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Toward an integrated framework for understanding child physical abuse

Coohey, Carol, Braun, Norman·1997·Child Abuse & Neglect
DOI 10.1016/s0145-2134(97)00067-7
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Objectives The article constructed an integrated conceptual framework for understanding child physical abuse based on a content analysis of different theories. Three major determinants of physical abuse were identified: exposure to aggression, exposure to stressors, and access to resources. To test the framework, we included variables from all three major categories in the analyses.Methodology Data from a case-comparison study that included 81 physically abusive and 148 nonabusive mothers was used. Logistic regression determined the relative importance of the predictors.Results The probability of child physical abuse varied in the expected direction with the number of emotional resources received (listening, help with decision-making, companionship), the number of stressors experienced, and the mothers exposure to physical abuse by their own mothers, current partners, and former partners. The estimation results showed that exposure to aggression in one's own childhood (abused by one's own mother) and exposure to domestic violence in one's adult life (abused by one's previous and current partners) were the most potent factors for predicting whether a mother physically abused her child.Conclusion The results suggest further research on the interdependencies between domestic violence and child physical abuse.

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  • Childhood abuse confers significant risk for intergenerational transmission of abusive parenting, as the majority of maltreating parents reported having been abused in childhood, with rates in most studies at or above 75%.

    “the experience of abuse in childhood confers significant risk for the intergenerational transmission of abusive parenting behaviors, as the majority of maltreating parents reported having been abused in childhood (Coohey & Braun, 1997; Herrenkohl et al., 2013; Pears & Capaldi, 2001), with rates in most studies greater than or equal to 75%”

    From Intergenerational effects of childhood maltreatment: A systematic review of the parenting practices of adult survivors of childhood abuse, neglect, and violence. (2020) · cites this paper as Coohey & Braun, 1997

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Authors
Coohey, C., & Braun, N.
Affiliations
  • University of Iowa (US)
  • University of Bern (CH)
Corresponding author
Coohey, Carol
ORCID
Coohey, Carol
Venue
Child Abuse & Neglect
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1997-11
Volume
21
Issue
11
Pages
1081-1094
ISSN
0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0145-2134(97)00067-7
OpenAlex
W1971742530
Cited by
91
References
47
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 6
FWCI
1.05
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (1f31mh010340-01)
  • National Institute of Mental Health (F31-MH10340-01)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
Keywords
child physical abuse, domestic violence, intergenerational transmission of abuse, maternal aggression, stressors, emotional resources, maternal support, childhood abuse, partner abuse, conceptual framework, risk factors
MeSH terms
Adult, Aggression, Child Abuse, Child, Preschool, Female, Humans, Mothers, Problem Solving, Stress, Psychological, Case-Control Studies, Domestic Violence, Battered Women

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