Pub Date : 2016-07-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2016.1219244
Morgan Shaw
ABSTRACT This commentary is in response to the article, “Examining the use of ‘parental alienation syndrome,’” and provides useful information to individuals and institutions within both the mental health and legal fields. Further exploration of the concepts within Richard Gardner’s parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is important given the fact that PAS has no methodologically sound, peer-reviewed research and yet legal systems and mental health professionals continue to rely on it greatly in making very important legal decisions that affect the lives of many. While attorneys, judges, or clinicians may not say a child is suffering from PAS, or may never even use the term “alienating,” they still base their opinions and subsequent recommendations on Gardner’s concepts and ideology. Articles like this one hopefully bring light to these important areas and bring the focus back on what is in the best interest of the children.
{"title":"Commentary for “Examining the use of ‘parental alienation syndrome’”","authors":"Morgan Shaw","doi":"10.1080/15379418.2016.1219244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2016.1219244","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This commentary is in response to the article, “Examining the use of ‘parental alienation syndrome,’” and provides useful information to individuals and institutions within both the mental health and legal fields. Further exploration of the concepts within Richard Gardner’s parental alienation syndrome (PAS) is important given the fact that PAS has no methodologically sound, peer-reviewed research and yet legal systems and mental health professionals continue to rely on it greatly in making very important legal decisions that affect the lives of many. While attorneys, judges, or clinicians may not say a child is suffering from PAS, or may never even use the term “alienating,” they still base their opinions and subsequent recommendations on Gardner’s concepts and ideology. Articles like this one hopefully bring light to these important areas and bring the focus back on what is in the best interest of the children.","PeriodicalId":45478,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Custody","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87528723","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-06-24DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2016.1204581
Catherine E. Kaukinen, Ráchael A. Powers, Silke Meyer
ABSTRACT Using victimization data, this study provides national estimates of childhood exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and other risky parental behaviors. According to respondent reports, 13% of these families are characterized by emotional abuse and 5% by physical violence. This equates to over 765,000 Canadian children potentially exposed to domestic abuse that includes emotional abuse and over 294,000 children exposed to physical violence. Our research further identifies that children residing in family households experiencing IPV are exposed to a multitude of other high-risk parental behaviors. When compared to children in nonvictim households, children in households experiencing IPV are more likely to have a parent using medications for sleep, to calm down, for depression, or having a parent that engages in binge drinking. These findings point to the importance of interventions addressing a multitude of risk factors present in families affected by IPV to minimize the adverse impacts on children.
{"title":"Estimating Canadian childhood exposure to intimate partner violence and other risky parental behaviors","authors":"Catherine E. Kaukinen, Ráchael A. Powers, Silke Meyer","doi":"10.1080/15379418.2016.1204581","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2016.1204581","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Using victimization data, this study provides national estimates of childhood exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) and other risky parental behaviors. According to respondent reports, 13% of these families are characterized by emotional abuse and 5% by physical violence. This equates to over 765,000 Canadian children potentially exposed to domestic abuse that includes emotional abuse and over 294,000 children exposed to physical violence. Our research further identifies that children residing in family households experiencing IPV are exposed to a multitude of other high-risk parental behaviors. When compared to children in nonvictim households, children in households experiencing IPV are more likely to have a parent using medications for sleep, to calm down, for depression, or having a parent that engages in binge drinking. These findings point to the importance of interventions addressing a multitude of risk factors present in families affected by IPV to minimize the adverse impacts on children.","PeriodicalId":45478,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Custody","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80800084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-03-17DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2016.1164650
Kyung-shick Choi, E. Englander, Youngki Woo, Jisun Choi, Ji-Eun Kim, Hyejung Kim
ABSTRACT This study attempts to address the dearth of information about child sexual abuse (CSA) and psychological functioning in Korean children by measuring the psychological impact of sexual abuse on children in South Korea. The original data were collected on 92 sexually abused children (age 13 or younger) who underwent medical forensic interviews and psychological evaluations prior to treatment. This study collected additional data reflecting specific psychological evaluations from a control group drawn from five randomly chosen elementary schools. The psychological impact on the group of sexually abused children was compared to the control group via the assessment of four major psychological diagnostic criteria: (1) Child Attribution Perception Scale (CAPS), (2) Self-Esteem Scale (SES), (3) Parental Behavior Scale-Child reporting (PBS), and (4) State Trait Anxiety Inventory-Children (STAI-C). Using structural equation modeling, the findings indicated that the abused and control-group children differed significantly on these four psychological criteria. Policy recommendations addressing victim, parent, and health provider needs are reviewed.
