Maltreatment perpetrated by fathers may entail distinct characteristics and threats, and therefore differing effects from maltreatment perpetrated by mothers alone. This study examines the extent to which father perpetration of maltreatment is associated with variability in subsequent adolescent health outcomes relative to mother-alone maltreatment. A sample of youth (N = 377) with recently completed Child Protective Services investigations concerning reports of maltreatment attributed to fathers and/or mothers was drawn from the second National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being. Youth were 11-17 years old (M = 13.8, SD = 2) at 18-month follow-up. Predictor variables (baseline) included caseworker-reported perpetrator (father vs mother alone), maltreatment type and severity, and co-occurring risk factors (prior reports of maltreatment, caregiver substance use, serious mental health problems, and recent arrest or detention, and intimate partner violence). Outcome measures were youth-reported sexual risk behavior (the number of past-year sexual partners), substance use severity (use of illicit drugs other than marijuana, number of substances used, and CRAFFT raw scores), and parent-to-adolescent physical aggression (minor, moderate, and severe) at 18-month follow-up. Structural equation modeling assessed the effects of father perpetration on outcomes. Father perpetration was prospectively associated with more parent-to-adolescent aggression (β = 0.16, p = .034) and less sexual risk behavior (β = −0.17, p = .017) than mother-alone perpetration. Findings suggest protective effects of father perpetration relative to mother-alone perpetration on sexual risk taking but greater risk on further victimization by parents. Future research is needed to replicate findings and examine potential youth gender differences.

父亲实施的虐待可能带来不同的特征和威胁，因此与仅由母亲实施的虐待产生不同的影响。本研究探讨了父亲施虐的程度与随后的青少年健康结果相对于母亲单独虐待的变异性的相关性。从第二次全国儿童和青少年福祉调查中抽取了最近完成的儿童保护服务调查关于归因于父亲和/或母亲的虐待报告的青年样本（N = 377）。青少年为 11-17 岁 ( M = 13.8, SD= 2) 在 18 个月的随访中。预测变量（基线）包括个案工作者报告的施暴者（父亲与母亲单独）、虐待类型和严重程度，以及同时发生的风险因素（虐待的先前报告、照顾者药物使用、严重的心理健康问题以及最近被捕或拘留，以及亲密伴侣暴力）。结果测量是青少年报告的性风险行为（过去一年性伴侣的数量）、物质使用严重程度（使用大麻以外的非法药物、使用的物质数量和 CRAFFT 原始分数）以及父母对青少年的身体18 个月随访时的攻击行为（轻微、中度和严重）。结构方程模型评估了父亲犯罪对结果的影响。父亲的犯罪行为与更多的父母对青少年的攻击有关（β = 0.16, p = .034) 和更少的性风险行为 ( β = -0.17, p = .017) 比母亲单独的犯罪行为。研究结果表明，相对于母亲单独的犯罪行为，父亲的犯罪行为对性风险承担具有保护作用，但对父母进一步受害的风险更大。未来的研究需要重复研究结果并检查潜在的青年性别差异。