Abuse as a Predictor of Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents

Kashani, Javad H.; Shekin, Walid O.; Burk, Jerry P.; Beck, Niels C.

doi:10.1207/s15374424jccp1601_6

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“…Maltreatment was associated with aggression, delinquency, social withdrawal, and schizoid behavior. Some researchers have suggesi:ed that children's experiences in the home are more related to problem behavior than specific parental psychiatric diagnoses (Kashani et al, 1987;Rutter & Quinton, 1984). At the present time, little is known about the day-to-day parenting styles of psychiatrically disturbed and maltreating parents.…”

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“…First, they have behavioral problems similar to those shown by children with psychiatrically disturbed parents (Camras et al, 1983;Dodge et al, 1990;Kashani, Shekim, Burk & Beck, 1987;Perry etal., 1983;Reidy, Anderegg, Tracy & Cotler, 1980;Widom, 1989). Kashani et al (1987) found that childhood maladustment was related more strongly to maltreatment than to a parental diagnosis of affective disorder. Second, it has been demonstrated that child maltreatment is increased in families with a psychiatrically disturbed parent (Sloane & Meier, 1983); in fact, a number of our subjects were exposed to both risk factors (e.g.…”

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The Relationship between Cognitive Functions and Behavioral Deviance in Children At Risk for Psychopathology

Bergman

Walker

1995

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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Previous studies have generally found that children at risk for psychopathology (i.e. children characterized by risk factors such as parental psychopathology and maltreatment) display more deviant behavior and cognitive dysfunctions than children not at risk. The present study examined the relationship between behavioral deviance and cognition in children characterized by a variety of risk factors (parental schizophrenia, parental psychiatric disorders other than schizophrenia, parental maltreatment). The results indicated that the effects of parental schizophrenia could be distinguished from the more generalized effects of maltreatment and that cognitive deficits were associated with schizoid behavior in children at risk for schizophrenia. These findings suggest that cognitive ability may serve as a moderator of vulnerability to maladjustment in children at risk for schizophrenia.

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The Relationship between Cognitive Functions and Behavioral Deviance in Children At Risk for Psychopathology

Bergman

Walker

1995

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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“…That is, the contention that children who are abused or who witness interparental aggression grow up to be abusers has come to be seen as a “deterministic truism” (Straus & Gelles, 1995, p. 19). Nonetheless, many studies suggesting a relationship between growing up in an aggressive environment and later behaving aggressively in the home are based on anecdotal reports or on data drawn from distinctive populations, such as clinical populations of abused children (Kashani, Shekim, Burk, & Beck, 1987) or battered women in shelters (e.g., Walker, 1979). A closer look at an ever‐growing body of evidence reveals that empirical research has inconsistently supported the intergenerational transmission of violence theory.…”

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The Intergenerational Transmission of Spouse Abuse: A Meta‐Analysis

Stith

Rosen

Middleton

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J of Marriage and Family

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ࡗThe Intergenerational Transmission of Spouse Abuse: A Meta-AnalysisThis study uses meta-analytic procedures to examine the relationship between growing up in a violent home and subsequently becoming part of a violent marital relationship. Our meta-analysis examines published and unpublished research studies that investigate the relationship between witnessing or experiencing family violence in childhood and receiving or perpetrating violence in an adult heterosexual cohabiting or marital relationship. The findings of this meta-analysis suggest there is a weak-to-moderate relationship between growing up in an abusive family and becoming involved in a violent marital relationship. Differential effects of gender and sample type are also discussed.The intergenerational transmission of violence is one of the most often studied explanations of part-Department of Human Development, Virginia Tech, 7054 Haycock Road, Falls Church, VA 22043 (sstith@vt.edu).

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“…Parenting practices, aside from physical discipline, may be relied upon more often during the adolescent period. The findings of the current study emphasize that the link between physical punishment, including abusive physical discipline, may not be straightforward, although the literature often treats it as such (Ammerman et al, 1986;Kashani et al, 1987).…”

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“…Parental disciplinary strategies are associated with both child and adolescent outcomes. For example, experience of physical abuse during childhood has been associated with depression, low self‐esteem, suicidality, aggression, and delinquency in adolescents (Ammerman, Cassisi, Hersen, & VanHasselt, 1986; Becker, Kaplan, Tenke, & Tartaglini, 1991; Galambos & Dixon, 1984; Kashani, Shekim, Burk, & Beck, 1987). Recent studies, however, have found that not only are physically abusive strategies associated with negative child outcomes, but also that other, more “normative” disciplinary practices are linked to poor adjustment.…”

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Parent‐Adolescent Relationships, Physical Disciplinary History, and Adjustment in Adolescents

DeVet

1997

Family Process

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Physical discipline occurs within the context of the parent-child relationship, yet it is often not examined within this important context. The current study examined whether negative effects of physical discipline on older adolescent adjustment are mediated by the overall parent-child relationship. The sample consisted of 253, mostly Caucasian, middle-class, adolescent participants (mean age = 18.4, 67% female). Physical punishment history, parent-adolescent relationships, and adjustment were assessed with self-report instruments. For females, relationships with parents partially mediated the association between physical punishment and adjustment. Physical punishment was negatively associated with both adjustment and parent-adolescent relationships. For males, physical punishment was not related to adjustment. Parent-adolescent relationships were positively associated with adjustment for both females and males. Physical punishment by fathers was negatively associated with father-son relationships. The results suggest the importance of exploring links between physical punishment and adjustment within the context of parent-child relationship, as well as examining males, females, mothers, and fathers separately.

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Abuse as a Predictor of Psychopathology in Children and Adolescents

Cited by 37 publications

References 18 publications

The Relationship between Cognitive Functions and Behavioral Deviance in Children At Risk for Psychopathology

The Relationship between Cognitive Functions and Behavioral Deviance in Children At Risk for Psychopathology

The Intergenerational Transmission of Spouse Abuse: A Meta‐Analysis

Parent‐Adolescent Relationships, Physical Disciplinary History, and Adjustment in Adolescents

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