RT Journal Article
T1 Family environment and child-to-parent violence: The role of emotional insecurity.
A1 Junco-Guerrero, Míriam
A1 Ruiz-Fernández, Ana
A1 Cantón-Cortés, David
K1 Violencia familiar
K1 Adolescentes - Trastornos de la conducta
K1 Emociones
K1 Familia
AB Child-to-parent violence (CPV) constitutes a serious social problem due to its short and long-term consequences, which not only directly affect the victim but also generate a rupture of the family system. In this study, direct and indirect effects of exposition to violence within the family, insecurity in the family system (manifested as disengagement and/or preoccupation), and justification of violence on child-to-parent violence towards mothers and fathers were analyzed with structural equation modelling. Davies and Cummings Emotional Security Theory (1994) was applied.A total of 904 high school students between 13 and 20 years old participated in this study. Information regarding each participant’s committed CPV was obtained from the Child-to-Parent Aggression Questionnaire. Emotional insecurity was assessed with the Security in the Family System scale. To assess exposition to violence and justification of violence, the Exposure to Violence Questionnaire and Irrational Beliefs Inventory for Adolescents were applied, respectively.Strong relationships between exposition to violence within the family, emotional insecurity, justification of violence and CPV towards mothers and fathers were observed. The results show that adolescents who are exposed to violence at home are more aggressive in the future. In addition, this relationship is mediated, at least in part, by the justification of violence and emotional insecurity. These results suggest that prevention and treatment of CPV aggressors should focus on improving security within the survivors’ family system as well as modifying attitudes towards violence.
YR 2021
FD 2021-04-10
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28290
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/28290
LA eng
NO Junco-Guerrero, M., Ruiz-Fernández, A., & Cantón-Cortés, D. (2022). Family Environment and Child-To-Parent Violence: The Role of Emotional Insecurity. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(15-16). https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211006370
NO Spanish Ministry of Education and ScienceUniversity of Malaga
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 3 mar 2026