{"title":"A comparison of attributions, self-esteem, anxiety, and parental attachment in sexually abused and non-abused Korean children","authors":"Kyung-shick Choi, E. Englander, Youngki Woo, Jisun Choi, Ji-Eun Kim, Hyejung Kim","doi":"10.1080/15379418.2016.1164650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2016.1164650","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study attempts to address the dearth of information about child sexual abuse (CSA) and psychological functioning in Korean children by measuring the psychological impact of sexual abuse on children in South Korea. The original data were collected on 92 sexually abused children (age 13 or younger) who underwent medical forensic interviews and psychological evaluations prior to treatment. This study collected additional data reflecting specific psychological evaluations from a control group drawn from five randomly chosen elementary schools. The psychological impact on the group of sexually abused children was compared to the control group via the assessment of four major psychological diagnostic criteria: (1) Child Attribution Perception Scale (CAPS), (2) Self-Esteem Scale (SES), (3) Parental Behavior Scale-Child reporting (PBS), and (4) State Trait Anxiety Inventory-Children (STAI-C). Using structural equation modeling, the findings indicated that the abused and control-group children differed significantly on these four psychological criteria. Policy recommendations addressing victim, parent, and health provider needs are reviewed.","PeriodicalId":45478,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Custody","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85124282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-02-25DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2016.1153442
M. Visser, M. Overbeek, J. C. de Schipper, K. Schoemaker, F. Lamers-Winkelman, C. Finkenauer
ABSTRACT This cross-sectional study examined the hypothesis that parent–child emotion dialogues among interparental violence (IPV) exposed dyads (n = 30; 4–12 years) show less quality than dialogues among nonexposed dyads (n = 30; 4–12 years). Second, we examined whether parental posttraumatic stress symptoms and parental adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) were associated with the quality of the dialogues. As expected, in the IPV-exposed group, quality of mother–child emotion dialogues was of lesser quality; dyads often showed a lack of elaboration in their dialogue; mothers showed less sensitive guidance; and children showed less cooperation and exploration, compared to dialogues, dyads, mothers, and children in the nonexposed group. Although maternal posttraumatic stress symptoms and maternal history of ACEs were significantly higher in the IPV-exposed families than in the nonexposed families, these variables were not associated with the quality of emotion dialogues. Clinical implications and study limitations are discussed.
{"title":"Mother–child emotion dialogues in families exposed to interparental violence","authors":"M. Visser, M. Overbeek, J. C. de Schipper, K. Schoemaker, F. Lamers-Winkelman, C. Finkenauer","doi":"10.1080/15379418.2016.1153442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2016.1153442","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This cross-sectional study examined the hypothesis that parent–child emotion dialogues among interparental violence (IPV) exposed dyads (n = 30; 4–12 years) show less quality than dialogues among nonexposed dyads (n = 30; 4–12 years). Second, we examined whether parental posttraumatic stress symptoms and parental adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) were associated with the quality of the dialogues. As expected, in the IPV-exposed group, quality of mother–child emotion dialogues was of lesser quality; dyads often showed a lack of elaboration in their dialogue; mothers showed less sensitive guidance; and children showed less cooperation and exploration, compared to dialogues, dyads, mothers, and children in the nonexposed group. Although maternal posttraumatic stress symptoms and maternal history of ACEs were significantly higher in the IPV-exposed families than in the nonexposed families, these variables were not associated with the quality of emotion dialogues. Clinical implications and study limitations are discussed.","PeriodicalId":45478,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Custody","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89129621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2016.1130598
Milfred D. Dale
ABSTRACT Allegations of child abuse and domestic violence present family courts with numerous dilemmas. Difficult decisions must be made about what did or may have happened with a minimal amount of information beyond the reports of the victims. The state’s parens patriae obligations to protect can clash with prevailing family court reforms designed to encourage joint parental decision-making and continuing frequent contact between the child and both parents. Advocates in family court frequently press for believing one side or the other and often proffer “science” serving their positions. Kleinman and Kaplan would have us believe the victims because, they claim, the victims are almost always telling the truth. But neither the law nor science can accept such a simple solution. We need to do our very best to find out what happened in order to better know what to do.
