Addressing child-to-parent violence: developmental and intervention considerations

Curtis, Ashlee; Harries, Travis; Moulds, Lauren Grace

doi:10.1080/13229400.2019.1682643

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“…In this way, the affectivity and quality of family relationships are essential to prevent the development and maintenance of APV (Contreras and Cano, 2014;Ibabe and Bentler, 2016;Beckmann et al, 2017;Suárez-Relinque et al, 2019). Therefore, programs aimed at parental warmth are recommended (Bisby et al, 2017;Curtis et al, 2019).…”

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“…The parents of APV adolescents were reluctant to impose discipline when children misbehaved, and showed lower levels of affect and support Ibabe et al, 2013;Calvete et al, 2015). Recent studies support the relevance of affection and attachment in family relations (Beckmann et al, 2017;Curtis et al, 2019;Suárez-Relinque et al, 2019) with girls and boys who failed to receive affection adopting inappropriate problem-solving strategies, including APV Cortina and Martín, 2020), whilst boys and girls exposed to coercive parental behavior appear to be at an increased risk of developing behavioral problems (Pasalich et al, 2011). Complementarily, several empirical studies have shown that affective warmth, emotional nurturance, and support giving were protective factors against the risk of violent behavior in children and adolescents (Jiménez-García et al, 2019;Suárez-Relinque et al, 2019;Cortina and Martín, 2020).…”

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Adolescent-to-Parent Violence: Psychological and Family Adjustment

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Adolescent-to-Parent Violence (APV) or Child-to-Parent Violence (CPV) is a specific form of violence that has remained inconspicuous until recently, but is becoming a mounting social issue and is increasingly the focus of scientific research. Of the variables related to APV, the study assessed the characteristics of the family system and its relationship to the psychosocial adjustment of adolescents, an aspect scarcely examined in the literature. Thus, a field study was performed on a community sample of 210 adolescents aged 12–17 years (51.4% girls) who were assessed on measurements of APV, parenting (parental socialization), victimization, and psychological adjustment (personal, family, and school). The results revealed higher rates of psychological APV, and no gender effects in violence exercised against either parent. The adolescents involved in APV exhibited a greater psychological maladjustment in the different areas under analysis. Moreover, adolescents engaging in psychological APV reported a parental socialization style characterized by severe strictness and supervision in comparison to non-aggressors not implicated in psychological APV. Finally, adolescents exercising APV who were victimized by their parents showed more psychological, personal, and school maladjustment. These results have implications for needs analysis and the planning of community prevention strategies.

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Adolescent-to-Parent Violence: Psychological and Family Adjustment

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“…Since the first explicit reference to APV was made in a scientific publication in 1957 (Sears et al, 1957), research has been directed primarily at establishing the prevalence of the phenomenon, developing measurement instruments, and analyzing the variables associated with this behavior (Simmons et al, 2018;Calvete and Pereira, 2019b). Studies related to interventions have also been published, although to a lesser extent (e.g., Ibabe et al, 2018;Curtis et al, 2019).…”

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What Goes on in This House Do Not Stay in This House: Family Variables Related to Adolescent-to-Parent Offenses

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Research on adolescent-to-parent violence (APV) associates specific psychosocial characteristics with adolescents who assault their parents, whether they are within or outside the juvenile justice system, or whether these characteristics are shared by other adolescents convicted of other crimes. The aim of this paper is to compare three groups of adolescents. Those who have been sentenced for APV are compared with adolescents who have committed other crimes, and with a group who have not been involved in the justice system. The sample used consists of 148 male participants between the ages of 14 and 21. A comparison is made regarding type of self-reported behavior, frequency of drug use, academic performance, exposure to violence, self-concept, and parents’ conflict resolution tactics. The results obtained indicate that adolescents with judicial measures, regardless of the crime committed, differ from those who have not been in trouble with the justice system in terms of them having suffered violence in the street, the frequency with which they use drugs and in their academic achievement. Likewise, adolescents convicted of APV differ from the other two groups in the frequency with which they are victims of violence at home, in that their mothers use the tactic of asking somebody else for help as a way of solving marital conflicts, and in having a more negative family self-concept. The results are discussed highlighting the importance of taking into account whether a sample is judicial, clinical, or community, and the specific APV behaviors which are measured.

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“…Proactive and reactive aggression have unique processes and environments associated with their use (Hubbard et al, 2010), which can form the basis for individualised (McAdams, 2002), responsive, and thus more effective treatment (Andrews et al, 2011). A review by Curtis et al (2019) has previously provided guidance on how these interventions could be adapted. Alongside the tailoring of intervention, the ability for service providers to identify the function of CPV will also aide in risk-appropriate delivery of intervention, and the identification of severe cases (which proactive aggression is an indicator of; Smeets et al, 2017).…”

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The Child-to-Parent Violence Functions Scale (CPV-F): Development and Validation

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Purpose The function (i.e., the motivation) of child-to-parent violence (CPV) is an important consideration for intervention but under researched, primarily due to a lack of appropriate measurement tools. The current study aimed to develop and validate a caregiver-report measure of the function of CPV (the Child-to-Parent Violence Functions Scale [CPV-F]). Methods One-hundred-and-twenty-one caregivers (94% female) ranging from 27 to 68 years of age (M = 45.36, SD = 8.35) completed an online survey reporting on experiences of CPV from a young person, who were mostly male (63%) and aged between 5 and 24 years (M = 12.71, SD = 4.77). Results The current study shows that the motivation for CPV varies across three related but distinct functions: Reactive (i.e., in response to perceived or actual threat, transgression, or intrusion), Affective (i.e., driven by internal frustration, fear, or emotional conflict), and Proactive (i.e., instrumental, callous, and planned). The CPV-F demonstrated predictive and concurrent validity, as well as adequate reliability across subscales. Conclusions Future research should consider the function of CPV, as it may impact the relevance of risk factors. Moving forward, the CPV-F could be used for comprehensive investigative profiling, with a focus on parent and dyadic factors, to resolve heterogeneity in the field. Such factors are crucial to intervention yet under explored. As a caregiver-report measure, the CPV-F is well-positioned to aid in these investigations.

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Addressing child-to-parent violence: developmental and intervention considerations

Cited by 10 publications

References 112 publications

Adolescent-to-Parent Violence: Psychological and Family Adjustment

Adolescent-to-Parent Violence: Psychological and Family Adjustment

What Goes on in This House Do Not Stay in This House: Family Variables Related to Adolescent-to-Parent Offenses

The Child-to-Parent Violence Functions Scale (CPV-F): Development and Validation

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