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Toward an integrated framework for understanding child physical abuse

C Coohey1, N Braun

  • 1School of Social Work, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USA.

Child Abuse & Neglect
|January 10, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Child physical abuse risk increases with exposure to aggression and stressors, and decreases with emotional resources. Childhood and adult domestic violence exposure are potent predictors.

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Area of Science:

  • Child Psychology
  • Criminology
  • Sociology

Background:

  • Child physical abuse is a significant societal problem with complex etiological factors.
  • Existing theories offer fragmented explanations for child physical abuse.
  • An integrated framework is needed to understand the multifactorial nature of child physical abuse.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To construct an integrated conceptual framework for understanding child physical abuse.
  • To identify key determinants of child physical abuse: exposure to aggression, stressors, and resources.
  • To empirically test the proposed framework using a case-comparison study.

Main Methods:

  • A case-comparison study design was employed.
  • Data from 81 physically abusive mothers and 148 nonabusive mothers were analyzed.

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  • Logistic regression was used to determine the predictive importance of identified factors.

    • Main Results:

    • Emotional resources (support, companionship) were inversely related to child physical abuse.
    • Increased stressors and exposure to aggression (childhood abuse, domestic violence) significantly predicted child physical abuse.
    • Maternal exposure to aggression in childhood and adult domestic violence were the strongest predictors.

    Conclusions:

    • Child physical abuse is strongly linked to intergenerational cycles of violence and domestic violence.
    • The integrated framework effectively identifies key risk factors for child physical abuse.
    • Further research is recommended to explore the interplay between domestic violence and child physical abuse.