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Parenting practices and intergenerational cycle of victimization in Peru

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 June 2020

Caroline R. Scheid Open the ORCID record for Caroline R. Scheid [Opens in a new window] ,
Laura E. Miller-Graff Open the ORCID record for Laura E. Miller-Graff [Opens in a new window]  and
Danice B. Guzmán Open the ORCID record for Danice B. Guzmán [Opens in a new window]
Caroline R. Scheid*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, 390 Corbett Family Hall, Notre Dame, 46556, IN, USA
Laura E. Miller-Graff
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame, Center for Children and Families, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, 390 Corbett Family Hall, Notre Dame, IN46556, USA
Danice B. Guzmán
Affiliation:
Ford Program in Human Development Studies and Solidarity and Pulte Institute for Global Development, University of Notre Dame, 1130 Jenkins Hall, Notre Dame, IN46556, USA
*
Author for correspondence: Caroline R. Scheid, University of Notre Dame, Department of Psychology, 390 Corbett Family Hall, Notre Dame, IN46556; E-mail: cscheid@nd.edu.
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Abstract

Existing research has suggested children of caregivers with histories of exposure to trauma are at heightened risk for victimization, but few studies have explored potential mechanisms that explain this intergenerational transmission of risk. With data from peri-urban households in Lima, Peru (N = 402), this study analyzes parenting behaviors in the relation between caregivers’ trauma history and child victimization for children aged 4–17. Results indicated caregivers’ trauma history and negative parenting behaviors related to child victimization, and negative parenting behaviors mediated this relation. Positive parenting behaviors did not have significant direct effects and were not mediators of risk transmission. Parenting behaviors did not moderate the relation between caregiver and child victimization, suggesting parenting behaviors may not buffer or exacerbate intergenerational transmission. Post-hoc analyses revealed family type (e.g., single, cohabitating/married) exerted significant direct and moderating effects on child risk, interacting with positive parenting. Families with married/cohabitating caregivers reported overall lower levels of child victimization; however, the relation between positive parenting and victimization was slightly stronger for children in single-parent families. Results highlight potential pathways of the intergenerational cycle of victimization and suggest high-risk families in Peru may benefit from parenting supports, especially pertaining to remediation of negative parenting behaviors.

Keywords

adverse childhood experiencescorporal punishmentdisciplinemonitoringtrauma
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Development and Psychopathology , Volume 33 , Issue 4 , October 2021 , pp. 1197 - 1207
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