Substance Abuse Prevention Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2022 Apr-Jun;21(2):730-746. doi: 10.1080/15332640.2020.1801547. Epub 2020 Aug 11.
Child abuse may potentially create the behavioral problems particularly in the children of parents with substance use disorder. Thus, the current study was conducted to investigate the effects of child abuse on the behavioral problems in the children of parents with substance use disorder using the emotional regulation and social skills as mediators. In this paper, the method of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was applied. The study population included 358 children of parents with substance use disorder whose parents had referred to the addiction treatment center in Kermanshah province, Iran (2017-2018). Conners Comprehensive Behavior Rating Scales (CBRS), Emotion Regulation Checklist (ERC), Social Skills Rating Scale (SSRS) Questionnaire, and Child Abuse Questionnaire were also used for data collection. IBM SPSS Amos 22 software was utilized for statistical analysis of the obtained data. The SEM was also analyzed to confirm fit of the model. The results showed a direct relationship between the child abuse and behavioral problems so that, the boys outperformed the girls in this regard. The findings also suggested a significant relationship between the family characteristics and behavioral problems. On the other hand, family characteristics and emotional regulation had direct and significant effects on improvement of the social skills (P < 0.001). The results revealed a direct effect of child abuse on the behavioral problems in the children of parents with substance use disorder. Thus, it is suggested to take a preventive approach toward child abuse in the children of parents with substance use disorder by employing a comprehensive program and intervention methods.
儿童虐待可能会导致行为问题，尤其是在父母有物质使用障碍的儿童中。因此，本研究旨在探讨儿童虐待对父母有物质使用障碍的儿童行为问题的影响，方法是将情绪调节和社会技能作为中介。在本文中，采用结构方程模型（SEM）的方法。研究人群包括 358 名父母有物质使用障碍的儿童，其父母曾在伊朗克尔曼沙阿省的成瘾治疗中心就诊（2017-2018 年）。还使用了 Conners 综合行为评定量表（CBRS）、情绪调节检查表（ERC）、社会技能评定量表（SSRS）问卷和儿童虐待问卷来收集数据。使用 IBM SPSS Amos 22 软件对获得的数据进行统计分析。还对 SEM 进行了分析，以确认模型的拟合度。结果表明，儿童虐待与行为问题之间存在直接关系，男孩在这方面的表现优于女孩。研究结果还表明，家庭特征与行为问题之间存在显著关系。另一方面，家庭特征和情绪调节对社会技能的提高有直接和显著的影响（P<0.001）。研究结果表明，儿童虐待对父母有物质使用障碍的儿童的行为问题有直接影响。因此，建议通过采用综合的方案和干预方法，对父母有物质使用障碍的儿童的儿童虐待采取预防措施。
