Adolescent-to-Mother Psychological Aggression: The Role of Father Violence and Maternal Parenting Style.

CONCLUSION: Adolescent-to-mother psychological aggression occurs within a broader family context of violence and disharmony. Observational learning of father's conflict with grandparents or violent behaviors toward mother maybe the mechanism of violence passing from generations. However, maternal emotional warmth buffered the negative association between father's conflict with grandparents and adolescent's contempt for mother. But maternal control and over-protection exacerbated the positive relationships between father's conflict with grandparents and adolescent's contempt for mother.
PMID: 31648112 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - October 20, 2019 Category: Child Development Authors: Zhang L, Cai C, Wang Z, Tao M, Liu X, Craig W Tags: Child Abuse Negl Source Type: research