MMPI-2 scores from a parent competency sample (N = 136 parents) are compared with a previously published data set of MMPI-2 scores for child custody litigants (N = 508 parents; Bathurst et al., ...1997). Independent samples t tests yielded significant and in some cases substantial differences on the standard MMPI-2 clinical scales (especially Scales 4, 8, 2, and 0), with the competency sample obtaining higher clinical scores as well as higher scores on F, Fsubscript B, VRIN, TRIN, and L, but lower scores on K, relative to the custody sample. Despite the higher scores in the competency sample, MMPI-2 mean scores did not exceed the clinical cutoff (T greater than 65). Moreover, the present competency sample essentially replicates the MMPI-2 scores of a previously published competency sample, suggesting that the present findings are representative of that population. The present findings suggest that separate reference groups be used when conducting child custody vs. parental competency evaluations, as these appear to be distinct populations despite there being similarities in the testing circumstances. (Contains 1 table.)
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L’objectif de cet article est d’étudier le sentiment de compétence parentale chez des mères qui ont été victimes d’agressions sexuelles pendant leur enfance (entre 0 et 16 ans) et de mettre en ...évidence les facteurs qui affectent cette perception chez ces mères. Nous avons examiné diverses caractéristiques relatives à l’abus sexuel (durée, âge lors des premiers faits, force et menace, intensité du traumatisme subi, avoir suivi une thérapie ou non, divers troubles encore présents actuellement). En outre, nous avons pris en considération la présence d’autres maltraitances infantiles survenues durant l’enfance et/ou l’adolescence. Les outils utilisés pour la récolte des données sont le questionnaire d’autoévaluation de la compétence parentale (QAECP), le TraumaQ et un entretien semi-structuré réalisé suite à une revue de la littérature. Onze mères victimes d’agression ont été rencontrées ainsi que 11 mères non victimes (groupe contrôle).
Nos résultats montrent que le sentiment de compétence parentale est inférieur chez les mères qui ont été agressées sexuellement. En outre, plus le traumatisme psychologique est intense, plus le sentiment de compétence parentale est faible. Ainsi, le sentiment de compétence parentale est particulièrement bas en cas de : traumatisme psychologique intense, de précocité du trauma, de survenue intrafamiliale, d'association avec d'autres types d'abus et d'existence de symptômes dépressifs et de troubles du sommeil. On remarque également que ces mères victimes d’agression sexuelle perçoivent leurs parents comme étant moins compétents que les mères contrôles. Cependant, c’est particulièrement le cas lorsqu’il y a eu d’autres maltraitances infantiles que l’agression sexuelle ou encore lorsque celle-ci était intrafamiliale que les mères se sentent particulièrement moins compétentes. Ce ne serait donc pas seulement l’agression sexuelle qui affecterait le sentiment de compétence parentale mais les caractéristiques de cette agression, à savoir la présence d’autres formes de maltraitances et le fait qu’elle soit intrafamiliale. Nos résultats montrent en effet l’influence d’autres caractéristiques sur le sentiment de compétence parentale, telles que l’âge au début des faits, le statut de l’agresseur, les troubles dépressifs et les troubles du sommeil. L’ensemble de ces facteurs et de leurs conséquences illustre la complexité individuelle mais aussi intergénérationnelle de cette problématique.
The aim of this paper is to study the self-perception of parenting skills in mothers who were sexually abused during their childhood (between 0 and 16 years old) and to highlight the factors that affect this perception among these mothers. In order to take into account the complexity of the phenomenon, we examined various characteristics of sexual assault (duration, age at first occurrence, strength and threat, intensity of trauma, whether or not one has received therapy, various disorders still present today). In addition, we considered the presence of other child abuse that occurred during childhood and/or adolescence. The tools used for data collection were the Parental Competency Self-Assessment Questionnaire (QAECP), the TraumaQ and a semi-structured interview constructed following a literature review. Eleven assaulted mothers were interviewed and 11 non-victim mothers (control group) were matched.
Qualitative and quantitative analyses showed that mothers who have been sexually assaulted have a lower feeling of parental competency and that the more severe the psychological trauma was, the fewer the scores of self-perception of parenting were. It is also noted that these sexually assaulted mothers perceived their parents as less competent than control mothers. The association with other types of child abuse and sexual abuse occurring within family were associated with a particular poor prognosis. It would therefore not be sexual assault as such that would affect the self-perception of parenting skills, but the characteristics of this assault, namely the presence of other forms of abuse and the fact that it is within the family. Our results show the influence of other characteristics on the self-perception of parenting skills, such as age at the beginning of the event, aggressor status, depressive disorders and sleep disorders. All these factors and their consequences illustrate the individual and intergenerational complexity of this issue.
