Transgenerational Transmission of Violence among Parents of Preschool Children in Croatia
Th e aim of this study was to determine whether there is a transgenerational transmission of violence within the family on a sample of parents of preschool children in Croatia, and to identify the factors that increase the likelihood of child abuse. Th e Child Abuse Questionnaire was self-administer...
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| author | Josipa Rikić Petrana Beljan Milan Milošević Ivan Miškulin Maja Miškulin Aida Mujkić |
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| description | Th e aim of this study was to determine whether there is a transgenerational transmission of violence within the family on a sample of parents of preschool children in Croatia, and to identify the factors that increase the likelihood of child abuse. Th e Child Abuse Questionnaire was self-administered to the sample of 118 parents of preschool children (91 mothers and 27 fathers) during February 2013. Th ere were 7.7% of mothers and 3.8% of fathers who answered that they slapped their child, while 15.4% of the fathers answered that they even hit their child with a fi st. We found the subjects who were psychologically and/or physically abused in childhood by their parents to have a higher probability of following the exact model of violence on their children. So, children suff er physical violence in larger families from parents who, in turn, suff ered physical violence in childhood from their fathers, controlled for all other factors in the model. Children suff er psychological violence from parents who experienced psychological violence from their own parents during childhood, controlled for all other factors in the model. We also found the higher number of family members in a household to be a risk factor for abuse. Th e study has confi rmed that additional interventions are necessary to break the model of transmitting violence from generation to generation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ef5e7b8790624f3f8921aab71ae0fdbc2024-04-15T14:31:47ZengSestre Milosrdnice University hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical ResearchActa Clinica Croatica0353-94661333-94512017-01-0156.3.47848610.20471/acc.2017.56.03.15Transgenerational Transmission of Violence among Parents of Preschool Children in CroatiaJosipa Rikić0Petrana Beljan1Milan Milošević2Ivan Miškulin3Maja Miškulin4Aida Mujkić5Srebrnjak Children’s HospitalZagreb University Hospital CentreUniversity of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, ZagrebJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of OsijekJosip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Medicine, Osijek, CroatiaUniversity of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, ZagrebTh e aim of this study was to determine whether there is a transgenerational transmission of violence within the family on a sample of parents of preschool children in Croatia, and to identify the factors that increase the likelihood of child abuse. Th e Child Abuse Questionnaire was self-administered to the sample of 118 parents of preschool children (91 mothers and 27 fathers) during February 2013. Th ere were 7.7% of mothers and 3.8% of fathers who answered that they slapped their child, while 15.4% of the fathers answered that they even hit their child with a fi st. We found the subjects who were psychologically and/or physically abused in childhood by their parents to have a higher probability of following the exact model of violence on their children. So, children suff er physical violence in larger families from parents who, in turn, suff ered physical violence in childhood from their fathers, controlled for all other factors in the model. Children suff er psychological violence from parents who experienced psychological violence from their own parents during childhood, controlled for all other factors in the model. We also found the higher number of family members in a household to be a risk factor for abuse. Th e study has confi rmed that additional interventions are necessary to break the model of transmitting violence from generation to generation.https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/282617Child abusePhysical abuseChildChild, preschoolViolence – prevention and controlCroatia |
| spellingShingle | Josipa Rikić Petrana Beljan Milan Milošević Ivan Miškulin Maja Miškulin Aida Mujkić Transgenerational Transmission of Violence among Parents of Preschool Children in Croatia Acta Clinica Croatica Child abuse Physical abuse Child Child, preschool Violence – prevention and control Croatia |
| title | Transgenerational Transmission of Violence among Parents of Preschool Children in Croatia |
| title_full | Transgenerational Transmission of Violence among Parents of Preschool Children in Croatia |
| title_fullStr | Transgenerational Transmission of Violence among Parents of Preschool Children in Croatia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transgenerational Transmission of Violence among Parents of Preschool Children in Croatia |
| title_short | Transgenerational Transmission of Violence among Parents of Preschool Children in Croatia |
| title_sort | transgenerational transmission of violence among parents of preschool children in croatia |
| topic | Child abuse Physical abuse Child Child, preschool Violence – prevention and control Croatia |
| url | https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/282617 |
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