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The effects of sexual abuse as a child on the risk of mothers physically abusing their children: A path analysis using systems theory

Susan Mapp
- 01 Nov 2006 - 
- Vol. 30, Iss: 11, pp 1293-1310
TLDR
It may not be the experience of sexual abuse itself that has an impact on a mother's risk of physical abuse, but rather whether she is able to resolve that trauma and her locus of control appears to be important in this resolution.
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This article is published in Child Abuse & Neglect.The article was published on 2006-11-01. It has received 64 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Child abuse & Physical abuse.

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European report on preventing child maltreatment.

TL;DR: The report offers policy-makers a preventive approach based on strong evidence and shared experience to support them in responding to increased demands from the public to tackle child maltreatment and makes compelling arguments for increased investment in prevention and for mainstreaming prevention objectives into other areas of health and social policy.
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Intergenerational effects of childhood maltreatment: A systematic review of the parenting practices of adult survivors of childhood abuse, neglect, and violence

TL;DR: Childhood experiences of maltreatment may alter parents' ability to avoid negative and utilize positive parenting practices, and indirect effects between reported childhood maltreatment and lower levels of positive parenting behaviors and affect via mothers' mental health are examined.
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Psychological injury in victims of child sexual abuse: A meta-analytic review

TL;DR: In this article, a meta-analysis was performed to assess the effects of child/adolescent sexual abuse on the victim's probability of developing symptoms of depression and anxiety, to quantify injury in populational terms, to establish the probability of injury, and to determine the different effects of moderators on the severity of injury.
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Depression and anger as risk factors underlying the relationship between maternal substance involvement and child abuse potential.

TL;DR: This study examines how emotion regulation deficits in the area of anger arousal and reactivity are associated with child abuse potential in mothers with substance use and depressive disorders in order to identify targeted areas for prevention and treatment.
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