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Is it the child's fault? Maternal attributions in child abuse and neglect
Publication . Camilo, Cláudia; Garrido, M. V.; Calheros, M. M.
Among the parental cognitions explaining maladaptive parenting, attributions about a child’s misbehavior
seem important. However, there is little research on neglectful parents, and the different patterns of parental attributions
associated with child abuse and child neglect are still underexplained. The current study examines parental attributions
associated with child abuse and child neglect. Method: Mothers (N = 218) were asked to evaluate vignettes describing
child transgressions, half of which were followed by situational information. Child abuse and child neglect were
evaluated through mothers’ and professionals’ reports. Results: Preliminary results indicated that the child’s age and
maternal socioeconomic status were significantly correlated with attributions and child abuse and neglect scores and
thus were controlled in the models. The results from hierarchical regressions indicated that dispositional attributions
were associated with higher abuse scores (reported by mothers), even in the presence of situational information.
Likewise, dispositional attributions were associated with higher neglect scores (reported by professionals), but the
effect was no longer significant in the presence of situational information. Conclusions: These findings contribute to
the current socio-cognitive approaches to child maltreatment and provide relevant input for understanding the different
attributional mechanisms underlying child abuse and neglect.
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SFRH/BD/99875/2014