Citation

Rodriguez CM, Lee SJ. J. Fam. Violence 2023; 38(5): 977-987.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10896-022-00379-5

PMID

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Abstract

Preliminary research early in the COVID-19 pandemic suggested children appeared to be at increased risk for child maltreatment, particularly as parents struggled with mental health and economic strains. Such strains were likely to influence parental emotions about their children, affecting their parent-child interactions to contribute to elevated maltreatment risk. To identify the potential affective elements that may contribute to such increased maltreatment risk, the current study focused on whether maternal worry about children's behavior specifically as well as maternal anger were related to increased risk for neglect or physical or psychological aggression six months into the pandemic.

Language: en

Keywords

Anxiety; Child abuse; Conflict tactics scales; Coronavirus; Neglect; Parenting; Verbal aggression