Child abuse potential;
Intergenerational cycle of abuse;
Self-control;
Preschool;
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We examined whether physically and sexually abused mothers display lower levels of self-control, whether this explains their higher tendency to abuse their own children, and if this results in lower levels of self-control among their children. In a cross-sectional study, 40 abused and 47 matched, non-abused mothers completed validated self-control and child abuse potential questionnaires. Their preschool children (2.3–3.7 years) were tested for self-control with the effortful control battery and delay of gratification test. Relationships and mediations were tested using stepwise regression analyses and bootstrap mediation tests, while controlling for potential confounders. Mothers with a history of abuse had a significantly higher potential to abuse their children (p < .001) and lower levels of self-control (p < .05) compared to non-abused mothers. Maternal self-control predicted child abuse potential (p < .001) while controlling for maternal history of abuse, revealing that self-control partially mediated the relation between past abuse and current abuse potential. Next, child abuse potential was found to be a borderline significant predictor of child self-control (p = .05) on the delay of gratification task but not on the effortful control battery. We did not discover a correlation between child self-control and maternal self-control. These findings suggest that self-control may be a potentially important mechanism in the intergenerational cycle of child abuse. Further investigation on the topic is needed to confirm this hypothesis, for example through investigating the impact of parental self-control training on abusive parenting and children’s self-control development. Improved child self-control measures or focusing on older children is expected to address the key limitations of the current study.
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German Youth Inst, Dept Families & Family Policies, Munich, GermanyGerman Youth Inst, Dept Families & Family Policies, Munich, Germany
Liel, Christoph
Meinck, Franziska
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Univ Oxford, Ctr Evidence Based Intervent, Dept Social Policy & Intervent, Oxford, England
North West Univ, Sch Behav Sci, OPTENTIA, Vanderbeijlpark, South AfricaGerman Youth Inst, Dept Families & Family Policies, Munich, Germany
Meinck, Franziska
Steinert, Janina I.
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Univ Oxford, Ctr Evidence Based Intervent, Dept Social Policy & Intervent, Oxford, EnglandGerman Youth Inst, Dept Families & Family Policies, Munich, Germany
Steinert, Janina I.
Kindler, Heinz
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German Youth Inst, Dept Families & Family Policies, Munich, GermanyGerman Youth Inst, Dept Families & Family Policies, Munich, Germany
Kindler, Heinz
Lang, Katrin
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German Youth Inst, Dept Families & Family Policies, Munich, Germany
Child Guidance Ctr Ingolstadt, Ingolstadt, GermanyGerman Youth Inst, Dept Families & Family Policies, Munich, Germany
Lang, Katrin
Eickhorst, Andreas
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German Youth Inst, Dept Families & Family Policies, Munich, Germany
Hsch Hannover, Fak Diakonie Gesundheit & Soziales 5, Hannover, GermanyGerman Youth Inst, Dept Families & Family Policies, Munich, Germany
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Purdue Univ, Dept Commun, 100 North Univ St, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USAPurdue Univ, Dept Commun, 100 North Univ St, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
Wilson, Steven R.
Hayes, Javette
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Calif State Univ Fullerton, Dept Human Commun Studies, Fullerton, CA 92634 USAPurdue Univ, Dept Commun, 100 North Univ St, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
Hayes, Javette
Bylund, Carma
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Mem Sloan Kettering Canc Ctr, Dept Psychiat & Behav Sci, New York, NY USAPurdue Univ, Dept Commun, 100 North Univ St, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
Bylund, Carma
Rack, Jessica J.
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Purdue Univ, Dept Commun, 100 North Univ St, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USAPurdue Univ, Dept Commun, 100 North Univ St, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA
Rack, Jessica J.
Herman, Andrew P.
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SUNY Coll Geneseo, Dept Commun, Geneseo, NY 14454 USAPurdue Univ, Dept Commun, 100 North Univ St, W Lafayette, IN 47907 USA