TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - The role of situational factors in child-to-parent abuse: implications for assessment, management, and intervention
JO  - International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
A1  - Sheed, Abigail
A1  - Maharaj, Natasha
A1  - Simmons, Melanie
A1  - Papalia, Nina
A1  - McEwan, Troy
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Situational factors are relevant to the initiation and maintenance of violent behavior yet are infrequently examined in relation to family violence. Content analysis was used to conduct an inductive thematic analysis of police narratives to identify and quantify the occurrence of situational factors among Australian young people (10-24 years) reported to police for using violence toward a parent (n = 82). Descriptive information about demographics (e.g., age and sex), background characteristics (e.g., victimization history, employment/school issues, mental health issues, and neurodevelopmental conditions), and features of the index incident (e.g., type of aggression) were also extracted from police records. Interpersonal conflict and parental limit-setting were the most common situational antecedents of child-to-parent abuse, with additional situational factors including use of weapons, role of third parties, mental health concerns, and substance abuse issues. Families experiencing child-to-parent abuse showed heightened levels of intrafamilial violence and neurodevelopmental conditions. Implications for risk assessment, management, and intervention are discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0306-624X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X231159895
ID  - ref1
ER  -