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Parenting practices and intergenerational cycle of victimization in Peru
Caroline R Scheid1, Laura E Miller-Graff2, Danice B Guzmán3
1Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, 390 Corbett Family Hall, Notre Dame, 46556, IN, USA.
Development and Psychopathology
|June 16, 2020
Summary
Caregivers
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Public Health
Background:
- Children of caregivers with trauma histories face increased victimization risk.
- Mechanisms of intergenerational risk transmission remain underexplored.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze parenting behaviors as a mediator in the link between caregiver trauma history and child victimization.
- To investigate the moderating role of parenting behaviors in this intergenerational risk transmission.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional study of 402 peri-urban households in Lima, Peru.
- Analysis of caregiver trauma history, parenting behaviors (positive and negative), and child victimization.
- Mediation and moderation analyses were employed.
Main Results:
- Caregiver trauma history and negative parenting behaviors were associated with child victimization.
- Negative parenting behaviors significantly mediated the relationship between caregiver trauma and child victimization.
- Family type (single-parent vs. married/cohabitating) showed direct and moderating effects on child risk.
Conclusions:
- Negative parenting behaviors are a key pathway in the intergenerational cycle of victimization.
- Parenting support programs focusing on reducing negative parenting may benefit high-risk families in Peru.
- Family structure interacts with parenting to influence child victimization risk.
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