Examining pregnant women's hostile attributions about infants as a predictor of offspring maltreatment
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IMPORTANCE: Child maltreatment is a serious public health problem that disproportionately affects infants and toddlers. In the interest of informing prevention and intervention efforts, this study examined pregnant women's attributions about infants as a risk factor for child maltreatment and harsh parenting during their children's first and second years. We also provide specific methods for practitioners to assess hostile attributions. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate pregnant women's hostile attributions about infants as a risk factor for early child maltreatment and harsh parenting. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal study. SETTING: A small Southeastern city and its surrounding county. PARTICIPANTS: A diverse, community-based sample of 499 pregnant women. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: Official records of child maltreatment and mother-reported harsh parenting behaviors. Hostile attributions were examined in terms of women's beliefs about infants' negative intentions (eg, the extent to which infants purposefully dirty their diapers). RESULTS: Mothers' hostile attributions increased the likelihood that their child would be maltreated by the age of 26 months (adjusted odds ratio, 1.26 [90% CI, 1.02-1.56]). Mothers who made more hostile attributions during pregnancy reported engaging in more harsh parenting behaviors when their children were toddlers (β = 0.14, P < .05). Both associations were robust to the inclusion of 7 psychosocial covariates. CONCLUSIONS: AND RELEVANCE: A pregnant woman's hostile attributions about infant's intentions signal risk for maltreatment and harsh parenting of her child during the first years of life. Practitioners' attention to women's hostile attributions may help identify those in need of immediate practitioner input and/or referral to parenting services.
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- Authors
- Berlin, L. J., Dodge, K. A., & Reznick, J. S.
- Affiliations
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- Venue
- JAMA Pediatrics
- Publisher
- American Medical Association (AMA)
- Published
- 2013-06-01
- Volume
- 167
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 549
- ISSN
- 1072-4710 (ISSN-L)
- 2168-6203
- PMC
- PMC3753676
- OpenAlex
- W1970325990
- Cited by
- 71
- References
- 18
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 6 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 3
- FWCI
- 7.79
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- europepmc.org
- Locations
- Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5p20da017589-05)
- National Institute of Mental Health (K01MH70378, K01MH070378)
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (P20- DA017589, P30DA023026)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Keywords
- hostile attribution, child abuse, harsh parenting, prenatal risk factors, early childhood, toddlers, parenting services, risk assessment
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Attitude, Child, Child Abuse, Child, Preschool, Female, Hostility, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Maternal Behavior, Pregnancy, Prospective Studies, Surveys and Questionnaires, Risk Factors, Linear Models, Logistic Models, Parenting, Intention, Young Adult, Self Report
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