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Psychosocial Profile of Juvenile and Adult Offenders Who Acknowledge Having Committed Child-to-Parent Violence

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  • Ana M. Martín

    (Department of Cognitive, Social and Organizational Psychology, Universidad de La Laguna, 38296 La Laguna, Spain)

  • Leticia De la Fuente

    (Health Research Center, Universidad de Almería (CEINSA/UAL), 04120 Almería, Spain
    Department of Psychology, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • Antonia Hernández

    (Fundación Canaria de Juventud Ideo, 38005 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain)

  • Flor Zaldívar

    (Health Research Center, Universidad de Almería (CEINSA/UAL), 04120 Almería, Spain
    Department of Psychology, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • Elena Ortega-Campos

    (Health Research Center, Universidad de Almería (CEINSA/UAL), 04120 Almería, Spain
    Department of Psychology, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain)

  • Juan García-García

    (Health Research Center, Universidad de Almería (CEINSA/UAL), 04120 Almería, Spain
    Department of Psychology, Universidad de Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain)

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to establish the psychosocial profile of adolescents and adults who have admitted to committing child-to-parent violence (CPV) and were serving a judicial sanction or prison sentence, respectively. Two groups of participants took part in this study. The first group was made up of 89 male youths who were serving judicial sanctions, and the second group was made up of 70 men serving a prison sentence. A cross-sectional retrospective design with concurrent measurements was used in this study. Group differences in the exposure-to-violence variables were conducted. Automatic regression models were used to estimate a self-reported CPV. In relation to the variables of indirect exposure to violence, statistically significant differences between those who admitted having committed CPV and those who did not, irrespective of being adults or adolescents, were found for seeing violence in class and at home but not for seeing violence on the street or on television. Regarding the variables related to experiencing violence, the results showed statistically significant differences in experiencing violence at home but not in class or on the street. The best predictive model of CPV includes some of the dimensions of self-concept, specifically academic and family self-concept, as well as the avoidant and rational problem-solving styles and the negative orientation toward problems. The results have shown the existence of a CPV offender profile that is common to minors and adults.

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  • Ana M. Martín & Leticia De la Fuente & Antonia Hernández & Flor Zaldívar & Elena Ortega-Campos & Juan García-García, 2022. "Psychosocial Profile of Juvenile and Adult Offenders Who Acknowledge Having Committed Child-to-Parent Violence," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(1), pages 1-16, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:1:p:601-:d:718467
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