TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Family dysfunction and social isolation as moderators between stress and child physical abuse risk
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Tucker, Meagan C.
A1  - Rodriguez, Christina M.
SP  - 175
EP  - 186
VL  - 29
IS  - 2
N2  - Stress is a significant contributor to child physical maltreatment risk. Family and social supports are expected, but less studied, risk factors. Little empirical support clarifies the interactive influence on abuse risk for non-abusive parents. This study examined whether the stress-abuse risk relation was moderated by family dysfunction and social isolation. Subjective appraisals of these factors were administered to 95 community mothers. After creating composite scores using factor loadings from a CFA, multiple regression analyses were conducted to predict abuse risk. As expected, stress predicted abuse risk, with social isolation and, to a lesser extent, family dysfunction serving as moderators. Perceived stress and dysfunctional supports are important, interactive predictors of abuse risk. Future directions consider interactions within other ecological levels.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10896-013-9567-0
ID  - ref1
ER  -