Mammen Oommen, Kolko David, Pilkonis Paul
University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, USA.
Child Maltreat. 2003 Nov;8(4):288-301. doi: 10.1177/1077559503257112.
There are limited data on cognitions and satisfaction with the child in parents who have physically abused their children. Therefore, we examined convergence among these constructs, and their relationships to parental aggression among participants in a treatment study for child physical abuse. Data were examined at two time points 12 weeks apart. The cognitions (unrealistic expectations of the child, perception of lack of control, and hostile attribution bias) and satisfaction with the child showed little convergence. Only parental satisfaction correlated significantly with aggressive parental behavior directed at the child, even after controlling for social desirability. Where there were significant correlations between externalizing child behavior and aggressive parental behavior and between parental depression and aggressive parental behavior, some limited support was found for an indirect path through parental satisfaction. If replicated, these findings suggest it may be useful to focus on parental satisfaction in research on child physical abuse.
对于虐待亲生子女的父母，关于其对孩子的认知及满意度的数据有限。因此，我们在一项针对儿童身体虐待的治疗研究中，考察了这些构念之间的趋同性，以及它们与参与者中父母攻击行为的关系。在相隔12周的两个时间点对数据进行了检查。这些认知（对孩子不切实际的期望、缺乏控制感以及敌意归因偏差）和对孩子的满意度显示出很少的趋同性。即使在控制了社会期望之后，只有父母满意度与针对孩子的攻击性父母行为显著相关。在外化的儿童行为与攻击性父母行为之间以及父母抑郁与攻击性父母行为之间存在显著相关性的情况下，通过父母满意度的间接路径得到了一些有限的支持。如果这些发现得到重复验证，表明在儿童身体虐待研究中关注父母满意度可能会有用。
