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J Fam Violence. 2021 Jan;36(1):75-86. doi: 10.1007/s10896-019-00109-4. Epub 2020 Jan 06.

Pathways From Early Family Violence to Adolescent Reactive Aggression and Violence Victimization.

Journal of family violence

Kristin J Perry, Jamie M Ostrov, Shannon Shisler, Rina D Eiden, Amanda B Nickerson, Stephanie A Godleski, Pamela Schuetze

Affiliations

  1. University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
  2. Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions and Department of Pediatrics, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
  3. Department of Psychology, Consortium for Combating Substance Abuse, Pennsylvania State University.
  4. Alberti Center for Bullying Abuse Prevention, University at Buffalo, State University of New York.
  5. Department of Psychology, Rochester Institute of Technology.
  6. Department of Psychology, Buffalo State College.

PMID: 33737764 PMCID: PMC7962880 DOI: 10.1007/s10896-019-00109-4

Abstract

PURPOSE: The current study examined how early childhood (EC) family violence and risk (i.e., maternal aggression, sibling aggression, environmental risk) predicted early adolescent (EA) reactive physical and relational aggression and violence victimization through middle childhood (MC) parenting (i.e., guilt induction, power assertive discipline).

METHOD: Mother-infant dyads (

RESULTS: A cascading path model was specified where current variables were regressed on variables from the preceding time point. Primary results showed that environmental risk and EC child physical aggression predicted higher levels of MC caregiver power assertive discipline, which subsequently predicted lower levels of EA reactive relational aggression. Maternal substance use in pregnancy and the child's continuous placement with biological caregivers predicted higher levels of reactive physical aggression in EA. Finally, MC physical aggression and EA reactive relational aggression predicted higher levels of EA violence victimization.

CONCLUSION: There were a series of direct paths from early childhood family violence and demographic factors to reactive aggression and violence victimization. The current study underscores the importance of evaluating multiple facets of family violence and risk when evaluating aggressive behavior and victimization.

Keywords: parent aggression; parenting; physical aggression; prenatal substance exposure; reactive aggression; relational aggression; sibling aggression; violence victimization

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