{"title":"If we knew what happened, we would know better what to do: A commentary on Kleinman and Kaplan's “Relaxation of rules for science detrimental to children”","authors":"Milfred D. Dale","doi":"10.1080/15379418.2016.1130598","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2016.1130598","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Allegations of child abuse and domestic violence present family courts with numerous dilemmas. Difficult decisions must be made about what did or may have happened with a minimal amount of information beyond the reports of the victims. The state’s parens patriae obligations to protect can clash with prevailing family court reforms designed to encourage joint parental decision-making and continuing frequent contact between the child and both parents. Advocates in family court frequently press for believing one side or the other and often proffer “science” serving their positions. Kleinman and Kaplan would have us believe the victims because, they claim, the victims are almost always telling the truth. But neither the law nor science can accept such a simple solution. We need to do our very best to find out what happened in order to better know what to do.","PeriodicalId":45478,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Custody","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88194646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2016.1133256
A. Estévez, Nagore Ozerinjauregi, P. Jauregui, Usue Orbegozo
ABSTRACT The goals of the present study were to analyze the relationship of sexual abuse (SA) with emotional abuse (EA) and emotional neglect (EN), the relationship between cognitive schemas and parenting styles, and the mediating role of parenting styles in the occurrence of early maladaptive schemas (EMSs). This study was conducted in a sample of 122 adult clinical subjects who suffered sexual abuse in childhood. Results showed a positive relationship between SA and EA, and a negative relationship between SA and EN. Additionally, the EMSs and emotional deprivation, abuse, failure, social isolation, and vulnerability to harm parenting styles were related to each other and were positively related to EA and negatively related to EN. Finally, emotional deprivation, abuse, defectiveness, and failure parenting styles total and partially mediated in the relationship of EA and EN with EMSs. The present study brings further knowledge to the field regarding traumatic experiences in childhood and how they are related to EMSs and parenting styles.
{"title":"Mediating role of parenting styles between emotional abuse and neglect, and the occurrence of EMSs among sexual abuse victims","authors":"A. Estévez, Nagore Ozerinjauregi, P. Jauregui, Usue Orbegozo","doi":"10.1080/15379418.2016.1133256","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2016.1133256","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The goals of the present study were to analyze the relationship of sexual abuse (SA) with emotional abuse (EA) and emotional neglect (EN), the relationship between cognitive schemas and parenting styles, and the mediating role of parenting styles in the occurrence of early maladaptive schemas (EMSs). This study was conducted in a sample of 122 adult clinical subjects who suffered sexual abuse in childhood. Results showed a positive relationship between SA and EA, and a negative relationship between SA and EN. Additionally, the EMSs and emotional deprivation, abuse, failure, social isolation, and vulnerability to harm parenting styles were related to each other and were positively related to EA and negatively related to EN. Finally, emotional deprivation, abuse, defectiveness, and failure parenting styles total and partially mediated in the relationship of EA and EN with EMSs. The present study brings further knowledge to the field regarding traumatic experiences in childhood and how they are related to EMSs and parenting styles.","PeriodicalId":45478,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Custody","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80982288","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2016.1127793
Michel Labarre, C. Bourassa, G. Holden, P. Turcotte, N. Letourneau
ABSTRACT Clinical and scientific initiatives focused on fathers who exhibit violent and abusive behavior in the context of domestic violence have proliferated since 2000. The objective of this article is to review current intervention practices designed for violent fathers, to provide a critical analysis of the current intervention trends, and to identify research directions. Results reveal two main categories of objectives of programs intended for these fathers: (1) increasing accountability and empathy while decreasing violence; and (2) fostering positive fathering and father-child relationship. Ten programs targeting violent fathers using different intervention approaches (e.g., group intervention, family therapy) are identified and described. Finally, we discuss challenges related to research (i.e., program evaluation) and practice (i.e., co-parenting) that researchers, facilitators, and service providers need to address in order to preserve the safety and well-being of children, mothers, and fathers.
