Intimate partner violence (IPV) adversely impacts child and adult well-being, as well as affects parenting processes. However, there is a need to understand the mechanisms by which IPV affects parenting and child outcomes. The current study examined the associations among maternal experiences of IPV (i.e., physical and verbal aggression), parenting processes, and toddler behavior in an understudied group: low-income Latinx families with very young children. Central American immigrant mothers (N = 169) were interviewed in their homes in Spanish or English, based on their preference. Mother–toddler interaction was video-recorded and coded for sensitive-engaged parenting and harsh-intrusive parenting. IPV exposure did not relate directly to parenting or to toddlers’ (ages 12–28 months) behavior. Rather, parenting stress significantly moderated the relation between IPV exposure and observed parenting behavior: for mothers with lower levels of parenting stress, IPV was positively associated with sensitive-engaged parenting, whereas for mothers with higher levels of parenting stress, IPV was positively associated with harsh-intrusive parenting. Moreover, for mothers with higher parenting stress, IPV exposure was associated with harsh-intrusive parenting behavior, which in turn was related to toddler behavior problems. In sum, parenting stress influenced the impact of IPV exposure on parenting behaviors, and on toddler behavior problems. The implications of these results for the design of parenting interventions for families affected by IPV are explored.

亲密伴侣暴力 (IPV) 会对儿童和成人的幸福感产生不利影响，并影响育儿过程。然而，有必要了解 IPV 影响育儿和儿童结果的机制。目前的研究在一个未被充分研究的群体中检查了 IPV 的母亲经历（即身体和言语攻击）、养育过程和幼儿行为之间的关联：有非常年幼孩子的低收入拉丁裔家庭。中美洲移民母亲 ( N = 169）根据他们的喜好在他们的家中接受了西班牙语或英语的采访。母婴互动被录像和编码，用于敏感的育儿和苛刻的侵入式育儿。IPV 暴露与育儿或幼儿（12-28 个月）的行为没有直接关系。相反，育儿压力显着缓和了 IPV 暴露与观察到的育儿行为之间的关系：对于育儿压力水平较低的母亲，IPV 与敏感的育儿方式呈正相关，而对于育儿压力水平较高的母亲，IPV 与严厉侵入式的养育方式。此外，对于育儿压力较高的母亲，IPV 暴露与苛刻的侵入性育儿行为有关，而后者又与幼儿行为问题有关。总共，育儿压力影响 IPV 暴露对育儿行为和幼儿行为问题的影响。探讨了这些结果对为受 IPV 影响的家庭设计育儿干预措施的影响。