A comparison of abused women and non-abused women on mothering behaviors and responses with children

Ateah, Christine A.

Saturday, March 21, 2015: 11:25 AM-12:45 PM

Room 16 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)

Speaker:
Christine A. Ateah, PhD, University of Manitoba

Authors:
Leslie M. Tutty, PhD, University of Calgary
H. Lorraine Radtke, PhD, University of Calgary
Kendra Nixon, PhD, University of Manitoba

Presentation Format:
Scientific Program Report

Learning Objectives:

Learn why women who experience intimate partner violence may be further victimized when it is assumed that their parenting responses with their children are harsh and negative.
Learn how service providers working with women who experience intimate partner violence can improve their sensitivity to the needs of these women and their children.

Description:
A sample of abused women was compared to a sample of non-abused women regarding their scores on two parenting measures on rational parenting and positive interactions. Preliminary findings indicate that it is inappropriate to assume that women who experience intimate partner violence will in turn respond to their children in harsh and punitive ways. Implications for children, families, and systems will be discussed.