{"title":"Intervening with fathers in the context of intimate partner violence: An analysis of ten programs and suggestions for a research agenda","authors":"Michel Labarre, C. Bourassa, G. Holden, P. Turcotte, N. Letourneau","doi":"10.1080/15379418.2016.1127793","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2016.1127793","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Clinical and scientific initiatives focused on fathers who exhibit violent and abusive behavior in the context of domestic violence have proliferated since 2000. The objective of this article is to review current intervention practices designed for violent fathers, to provide a critical analysis of the current intervention trends, and to identify research directions. Results reveal two main categories of objectives of programs intended for these fathers: (1) increasing accountability and empathy while decreasing violence; and (2) fostering positive fathering and father-child relationship. Ten programs targeting violent fathers using different intervention approaches (e.g., group intervention, family therapy) are identified and described. Finally, we discuss challenges related to research (i.e., program evaluation) and practice (i.e., co-parenting) that researchers, facilitators, and service providers need to address in order to preserve the safety and well-being of children, mothers, and fathers.","PeriodicalId":45478,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Custody","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77968180","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2016.1130597
Robert E. Erard
ABSTRACT Kleinman & Kaplan (2016) decry how family courts are being misled by biased or undertrained evaluators, who commonly discount or dismiss allegations of domestic violence and child abuse, while lending undue credence to unscientific notions concerning parental alienation. They also argue that family courts often relax evidentiary rules, including qualification and cross-examination of expert witnesses, and that judges commonly abdicate their responsibilities to experts, leading to poor and unjust decisions. Further, they claim that custody evaluators fail to take seriously the psychological consequences to children of abuse or domestic violence. The authors also minimize the frequency of false claims of domestic violence or child abuse, especially by children, who, they claim, “tell it like it is.” This comment on their article questions the theoretical and empirical bases for such claims. There is ample reason to believe that: a) child custody evaluators consider domestic violence and abuse very important and relevant; b) the “relaxation” of the rules of evidence in family court cases is far from the norm; c) judges are charged with an active gatekeeping role with respect to expert testimony, often with the assistance of cross-examination and rebuttal experts; d) false or unfounded allegations of abuse or domestic violence are common in family court disputes; and e) there is no scientific consensus or substantive evidence showing the parental alienation is an unscientific myth. It is argued that the proper role of custody evaluators is to follow where the evidence leads, while remaining mindful of the limits of their expertise.
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Pub Date : 2016-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2016.1132025
P. Lanier, Jennifer E. O’Brien, C. Rizo, Hannah A Welch, Rebecca J. Macy
ABSTRACT Mothers who are intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors are often mandated to parenting services by child protection services (CPS) and/or the courts. Unfortunately, there is limited research regarding the parenting needs and strengths of these system-involved IPV survivors, and existing research tends to rely on self-report parenting data. The purpose of this study was to: (a) assess the feasibility and acceptability of collecting observational data from system-involved mothers who are IPV survivors and have been mandated to a parenting program, (b) assess the feasibility of the Keys to Interactive Parenting Scale (KIPS) in this context, (c) examine the parenting strengths and needs of these IPV survivors, and (d) explore associations between self-report and observational measures of parenting. Among eligible mothers, 49% (n = 25) participated. Observational and self-report data collected at program entry indicated positive parenting. Although associations between KIPS and self-report measures of parenting were low, the KIPS has the potential to be useful tool for assessing parent-child interactions in the context of IPV services.
{"title":"Examining parenting quality and dyad interactions between female CPS- and/or court-involved partner violence survivors and their young children using observational methods","authors":"P. Lanier, Jennifer E. O’Brien, C. Rizo, Hannah A Welch, Rebecca J. Macy","doi":"10.1080/15379418.2016.1132025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/15379418.2016.1132025","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Mothers who are intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors are often mandated to parenting services by child protection services (CPS) and/or the courts. Unfortunately, there is limited research regarding the parenting needs and strengths of these system-involved IPV survivors, and existing research tends to rely on self-report parenting data. The purpose of this study was to: (a) assess the feasibility and acceptability of collecting observational data from system-involved mothers who are IPV survivors and have been mandated to a parenting program, (b) assess the feasibility of the Keys to Interactive Parenting Scale (KIPS) in this context, (c) examine the parenting strengths and needs of these IPV survivors, and (d) explore associations between self-report and observational measures of parenting. Among eligible mothers, 49% (n = 25) participated. Observational and self-report data collected at program entry indicated positive parenting. Although associations between KIPS and self-report measures of parenting were low, the KIPS has the potential to be useful tool for assessing parent-child interactions in the context of IPV services.","PeriodicalId":45478,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Child Custody","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80320701","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2016-01-02DOI: 10.1080/15379418.2016.1130596
Toby G. Kleinman, Phil Kaplan
ABSTRACT This article examines the impact of the current role of evaluators in divorce and child custody cases where there are allegations of domestic violence and/or child abuse and what the courts permit as testimony by experts. The authors explore the courts’ permissive rules in family courts, and the influence evaluators have on the resulting decisions in those court cases as well as how personal beliefs, knowledge, experiences, and biases of the evaluators can affect evaluators’ recommendations to family court judges. The rules which permit less use of traditional normative tools, such as tests and assessments, in the specialized environment of a divorce proceeding or allegations of abuse are examined by the authors. This exploration takes place in the context of the scientific and professional associations that govern the psychology community. Finally, the article examines how a child’s report of abuse can negatively impact the court when in the hands of an evaluator who lacks sufficient training in domestic violence and child abuse and/or lacks the tools necessary to properly assess the issues before the court.
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