The relationship between parents with a history of childhood problems and incidence of consequent child abuse.

The purpose of this study was to determine the factors related to the need for cooperation with child guidance centers with a focus on the presence or absence of a history of childhood problems in at-risk parents receiving support from their municipality. Among the 1890 parents who received child care support from public health nurses in the municipalities, 164 parents (8.7%) had a history of childhood problems. Among these, 50 parents (30.5%) received support from child guidance centers. The parents with a history of childhood problems had a higher incidence rate for receiving support from child guidance centers than other parents. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that "marital strife or domestic violence", and "financial problems" were associated with consultations with child guidance centers among parents with a history of childhood problems. The results showed that family situations of parents who had a history of childhood problems may, in time, become more severe, even if they have received support from public health nurses in the municipalities. Therefore, parents with a history of childhood problems need support as early as possible. In addition, those parents with "marital strife or domestic violence" and "financial problems" also need guidance and early nursing care interventions. J. Med. Invest. 63: 209-215, August, 2016.

[1]  C. Nicolaidis,et al.  Association of Childhood Physical and Sexual Abuse with Intimate Partner Violence, Poor General Health and Depressive Symptoms among Pregnant Women , 2015, PloS one.

[2]  B. Figueiredo,et al.  Parents' physical victimization in childhood and current risk of child maltreatment: the mediator role of psychosomatic symptoms. , 2013, Journal of psychosomatic research.

[3]  L. Merrill,et al.  Do trauma symptoms mediate the relationship between childhood physical abuse and adult child abuse risk? , 2010, Child abuse & neglect.

[4]  Molly Carnes,et al.  Long-term physical and mental health consequences of childhood physical abuse: results from a large population-based sample of men and women. , 2007, Child abuse & neglect.

[5]  J. Silverman,et al.  The Batterer as Parent: Addressing the Impact of Domestic Violence on Family Dynamics , 2002 .

[6]  D. Capaldi,et al.  Intergenerational transmission of abuse: a two-generational prospective study of an at-risk sample. , 2001, Child abuse & neglect.

[7]  N. Krieger,et al.  Adult onset of major depressive disorder in relation to early life violent victimisation: a case-control study , 2001, The Lancet.

[8]  C. Widom.  Posttraumatic stress disorder in abused and neglected children grown up. , 1999, The American journal of psychiatry.

[9]  S. Pandey,et al.  Understanding the relationship between neighborhood poverty and specific types of child maltreatment. , 1996, Child abuse & neglect.

[10]  J. Milner,et al.  Childhood history of abuse and child abuse screening. , 1992, Child abuse & neglect.

[11]  K. Dodge,et al.  Intergenerational continuity in child maltreatment: mediating mechanisms and implications for prevention. , 2011, Child development.

[12]  J. Currie,et al.  Child maltreatment 2010 best article award: long-term consequences of child abuse and neglect on adult economic well-being. , 2011 .

[13]  L. Dixon,et al.  Risk factors of parents abused as children: a mediational analysis of the intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment (Part I). , 2005, Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines.