Associations among victimization, communication, and social competence in mother-child dyads exposed to intimate partner violence

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES Child Abuse & Neglect Pub Date : 2025-03-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-01 DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107298

Taylor Napier , Kathryn H. Howell , Kari Thomsen , Caitlyn Maye , Idia B. Thurston

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Abstract

Background

Mothers' experiences of child abuse (CA) and adulthood intimate partner violence (IPV) are linked with poorer social emotional functioning in their children.

Objective

The current study examined direct relations between mothers' CA, mothers' adulthood IPV, and children's direct victimization on children's social competence using a cross-sectional dyadic design. The indirect effects of types of violence through open communication on children's social competence were also assessed.

Participants and setting

Mother-child dyads (N = 162) were recruited from community organizations in the MidSouth region of the United States; all mothers (M_age = 35.24, SD = 6.70; 80.7 % Black) reported IPV exposure in the past 6 months. On average, children were 12 years old (M_age = 12.38, SD = 2.84; 59 % female) and predominantly Black (85.5 %).

Methods

A mediated path model assessed the direct effects of mothers' CA, mothers' adulthood IPV, and children's direct victimization on children's social competence, and the indirect effects of these violence variables through open mother-child communication on social competence.

Results

The path model yielded a strong fit [χ²(10) = 10.52, p = .38; RMSEA = 0.02 [CI, 0.00–0.09]; CFI = 0.99; SRMR = 0.04]. An indirect-only mediation effect was found between children's direct victimization through open mother-child communication on their social competence (β = −0.07, p = .025; 95 % CI [−0.18, −0.01]; children exposed to more direct victimization reported less open communication, which was linked to lower social competence.

Conclusions

Results demonstrate the relation between direct victimization and children's view of themselves and their relationship with their caregivers. Increasing access to family-based interventions that reduce conflict and strengthen mother-child communication could promote children's social competence following direct victimization.

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遭受亲密伴侣暴力的母子二人受害、沟通和社会能力之间的关系。

背景：母亲遭受儿童虐待（CA）和成年期亲密伴侣暴力（IPV）的经历与儿童较差的社会情感功能有关。目的：本研究采用横断面双元设计，探讨母亲CA、母亲成年期IPV和儿童直接受害对儿童社会能力的直接影响。通过公开交流的各种暴力对儿童社会能力的间接影响也进行了评估。参与者和环境：从美国中南部地区的社区组织招募了母子二人组（N = 162）；所有母亲(Mage = 35.24, SD = 6.70；80.7%（黑人）报告在过去6个月内暴露于IPV。儿童平均年龄为12岁(Mage = 12.38, SD = 2.84；59%为女性)，主要是黑人（85.5%）。方法：采用中介路径模型，评估母亲CA、母亲成年期IPV和儿童直接受害对儿童社会能力的直接影响，以及这些暴力变量通过开放的母婴沟通对儿童社会能力的间接影响。结果：路径模型得到了强拟合[χ2(10) = 10.52, p = .38；Rmsea = 0.02 [ci, 0.00-0.09]；cfi = 0.99；srmr = 0.04]。开放式母子沟通直接受害对儿童社会能力存在间接中介效应(β = -0.07, p = 0.025；95% ci [-0.18, -0.01]；遭受更直接伤害的儿童报告说，他们的公开交流更少，这与较低的社会能力有关。结论：结果表明直接受害与儿童的自我观及与照顾者的关系有关。增加以家庭为基础的干预措施，减少冲突和加强母子沟通，可以在直接受害后提高儿童的社会能力。

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Child Abuse & Neglect Multiple-

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期刊介绍： Official Publication of the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect The International Journal, provides an international, multidisciplinary forum on all aspects of child abuse and neglect, with special emphasis on prevention and treatment; the scope extends further to all those aspects of life which either favor or hinder child development. While contributions will primarily be from the fields of psychology, psychiatry, social work, medicine, nursing, law enforcement, legislature, education, and anthropology, the Journal encourages the concerned lay individual and child-oriented advocate organizations to contribute.