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Child abuse by mothers' boyfriends: Why the overrepresentation?

Margolin, Leslie·1992·Child Abuse & Neglect
DOI 10.1016/0145-2134(92)90070-8
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Abstract

This study showed that although mothers' boyfriends perform relatively little child care, they are responsible for substantially more child abuse than other nonparental caregivers. Using data drawn from interviews with single mothers and records of child abuse substantiated through child protection investigation, mothers' boyfriends' overrepresentation in child abuse was traced to five conditions: (a) the location of their child care in single parent families; (b) their gender; (c) the absence of genetic relationship between mothers' boyfriends and their partner's children; (d) mothers' boyfriends' perceived illegitimacy as caregivers and family members; and (e) mothers' boyfriends' rivalry with their partner's children. The limitations of these findings and implications for future research are discussed.

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  1. Margolin, 1990, Reframing child abuse into a phenomenon of gender, Presented at the meetings of the National Council on Family Relations, Seattle, WA

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Metadata

Authors
Margolin, L.
Affiliations
University of Iowa (US)
Corresponding author
Margolin, Leslie
ORCID
Margolin, Leslie
Venue
Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1992-07
Volume
16
Issue
4
Pages
541-551
ISSN
0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/0145-2134(92)90070-8
OpenAlex
W2061587152
Cited by
59
References
38
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 2 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 3
FWCI
1.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Child Welfare and Adoption
Keywords
child abuse, single mothers, single-parent families, child care, illegitimacy, genetic relatedness, child protection investigations, overrepresentation
MeSH terms
Adult, Child, Child Abuse, Child, Preschool, Family, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Middle Aged, Single Parent, Caregivers

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