Relationship between Punitive Discipline and Child-to-Parent Violence: The Moderating Role of the Context and Implementation of Parenting Practices

M. Carmen Cano-Lozano, Samuel P. León and Lourdes Contreras
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M. Carmen Cano-Lozano: Department of Psychology, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Samuel P. León: Department of Education, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain
Lourdes Contreras: Department of Psychology, University of Jaén, 23071 Jaén, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 19, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: This study examines the influence of punitive parental discipline on child-to-parent violence (CPV). The moderating roles of parental context (stress and parental ineffectiveness), mode of implementation of parental discipline (parental impulsivity or warmth/support) and the gender of the aggressor in the relationship between punitive discipline and CPV are examined. The study included 1543 university students between 18 and 25 years old (50.2% males, M age = 19.9 years, SD = 1.9) who retrospectively described their experience between the ages of 12 and 17 years old. The results indicated that stress, ineffectiveness and parental impulsivity increase the negative effect of punitive discipline on CPV. There is no moderating effect of parental warmth/support. The gender of the aggressor is only a moderator in the case of violence toward the father, and the effect of punitive discipline is stronger in males than in females. The study draws conclusions regarding the importance of context and the mode by which parents discipline their children, aspects that can aggravate the adverse effects of physical and psychological punishment on CPV. It is necessary for interventions to focus not only on promoting positive disciplinary strategies but also on the mode in which they are administered and on contextual aspects.

Keywords: child-to-parent violence; punitive discipline; parental stress; parental ineffectiveness; parental impulsivity; parental warmth/support (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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