and whether it is moderated by the presence of neighborhood violence. Based on a sample of parents of children aged 3–15 in Chicago, we find that parents’ family support is associated with a lower risk of child maltreatment. This association is partly mediated by reduced parental depression, but only in neighborhoods with average or high levels of violence. In neighborhoods with low levels of violence, the inverse association between family support and maltreatment is equally strong, but it is not mediated by reduced depression. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationMartin, A., Gardner, M., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (2012). The mediated and moderated effects of family support on child maltreatment. Journal of family issues, 33(7), 920-941.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3472647/pdf/nihms322142.pdf  
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/1520
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Family Issuesen_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectfamily relationsen_US
dc.subjectsocial supporten_US
dc.subjectmaternal depressionen_US
dc.subjectrisk factorsen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleThe Mediated and Moderated Effects of Family Support on Child Maltreatmenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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