Association between maternal intimate partner violence and health-related quality of life in their preschool children: The mediating role of maternal parenting styles
BackgroundAlthough intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a public health issue around the world, there is a lack of evidence regarding the impact of maternal IPV on preschool children’s health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the associa...
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| description | BackgroundAlthough intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a public health issue around the world, there is a lack of evidence regarding the impact of maternal IPV on preschool children’s health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between maternal IPV and HRQOL among Chinese preschool children, as well as the mediating role of maternal parenting styles.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with 4,243 mother-child dyads who attended preschools. Mothers self-reported their parenting styles and experience of IPV. Children’s HRQOL was collected through mother-proxy report with the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 (PedsQL 4.0). Multivariate linear regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the association between maternal IPV and children’s HRQOL. Mediation models were further applied to explore the possible mediating role of maternal parenting styles.ResultsOf the included mothers, 7.4% had experience of IPV. Compared to children of mothers without any IPV exposure, those of mothers with experience of IPV had significantly lower scores in all HRQOL dimensions and summary scales. After adjustment for covariates, maternal IPV was significantly associated with children’s lower physical health summary score, psychosocial health summary score, and total scale score. Mediation analysis showed that both rejection and overprotection mediated such associations, but not for the emotional warmth.ConclusionOur findings indicated the need to screen maternal IPV supplemented with targeted interventions focusing on parenting styles, in order to mitigate the negative impact of maternal IPV on children’s HRQOL. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dfcc43b65fad4f7ebe0455d24f00a9772022-12-22T02:29:16ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychiatry1664-06402022-11-011310.3389/fpsyt.2022.996971996971Association between maternal intimate partner violence and health-related quality of life in their preschool children: The mediating role of maternal parenting stylesShengyu Luo0Li Lin1Weiqing Chen2Chunrong Li3Yan Ren4Meng Zhang5Vivian Yawei Guo6Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaChengdu Women’s and Children’s Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaChengdu Women’s and Children’s Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaChengdu Women’s and Children’s Central Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, ChinaDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, ChinaBackgroundAlthough intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a public health issue around the world, there is a lack of evidence regarding the impact of maternal IPV on preschool children’s health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the association between maternal IPV and HRQOL among Chinese preschool children, as well as the mediating role of maternal parenting styles.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted with 4,243 mother-child dyads who attended preschools. Mothers self-reported their parenting styles and experience of IPV. Children’s HRQOL was collected through mother-proxy report with the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory version 4.0 (PedsQL 4.0). Multivariate linear regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the association between maternal IPV and children’s HRQOL. Mediation models were further applied to explore the possible mediating role of maternal parenting styles.ResultsOf the included mothers, 7.4% had experience of IPV. Compared to children of mothers without any IPV exposure, those of mothers with experience of IPV had significantly lower scores in all HRQOL dimensions and summary scales. After adjustment for covariates, maternal IPV was significantly associated with children’s lower physical health summary score, psychosocial health summary score, and total scale score. Mediation analysis showed that both rejection and overprotection mediated such associations, but not for the emotional warmth.ConclusionOur findings indicated the need to screen maternal IPV supplemented with targeted interventions focusing on parenting styles, in order to mitigate the negative impact of maternal IPV on children’s HRQOL.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.996971/fullintimate partner violencehealth-related quality of lifeparenting stylespreschool childrenmediation |
| spellingShingle | Shengyu Luo Li Lin Weiqing Chen Chunrong Li Yan Ren Meng Zhang Vivian Yawei Guo Association between maternal intimate partner violence and health-related quality of life in their preschool children: The mediating role of maternal parenting styles Frontiers in Psychiatry intimate partner violence health-related quality of life parenting styles preschool children mediation |
| title | Association between maternal intimate partner violence and health-related quality of life in their preschool children: The mediating role of maternal parenting styles |
| title_full | Association between maternal intimate partner violence and health-related quality of life in their preschool children: The mediating role of maternal parenting styles |
| title_fullStr | Association between maternal intimate partner violence and health-related quality of life in their preschool children: The mediating role of maternal parenting styles |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between maternal intimate partner violence and health-related quality of life in their preschool children: The mediating role of maternal parenting styles |
| title_short | Association between maternal intimate partner violence and health-related quality of life in their preschool children: The mediating role of maternal parenting styles |
| title_sort | association between maternal intimate partner violence and health related quality of life in their preschool children the mediating role of maternal parenting styles |
| topic | intimate partner violence health-related quality of life parenting styles preschool children mediation |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.996971/full |
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