The Journal of Adolescent Health released a special supplement investigating the role of safe, stable, nurturing relationships (SSNRs) and social contexts in the cycle of child maltreatment across generations. Efforts focused on enhancing SSNRs between parents and children, as well as between parents and other adults, may be a helpful prevention strategy for breaking the cycle of child maltreatment and promoting life-long health.
The special issue includes the following:
- Examining the Role of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships in the Intergenerational Continuity of Child Maltreatment—Introduction to the Special Issue [Full text]
- Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships Break the Intergenerational Cycle of Abuse: A Prospective Nationally Representative Cohort of Children in the United Kingdom [Full text]
- Disrupting Intergenerational Continuity in Harsh and Abusive Parenting: The Importance of a Nurturing Relationship with a Romantic Partner [Full text]
- Tests of the Mitigating Effects of Caring and Supportive Relationships in the Study of Abusive Disciplining Over Two Generations [Full text]
- Breaking the Cycle of Maltreatment: The Role of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships [Full Text]
- Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships as a Moderator of Intergenerational Continuity of Child Maltreatment: A Meta-Analysis [Full Text]
- The Complex Etiology and Lasting Consequences of Child Maltreatment [Full text]
- Advances in Understanding Intergenerational Transmission of Parenting Practices and the Role of Safe, Stable, and Nurturing Relationships: Comments on a Promising Approach, Practical Application, and Some Cautions [Full text]
Findings
Key findings emerged on the positive effect of SSNRs on disrupting the transmission of child maltreatment across generations:
•Parents who were maltreated as children were more likely to have children who were also maltreated.
•SSNRs may help break the cycle of maltreatment from parent to child.
•Supportive and nurturing relationships for adults can be protective for children
http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2013/a0920-child-maltreatment.html
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