Pathways to Harsh Parenting: Testing a Social Information Processing Model of Child Abuse Using Meta-Analytic Structural Equation Modeling

ConclusionsFindings  support the SIP model as a good framework to study child abuse risk and underscore the need to focus on SIP patterns when assessing and intervening with abusive families or families at high risk of abuse. Targeting cognitions related to children and child rearing in parenting interventions c ould influence the process and outcomes of such programs.
Source: Journal of Family Violence - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research