Underlying mechanisms for racial disparities in parent-child physical and psychological aggression and child abuse risk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding factors that contribute to parents' use of physical and psychological parent-child aggression (PCA) is critical in efforts to mitigate child maltreatment.

Objective

Extant research has not adequately distinguished risk factors that may differ by race.

Participants and methods

The present study investigated potential racial differences in worry, approval of PCA, justification for PCA use, negative child intent attributions, and discrimination experiences in relation to child abuse risk and physical and psychological PCA use in a sample of 292 Black (44.9 %) and White mothers.

Results

As hypothesized, compared to White mothers, Black mothers demonstrated higher child abuse risk and reported more PCA use, stronger approval for using PCA, a

SUBMITTER: Rodriguez CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8252690 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature