Suicidal Ideation, Psychological Distress and Child-To-Parent Violence: A Gender Analysis

Frontiers in Psychology

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Belén Martínez-Ferrer¹  Ana Romero-Abrio¹  Celeste León-Moreno¹  María Elena Villarreal-González³  Daniel Musitu-Ferrer¹ 

[1] Education and Social Psychology Department, Pablo de Olavide University;Faculty of Education, International University of La Rioja;Faculty of Psychology, Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

关键词: child-to-parent violence;    adolescence;    suicidal ideation;    psychological distress;    self-concept;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2020.575388

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Child-to-parent violence (CPV) is a growing public health problem with consequences for perpetrators and families. Most research has focused on individual and family risk factors. However, little is known about its links with individual outcomes. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationships between CPV and psychological distress, suicidal ideation, and self-concept in school-aged adolescents, taking into account the gender perspective. A study was conducted with a sample of 8,115 adolescents, aged between 11 and 16 years ( M = 13.34; SD = 1.04) from the State of Nuevo León, Mexico. A MANOVA 3 × 2 was performed to analyze the data. The results revealed that adolescents involved in CPV showed higher levels of psychological distress and suicidal ideation and lower levels of family and social self-concept. It was also observed that girls with higher levels of CPV scored the lowest levels of psychological distress and suicidal ideation, as well as the lowest levels of family self-concept. The findings highlight that adolescents and especially girls involved in CPV also report internal maladjustment outcomes. Finally, the results and their implications for research and intervention with adolescents involved in CPV are discussed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY