Abstract
This study examined whether depression and social support mediated the relationship between intimate partner violence (IPV) and parenting practices. Participants were 1,057 female primary caregiver-young adolescent pairs. (Sample included greater than 90 % biological mothers; hereafter, female primary caregivers are referred to as mother.) Findings indicated that IPV was associated positively with mothers' use of physical punishment and negatively with mothers' involvement in their children's education. Although depression and social support were not found to mediate the relationship between IPV and parenting practices, study findings suggest that IPV directly and negatively impacted mothers' parenting practices. In sum, findings point to the important role that IPV may play in explaining parenting practices for mothers living in high-risk urban environments.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 573-583 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Family Violence |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 2012 |
Keywords
- Depression
- Intimate partner violence
- Parenting
- Social support
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Clinical Psychology
- Law
- Sociology and Political Science