Mothers' Potential for Child Abuse: The Roles of Childhood Abuse and Social Resources
Nursing ResearchPublished 1 March 1998
Lynne A. Hall, Barbara Sachs, Mary Kay Rayens
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Investigating the potential buffering effects of multiple dimensions of social resources on the relationship between childhood abuse and mothers' potential for physical child abuse found the levels of physical and sexual abuse in childhood were positively associated with the mothers' child abuse potential.
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Low-income mothers face many stressors because of their lack of economic resources. This, coupled with a lack of social resources and a history of childhood abuse, makes low-income, single mothers particularly at risk for abusive parenting. The lives of these women and their children may be enhanced by assisting the women to improve their social resources which, ultimately, may reduce their potential for child abuse. Future research should focus on identifying factors that predict and/or modify the potential for abusive parenting as well as actual abuse.
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