Background:

Researchers have linked parent experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV) to engagement in more negative and less positive parenting behaviors with their own children. This parenting behavior is associated with more negative child social-emotional outcomes. There is little research examining the impact of exposure to IPV during childhood on subsequent parenting and child outcomes in the next generation. This study aimed to better understand the complex relationship between IPV, parenting, and child social-emotional development among mothers of toddler-aged children, using both mothers’ self-reported and observed parenting.

Method:

This study utilized longitudinal data from an economically disadvantaged, racially diverse sample of 120 women who participated in data collection across the perinatal period, until children were 2 years of age. Measures included self-reported and observed parenting, mother-reported IPV history, and mother-report of toddler social-emotional difficulties.

Results:

Childhood exposure to IPV predicted observed parenting problems, which in turn predicted greater toddler social-emotional problems. Conversely, adult experiences of IPV predicted self-reported parenting difficulties, which predicted greater toddler social-emotional problems.

Summary:

Findings suggest that exposure to IPV at different time points may influence parenting in different ways, representing unique pathways between maternal IPV experiences and child social-emotional difficulties

中文翻译：

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育儿在不同生命阶段的亲密伴侣暴力与幼儿社会情绪问题之间起到中介作用

背景：

研究人员将父母遭受亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 的经历与对自己孩子的消极和消极的养育行为联系起来。这种养育行为与更消极的儿童社交情绪结果有关。很少有研究调查童年时期接触 IPV 对下一代育儿和儿童结果的影响。本研究旨在通过母亲的自我报告和观察到的育儿方式，更好地了解 IPV、育儿和幼儿母亲的儿童社会情感发展之间的复杂关系。

方法：

这项研究利用了来自经济弱势、种族多样化的纵向数据，这些样本包括 120 名参与围产期数据收集的女性，直到孩子 2 岁。措施包括自我报告和观察到的养育方式、母亲报告的 IPV 历史以及母亲对幼儿社会情感困难的报告。

结果：

童年时期接触 IPV 预测了观察到的育儿问题，这反过来又预测了更大的幼儿社会情感问题。相反，成人的 IPV 经历预示着自我报告的育儿困难，这预示着更大的幼儿社会情感问题。

概括：

研究结果表明，在不同时间点接触 IPV 可能会以不同方式影响养育子女，代表了母亲 IPV 经历与儿童社交情感困难之间的独特途径