Research article summary (published 30 Aug 2006):

The mediating role of parenting stress in the relation between intimate partner violence and child adjustment.

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This study examined the role of maternal parenting stress in the relation between intimate partner violence (IPV) and children's emotional and behavioral problems among 139 African American children between the ages of 8 and 12 years. Structural equation modeling was used to investigate a mediational model examining maternal reports of IPV and parenting stress and both mother and child reports of child adjustment. Results suggest that parenting stress helps explain the link between IPV and child emotional and behavioral problems. Findings from this study highlight the importance of parenting stress in outcomes of children from low-income African American families who experience IPV. Copyright (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved.

Author information

Author/s: Owen, Ashley E (AE); Thompson, Martie P (MP); Kaslow, Nadine J (NJ);

Affiliation: Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Emory University, Decatur, GA 30034, USA. aeowen(-atsign-)emory.edu

Grants: R49/CCR419767-0 (Agency:PHS HHS)

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

Journal: Journal of family psychology : JFP : journal of the Division of Family Psychology of the American Psychological Association (Division 43) (J Fam Psychol), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2006-Sep; vol 20 (issue 3) : pp 505-13

Dates: Created 2006/08/29; Completed 2006/10/04; Revised 2007/11/14;

PMID: 16938009, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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Adaptation, Psychological - physiology Adult Affective Symptoms - etiology; psychology African Americans - psychology Child Child Behavior - psychology Child Behavior Disorders - etiology; psychology Child Psychology - methods Female Humans

Internal-External Control Male Middle Aged Models, Psychological Mother-Child Relations Mothers - psychology Parenting - psychology Spouse Abuse - psychology Stress, Psychological - complications; etiology; psychology Urban Population

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