Kennair Nicola, Mellor David
School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia.
Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2007 Oct;38(3):203-19. doi: 10.1007/s10578-007-0061-x.
A recent focus of research and clinical practice has been on the issue of abuse of parents by their children (parent abuse). This paper reviews the literature on this phenomenon. While parent abuse falls under the umbrella of family violence, it appears to be qualitatively different from other forms of intra-family abuse. Research has primarily focused on prevalence rates and the characteristics of perpetrators and victims. While various factors such as gender, age, emotional attachment to parents, race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, family stress and parenting style and structure have been associated with parent abuse, findings are equivocal. Etiological models are general and untested, and treatment approaches lack empirical support. It is concluded that more rigorous and extensive research is required in order to provide a deeper understanding of this complex issue, and to inform treatment approaches.
近期，研究和临床实践的一个重点是儿童虐待父母（虐亲）问题。本文回顾了关于这一现象的文献。虽然虐亲属于家庭暴力范畴，但它在性质上似乎与其他形式的家庭内虐待有所不同。研究主要集中在发生率以及施虐者和受害者的特征上。虽然诸如性别、年龄、对父母的情感依恋、种族/民族、社会经济地位、家庭压力以及养育方式和家庭结构等各种因素都与虐亲有关，但研究结果并不明确。病因模型较为笼统且未经检验，治疗方法缺乏实证支持。结论是，需要进行更严谨、广泛的研究，以便更深入地理解这一复杂问题，并为治疗方法提供依据。
