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Purpose <p>Women abused by intimate partners (IPV) are often concerned about their mothering, how well their children are faring, and what parenting/children’s services might assist them.</p> Method <p>This mixed-methods secondary analysis examines 372 Canadian mothers of children younger than 18 years.</p> Results <p>These mothers had as good or higher scores on parenting efficacy and satisfaction compared to norms for non-abused Canadian and Australian mothers. On average, the mothers in our study rated their children’s behaviors as “of little” or “somewhat” a concern. To learn about coping and healing strategies we asked mothers what supports they used and their perceptions of helpfulness. Of the programs mothers accessed, women’s groups, groups for children exposed to IPV, generic parenting programs, and generic counseling, were rated the most positive.</p> Conclusions <p>The current study supports the contention that mothers affected by IPV are generally positive about their parenting competence and had very few concerns about their children’s behaviors and emotional reactions. Further, many with concerns had actively sought counseling for their children and support for their own mothering.</p>

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“My Counselor Helped me Understand Why the Kids Might be Angry or Why I was Having Trouble Disciplining”: Mother’s Sense of Competency, Perceptions of Child Well-Being, and Service Use in the Context of IPV

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  • 发表日期：

    2025年4月2日

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  • Leslie M. Tutty,
  • Kendra Nixon,
  • Christine A. Ateah,
  • H. Lorraine Radtke

摘要

Purpose

Women abused by intimate partners (IPV) are often concerned about their mothering, how well their children are faring, and what parenting/children’s services might assist them.

Method

This mixed-methods secondary analysis examines 372 Canadian mothers of children younger than 18 years.

Results

These mothers had as good or higher scores on parenting efficacy and satisfaction compared to norms for non-abused Canadian and Australian mothers. On average, the mothers in our study rated their children’s behaviors as “of little” or “somewhat” a concern. To learn about coping and healing strategies we asked mothers what supports they used and their perceptions of helpfulness. Of the programs mothers accessed, women’s groups, groups for children exposed to IPV, generic parenting programs, and generic counseling, were rated the most positive.

Conclusions

The current study supports the contention that mothers affected by IPV are generally positive about their parenting competence and had very few concerns about their children’s behaviors and emotional reactions. Further, many with concerns had actively sought counseling for their children and support for their own mothering.