CHILD ABUSERS AS PARENTS AND CHILDREN - A REVIEW

• NCJ Number: 38880
• Journal: Social Work Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Dated: (JANUARY 1977) Pages: 5-9
• Author(s): S JAYARATNE
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 5 pages
• Corporate Author: National Assoc of School Workers
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Best Practice/State-of-the-Art Review
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE LITERATURE CONCERNING TWO WIDELY HELD BELIEFS ABOUT PARENTS WHO ABUSE THEIR CHILDREN.

Abstract

DISCUSSED IS THE VALIDITY OF THE IDEAS THAT CHILD ABUSERS ARE INADEQUATE PARENTS AND THAT THEY EXPERIENCED ABUSE THEMSELVES AS CHILDREN. THE AUTHOR FEELS THAT WHERE STUDIES IN THE LITERATURE FAIL IN THE EXAMINATION AND DELINEATION OF DIFFERENT PARENTING STYLES BETWEEN ABUSING AND NONABUSING FAMILY SYSTEMS. THIS QUALITATIVE DIFFERENCE SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FROM DIFFERENT CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES BEFORE PARENT TRAINING PROGRAMS ARE IMPLEMENTED. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THERE IS LITTLE OR NO EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE TO SUBSTANTIATE THE IDEA THAT ABUSING PARENTS FOLLOW PARENTING PRACTICES THAT ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM THOSE OF NONABUSING PARENTS. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)...KAP