Averting Child Maltreatment: Individual, Economic, Social, and Community Resources that Promote Resilient Parenting

DuMont, Kimberly; Ehrhard-Dietzel, Susan; Kirkland, Kristen

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-0586-3_17

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“…Second, programs should work to enhance supportive current relationships for the parent, especially with respect to partner relationship satisfaction, parental satisfaction, and attachment to their children in order to break the cycle of maltreatment. There are a number of interventions, with supportive evidence, that promote improved parenting, parent-child attachment, and partner relationships (36, 38) that can be used as models.…”

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Breaking the Cycle of Maltreatment: The Role of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships

Thornberry

Henry

Smith

et al. 2013

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Purpose We examine two research questions. First, does a history of child maltreatment victimization significantly increase the likelihood of maltreatment perpetration during adulthood? Second, do safe, stable, and nurturing relationships (SSNRs) during early adulthood serve as direct protective factors, buffering protective factors, or both to interrupt intergenerational continuity in maltreating behaviors? Methods Data come from the Rochester Youth Development Study that followed a community sample from age 14 to 31 with 14 assessments. Maltreatment victimization records covering birth through 17 were collected from Child Protective Services records as were maltreatment perpetration records from age 21 to 30. Data on five SSNRs were measured during three interviews from age 21 to 23. Results There is a significant relationship between maltreatment victimization and maltreatment perpetration (OR = 2.57; 95% CI = 1.47, 4.50). Three of the five SSNRs investigated—relationship satisfaction, parental satisfaction, and attachment to child—served as direct protective factors, significantly reducing risk for those who had been maltreated. However, none of the interaction terms—between maltreatment victimization and the SSNR—were statistically significant, indicating that the SSNRs did not serve as buffering protective factors Conclusions Although a history of maltreatment significantly increases the risk of subsequent perpetration of maltreatment, enhancing safe, stable, and nurturing relationships with intimate partners and with children during early adulthood can decrease the odds that a victim of maltreatment will become a perpetrator. Mandated reporters and service providers should be aware of the risk posed by earlier maltreatment and be prepared to ameliorate that risk, in part by strengthening supportive social relationships.

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“…The visitor model also provides a supportive relationship and resources to support positive parenting as well as child safety. Other interventions that promote improved parenting, parent-child attachment, and partner relationships include Triple-P (37) and Healthy Families America (38). …”

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Breaking the Cycle of Maltreatment: The Role of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships

Thornberry

Henry

Smith

et al. 2013

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…However, studies of populations that are uniformly exposed to higher levels of stress (e.g. maltreated children, child soldiers, racially marginalized children) with very few supports show a distinct pattern of results: individual characteristics account for less of the positive developmental outcomes, whereas environmental factors, when measured, are more influential (Chandler & Lalonde, 1998; DuMont, Ehrhard‐Dietzel, & Kirkland, 2012; Klasen et al., 2010; Ungar, Liebenberg, Armstrong, Dudding, & van de Vijver, in press).…”

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Annual Research Review: What is resilience within the social ecology of human development?

Ungar

Ghazinour²,

Richter

2012

Child Psychology Psychiatry

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“…Communities impact all family members, adults and children alike. For instance, parents' unfavorable perceptions of their community negatively influence the parent–child relationship and youth outcomes (DuMont, Ehrhard‐Dietzel, & Kirkland, ). Parents who perceive their neighborhood as trustworthy and beneficial demonstrate a more positive parent–child relationship and their youth generally fare better (DuMont et al., ; Furstenberg et al., ).…”

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“…For instance, parents' unfavorable perceptions of their community negatively influence the parent–child relationship and youth outcomes (DuMont, Ehrhard‐Dietzel, & Kirkland, ). Parents who perceive their neighborhood as trustworthy and beneficial demonstrate a more positive parent–child relationship and their youth generally fare better (DuMont et al., ; Furstenberg et al., ). Questions remain, however, about the mechanisms by which parents' connections to their community spill over to impact youth well‐being and their experiences of family well‐being, such as parent–child relationship quality and family functioning.…”

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The Importance of Parents' Community Connections for Adolescent Well‐being: An Examination of Military Families

O’Neal

Mallette

Mancini

2018

American J of Comm Psychol

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Drawing from the Social Organization Theory of Action and Change (SOAC), this analysis of 223 military families, including active duty (AD) military and civilian partners, examines how parents' sense of community and community engagement (two elements of community connections) are associated with their own resilient coping, and ultimately with important outcomes capturing their adolescent offspring's individual well-being (depression, anxiety, and self-efficacy) and family well-being (family functioning and parenting quality). The roles of child gender and military context were also examined. Parents with stronger community connections, including greater sense of community and community engagement, reported more resilient coping when faced with adversity. The resilient coping of mothers, in turn, was particularly significant for more positive youth outcomes, when compared to that of fathers. While gender and military context were associated with individual and family well-being, analyses of model invariance indicated that the model fit similarly for male and female adolescents and those experiencing high and low levels of military transitions. Indirect effects were also examined. These findings illuminate malleable dimensions of both community life and family life, primarily showing that community contexts matter for multiple family members.

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Averting Child Maltreatment: Individual, Economic, Social, and Community Resources that Promote Resilient Parenting

Cited by 16 publications

References 71 publications

Breaking the Cycle of Maltreatment: The Role of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships

Breaking the Cycle of Maltreatment: The Role of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships

Annual Research Review: What is resilience within the social ecology of human development?

The Importance of Parents' Community Connections for Adolescent Well‐being: An Examination of Military Families

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