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Journal Title
Psicothema
Year (definitive publication)
2023
Language
English
Country
Spain
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(Spanish/Castilian) ¿Es culpa del niño? Atribuciones maternas en el abuso y la negligencia infantil
Abstract
Background: Among the parental cognitions explaining maladaptive parenting, attributions about a child’s misbehavior seem important. However, there is little research on neglectful parents, and the different patterns of parental attributions associated with child abuse and child neglect are still underexplained. The current study examines parental attributions associated with child abuse and child neglect. Method: Mothers (N = 218) were asked to evaluate vignettes describing child transgressions, half of which were followed by situational information. Child abuse and child neglect were evaluated through mothers’ and professionals’ reports. Results: Preliminary results indicated that the child’s age and maternal socioeconomic status were significantly correlated with attributions and child abuse and neglect scores and thus were controlled in the models. The results from hierarchical regressions indicated that dispositional attributions were associated with higher abuse scores (reported by mothers), even in the presence of situational information. Likewise, dispositional attributions were associated with higher neglect scores (reported by professionals), but the effect was no longer significant in the presence of situational information. Conclusions: These findings contribute to the current socio-cognitive approaches to child maltreatment and provide relevant input for understanding the different attributional mechanisms underlying child abuse and neglect.
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Keywords
Parental cognitions,Parental attributions,Situational information,Child abuse and neglect
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Psychology - Social Sciences
Funding Records
Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
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SFRH/ BD/99875/2014 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
PTDC/MHC-PCN/5217/2014 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |