Intimate partner violence, maternal stress, nativity, and risk for maternal maltreatment of young children
| dc.contributor.author | Taylor, C. A., Guterman, N. B., Lee, S. J., & Rathouz, P. J. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-07-03T20:21:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-07-03T20:21:39Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2009 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. (Author Abstract) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Taylor, C. A., Guterman, N. B., Lee, S. J., & Rathouz, P. J. (2009). Intimate partner violence, maternal stress, nativity, and risk for maternal maltreatment of young children. American Journal of Public Health, 99(1), 175. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2636621/pdf/175.pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11212/1546 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | American Journal of Public Health | en_US |
| dc.subject | child abuse | en_US |
| dc.subject | domestic violence | en_US |
| dc.subject | risk factors | en_US |
| dc.subject | research | en_US |
| dc.title | Intimate partner violence, maternal stress, nativity, and risk for maternal maltreatment of young children | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |