Parenting behaviors and perceived parenting competence of child sexual abuse survivors
Abstract
Objective This paper reports data testing two alternative hypotheses: (1) the relationship between child sexual abuse and subsequent parenting attitudes and behaviors is a function of the third variable, growing up experiences other than CSA; and (2) maternal depression mediates the relationship between CSA and the same parenting variables. Method The current study was a retrospective survey of 516 very low-income, urban mothers. Parenting was assessed with three measures: The Parenting Competence Scale and the verbal and severe violence subscales of the Conflict Tactics Scale. Results Findings for two of the dependent variables, perceived parenting competence and severe violence, supported the third variable hypothesis. The mediational hypothesis was not supported for any of the parenting indicators. Conclusions Findings regarding the third variable hypothesis are discrepant from those of the one earlier study that tested this hypothesis, suggesting that before conclusions can be drawn regarding the effect of CSA on parenting further research is in order.
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Zuravin and Fontanella (1999) found that childhood sexual abuse was no longer associated with severe violence by mothers toward children after other childhood experiences were included in the model.
“Examining only the non-CPS referred women in this dataset, Zuravin and Fontanella (1999) found that CSA was no longer associated with severe violence by mothers toward their children after other childhood experiences were included in the model”
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 Zuravin and Fontanella, 1999
Two studies found no support for maternal sexual abuse being a significant risk factor once other childhood adversities such as other maltreatment were taken into account.
“Kim, Trickett and Putnam (2010) nor Zuravin and Fontanella (1999) found evidence to support the hypothesis that maternal sexual abuse is a significant risk factor, when it was considered along with other childhood adversities, such as other forms of child maltreatment.”
From Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Opportunities: Parenting, Programs, and the Reduction of Risk (2018) · cites this paper as Zuravin and Fontanella (1999)
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- Authors
- Zuravin, S. J., & Fontanella, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Corresponding author
- Zuravin, Susan J.
- ORCID
- Fontanella, Cynthia
- Venue
- Child Abuse & Neglect
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1999-07
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 623-632
- ISSN
- 0145-2134 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2164843192
- Cited by
- 63
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 0.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Child Abuse & Neglect (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Cancer Institute (90-CA-1376/02)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
- Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
- Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Keywords
- child sexual abuse, parental behavior, maternal depression, mediation, parenting attitudes, domestic violence, urban mothers
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Attitude, Child, Child Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual, Child, Preschool, Depression, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Middle Aged, Mothers, Poverty, Retrospective Studies, Urban Population, Parenting, Domestic Violence, Survivors
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