Child sexual abuse and intimate partner violence may have a significant impact on parenting. The current study expands on existing research by examining the effects of child sexual abuse and intimate partner violence on parenting styles and parenting self-efficacy. In women from a parenting intervention program (n = 20), child sexual abuse was related to lower parenting self-efficacy and more permissive parenting. In women at a domestic violence shelter (n = 45), child sexual abuse was related to current sexual coercion of the partner, and authoritative parenting was related to higher parenting self-efficacy. These results indicate that having a history of child sexual abuse should be taken into consideration when dealing with mothers in violent relationships.
Parenting in Females exposed to Intimate Partner Violence and Childhood Sexual Abuse
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Jaffe, A. E., Cranston, C. C., & Shadlow, J. O. (2012). Parenting in females exposed to intimate partner violence and childhood sexual abuse. Journal of child sexual abuse, 21(6), 684-700.