Family Communication and Verbal Child-to-Parent Violence among Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Perceived Stress

Teresa Isabel Jiménez, Estefanía Estévez, Coral M. Velilla, José Martín-Albo and María Luisa Martínez
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Teresa Isabel Jiménez: Department of Psychology & Sociology, University of Zaragoza, Ciudad Escolar s/n, 44003 Teruel, Spain
Estefanía Estévez: Departament of Health Psychology, University of Miguel Hernández, Avda. de la Universidad s/n, Edificio Altamira, 03202 Alicante, Spain
Coral M. Velilla: Department of Psychology & Sociology, University of Zaragoza, Ciudad Escolar s/n, 44003 Teruel, Spain
José Martín-Albo: Department of Psychology & Sociology, University of Zaragoza, Ciudad Escolar s/n, 44003 Teruel, Spain
María Luisa Martínez: Enforcement Center for Judicial Measures, Partida de Bacarot, Pol. B, 97 bajo, 03114 Alicante, Spain

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 22, 1-13

Abstract: In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of reported incidents of child-to-parent violence (CPV); however, this type of intra-family violence remains vastly understudied compared with other forms of family violence. The aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between family communication and verbal CPV through the mediation of adolescent perceived stress. The sample consisted of 2399 Spanish students of both genders between the ages of 11 and 20 years. Results show that problematic family communication is a risk factor for the presence of verbally abusive behavior towards parents, with a direct and indirect relationship through perceived stress. Open family communication is presented as a protective factor against verbally abusive behavior due to a negative relationship with perceived stress. Results point to a mediating role of perceived stress, which would explain the mechanism which links the quality of family communication to verbal violence towards parents. Implications of these results are discussed.

Keywords: adolescents; verbal child-to-parent violence; perceived stress; family communication (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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