@article{ref1,
title="The influence of maternal history of abuse on parenting knowledge and behavior",
journal="Family relations",
year="2009",
author="Bert, Shannon Carothers and Guner, Bella Mironovna and Lanzi, Robin Gaines and Neglect, Centersfor Preventionof Child",
volume="58",
number="2",
pages="176-187",
abstract="This study examined the intergenerational transmission of abuse among a sample of 681 teen, adult low-resource, and adult high-resource first-time mothers. Participants ranged in age from 14 to 36 years, with a mean of 20 years. Exposure to childhood emotional and to physical abuse were associated with 6-month parenting behavior but not with parenting knowledge. Teen mothers, as opposed to adult mothers, had higher mean scores for exposure to childhood emotional and physical abuse. Adult high-resource mothers reported lower mean scores on each abuse outcome than both teen and adult low-resource mothers. For the total sample of mothers, as past exposure to emotional and physical abuse increased, maternal responsivity decreased and opinions toward, and propensities for, abusive behavior increased.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0197-6664",
doi="10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00545.x",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3729.2008.00545.x"
}