The influence of maternal history of abuse on parenting knowledge and behavior

Bert, Shannon Carothers; Guner, Bella Mironovna; Lanzi, Robin Gaines; Centersfor Preventionof Child Neglect

doi:10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00545.x

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The influence of maternal history of abuse on parenting knowledge and behavior

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Bert, Shannon Carothers, Guner, Bella Mironovna, Lanzi, Robin Gaines, Centersfor Preventionof Child Neglect·2009·Family Relations

DOI 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00545.xPMC PMC3118393

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This study examined the intergenerational transmission of abuse among a sample of 681 teen, adult low‐resource, and adult high‐resource first‐time mothers. Participants ranged in age from 14 to 36 years, with a mean of 20 years. Exposure to childhood emotional and to physical abuse were associated with 6‐month parenting behavior but not with parenting knowledge. Teen mothers, as opposed to adult mothers, had higher mean scores for exposure to childhood emotional and physical abuse. Adult high‐resource mothers reported lower mean scores on each abuse outcome than both teen and adult low‐resource mothers. For the total sample of mothers, as past exposure to emotional and physical abuse increased, maternal responsivity decreased and opinions toward, and propensities for, abusive behavior increased.

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Among first-time mothers, greater childhood emotional and physical abuse reports were linked to lower self-reported responsivity to their 6-month-old infants, while childhood sexual abuse reports were not linked.
“increased reports of emotional abuse and physical abuse in childhood were associated with lower reported responsivity to their 6 month old babies, but reported CSA experiences were not associated”
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Authors: Bert, S. C., Guner, B. M., Lanzi, R. G., & Neglect, C. P. C.
Affiliations: University of Oklahoma (US)
University of Maryland, College Park (US)
Georgetown University (US)
ORCID: Lanzi, Robin Gaines
Venue: Family Relations
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 2009-03-26
Volume: 58
Issue: 2
Pages: 176-187
ISSN: 0197-6664 (ISSN-L)
1741-3729
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00545.x
PMC: PMC3118393
OpenAlex: W2048535658
Cited by: 123
References: 36
Citations by year: 2026: 4 · 2025: 8 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 11 · 2022: 8 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 8 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 6 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 7
FWCI: 4.81
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations: Family Relations (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD039456, K01HD042173)
Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Intimate Partner and Family Violence
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
Keywords: intergenerational transmission of abuse, childhood emotional abuse, child physical abuse, parenting knowledge, parental behavior, maternal responsiveness, adolescent mothers, low-income mothers

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