Citation

Wright MF. J. Aggression Maltreat. Trauma 2017; 26(5): 493-506.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/10926771.2017.1304475

PMID

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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the role of parents' childhood victimization status in the associations among parenting styles and victimized children's depression and anxiety. Participants were 203 parents (86% mothers; M age = 43.75, SD =.76) and their children in the fourth or fifth grade (n = 203; 56% female; M age = 9.74, SD =.34). Children completed measures on peer victimization, their perceptions of their parents' parenting styles, depression, and anxiety, while parents completed a measure on their childhood peer victimization while in elementary school. Parents' childhood peer victimization status moderated relationships among authoritarian and permissive parenting styles and victimized children's adjustment difficulties. These findings highlight the importance of considering parents' experience of childhood peer victimization and its impact on their parenting styles and their children's adjustment difficulties.

Language: en