TY - JOUR
PY - 2020//
TI - Difficulties in emotion regulation in child abuse potential: gender differences in parents
JO - Child abuse and neglect
A1 - Miragoli, Sarah
A1 - Milani, Luca
A1 - Di Blasio, Paola
A1 - Camisasca, Elena
SP - e104529
EP - e104529
VL - 106
IS -
N2 - BACKGROUND: The Social Information Processing model (SIP; Milner, 1993, 2000, 2003) suggests that emotion dysregulation can be a moderating factor in Child Abuse Potential (CAP), influencing the processes of perception, interpretation and attribution of child's behavior. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate comprehensively emotion dysregulation in CAP and to examine gender differences between fathers and mother at risk. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: Participants were 186 mothers and 110 fathers of Italian pupils, aged 6-14 years (M = 9.3; SD = 1.9). METHODS: We analyzed emotion dysregulation in terms of specific dimensions (non-acceptance of emotional responses; difficulty in distracting and performing alternative behaviors; lack of confidence in the emotional regulation skills; difficulties controlling impulsive behaviors when distressed; difficulties recognizing emotion; and lack of emotional awareness) and, through correlation and regression analyses, we tested the gender differences. RESULTS: Overall, parents at risk showed several difficulties in the regulation, from emotional awareness/recognition to impulse control through effective coping strategies. In particular, lack of emotional awareness (β = .20, p = .026) was a specific deficit of fathers at risk, whereas non-acceptance of emotional responses (β =.30, p = .001) and difficulties controlling impulsive behaviors (when distressed) (β =.35, p = .001) of mothers at risk. CONCLUSIONS: Findings confirmed the significant role of emotional dysregulation in CAP with different profiles for fathers and mothers. Clinical implications were discussed. Language: en
LA - en
SN - 0145-2134
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104529
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