Parenting in Females Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence and Childhood Sexual Abuse

• NCJ Number: 242765
• Journal: Journal of Child Sexual Abuse Volume: 21 Issue: 6 Dated: November - December 2012 Pages: 684-700
• Author(s): Anna E. Jaffe; Christopher C. Cranston; Joanna O. Shadlow
• Date Published: December 2012
• Length: 17 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This study expands on existing research by examining the effects of child sexual abuse and intimate partner violence on parenting styles and parenting self-efficacy.

Abstract

Child sexual abuse and intimate partner violence may have a significant impact on parenting. The current study expands on existing research by examining the effects of child sexual abuse and intimate partner violence on parenting styles and parenting self-efficacy. In women from a parenting intervention program (n=20), child sexual abuse was related to lower parenting self-efficacy and more permissive parenting. In women at a domestic violence shelter (n=45), child sexual abuse was related to current sexual coercion of the partner, and authoritative parenting was related to higher parenting self-efficacy. These results indicate that having a history of child sexual abuse should be taken into consideration when dealing with mothers in violent relationships. Abstract published by arrangement with Taylor and Francis.