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Introduction Andresen, Sabine; Richter, Martina
The Politicization of Parenthood,
02/2012
Book Chapter
Parenthood has become a focus of political attention throughout our modern welfare-state societies. As economic resources become more limited, attention is shifting toward how families may contribute ...to the development of society as a whole and the duties they have to fulfill when rearing their children. Frequently, particular doubt is cast upon the parental competencies of families of low socioeconomic status, with the greatest concern addressing the behavior of single parent mothers or unemployed fathers. However, policymakers and the media always focus on individual behavior, thereby masking the social and, above all, the economic framing conditions of parental failure and lack of well-being.
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Le propos de cet article est, à partir d’une longue expérience d’accompagnement de parents vivant dans une situation de grande pauvreté, de poser les bases d’une réflexion sur une prévention et des ...soins qui tiendraient véritablement compte des spécificités de ces familles. Il s’agit pour les professionnels non d’inciter les parents à s’adapter à ce qui est proposé, ce qui est parfois impossible, mais de penser, à partir d’une bonne connaissance de ces familles, à construire des stratégies d’adaptation. Ceci pour ce qui concerne la grossesse, le moment de l’accouchement et la petite enfance.
Using his great experience in attending parents going through situations of severe poverty, the author lays a basis to reflect upon a prevention and health cares that would truly take into account each family’s specificities. Since for parents, adapting to what they are proposed is often quite impossible, the point for professionals is to manage for the help to become adapted, through a thorough knowledge of each situation, to the families concerned. This is related to pregnancy, birth time and early childhood.
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Family leisure activities require both parental interaction and supervision. This research involved 488 parents of children between 3 and 8 years old from public schools of early childhood and ...primary education at Gran Canaria, one of the Eastern Canary Islands (Spain); the aim was to analyze the shared leisure in family and its connection with parental competencies. The instruments used in the study were two 6-point Likert scales that measured family leisure activities and parental competencies. The results indicated that mothers, more often than fathers, are still the ones who do more leisure activities with their children, except for both the activities with video games and the sporting events. Four types of family shared leisure activities were found as well: recreational, digital, physical-sporting activities and spending free time with family and friends. The digital activities were shared less often in family. Finally, families with more parental competencies shared more leisure time.
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Get Him Out of My House Cook, Amy Kyle; Gordon, Jill A.
Youth violence and juvenile justice,
04/2012, Volume:
10, Issue:
2
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Peer reviewed
The current research explores parent–child connections and the extent to which parental thoughts, feelings, attitudes, and behaviors toward their children impact progress on probation. Using a ...convenience sample of 88 parents, the Juvenile Offender Parent Questionnaire is used to measure parents’ perceptions of their children and the juvenile justice system. The results of the questionnaire are examined to identify if negative parental perceptions influence each youth’s progress on probation. The findings indicate that parental monitoring, anger toward children, the presence of negative home behaviors, and maintaining passing grades are consistent significant predictors of reoffending patterns of juvenile probationers.
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Strategija hrvatskog školstva usmjerena je prema razvoju inkluzivne škole. Pod inkluzivnom školom smatra se škola koja osigurava punopravno sudjelovanje učenika u akademskim i socijalnim aktivnostima ...(Lipsky & Gartner, 1996). Jedna od ključnih karakteristika inkluzivne škole je osjećaj pripadanja i prihvaćenosti svih učenika. Vršnjačka podrška i podrška ostalih članova školske zajednice, kao i roditelja, doprinosi inkluzivnoj kulturi škole (Stainback & Stainback, 1990). Kako bi roditelji mogli biti aktivni sudionici razvoja inkluzivne škole potrebno je istražiti neke roditeljske kompetencije. Cilj ovog kvalitativnog istraživanja bio je dobiti uvid u roditeljsko poimanje tolerancije i prihvaćanje različitosti, njihovo poznavanje vlastitog djeteta, odgojne postupke prema djetetu i percepciju vlastite kompetentnosti te kompetentnosti učitelja za dobru suradnju kao poticaj vršnjačkog prihvaćanja u razredu. Podaci su prikupljani i analizirani kvalitativnom metodologijom, koristeći program NVivo za kvalitativnu analizu. Sudionici istraživanja bili su majke i očevi učenika osnovne škole, N=8. Petero njih roditelji su tipične djece, dok su troje njih roditelji djece s teškoćama. Kroz tri mjeseca provedbe programa s učenicima, njihovi roditelji bili su uključeni u dvije fokus grupe.
Rezultati pokazuju da roditelji pridaju veliku važnost komunikaciji s djecom, no njihovi postupci prema djeci ne služe uvijek kao dobar model ponašanja te je upitan njihov aktivan doprinos poticanju dobre interakcije njihovog djeteta u školi. Premda je inkluzivna škola cilj hrvatskog sustava obrazovanja nedovoljno se poklanja pažnja osnaživanju roditelja i suradnji sa školom. Primjenom fokus grupe i osvješćivanjem roditelja o vlastitim kompetencijama ostvaren je doprinos aktivnom uključivanju u razvoj inkluzivne kulture u škole.
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