Child Physical Abuse: Evaluating Psychological Risk Factors in Accused Caregivers


Autoria(s): Bergamo, Lilian Paula D.; Bazon, Marina Rezende
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UNIVERSIDADE DE SÃO PAULO

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21/10/2013

21/10/2013

2012

Resumo

It was verified to what extent cognitive and affective/emotional variables could distinguish caregivers accused of committing physical abuse (G1) from those without physical abuse records (G2). The Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAP), which is an instrument designed to assess psychological risk factors in caregivers, was used. A questionnaire on socio-demographic characterization and another on economic classification were also employed to equate the groups. G1 presented a greater potential risk than G2, higher levels of Distress, Rigidity, Problems with the Child and with Themselves, Problems with Others, and a lower level of Ego Strength. These variables contribute with the composition of physical abuse risk, since, in agreement with the Social Information Processing Model, they would be related to cognitive and affective basic processes which are veiled to the perceptions and evaluation/interpretations, associated to abusive parental behavior.

Identificador

PSICOLOGIA-REFLEXAO E CRITICA, PORTO ALEGRE RS, v. 25, n. 2, supl., Part 2, pp. 256-264, JUL-AUG, 2012

0102-7972

http://www.producao.usp.br/handle/BDPI/35354

10.1590/S0102-79722012000200007 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-79722012000200007 

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UNIV FEDERAL RIO GRANDE SUL

PORTO ALEGRE RS

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PSICOLOGIA-REFLEXAO E CRITICA

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Palavras-Chave #MALTREATMENT #PHYSICAL ABUSE #PERCEPTION #EVALUATION/INTERPRETATION #SOCIAL INFORMATION PROCESSING MODEL #DISCIPLINARY CHOICES #MOTHERS #MALTREATMENT #STRESS #ATTRIBUTIONS #INFORMATION #COGNITIONS #PUNISHMENT #PARENTS #FATHERS #PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
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