title: Intimate partner violence, maternal stress, nativity, and risk for maternal maltreatment of young children.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We examined the associations of intimate partner violence (IPV) and maternal risk factors with maternal child maltreatment risk within a diverse sample of mothers.
  
  
  METHODS
  We derived the study sample (N=2508) from the Fragile Families and Child Well-Being Study. We conducted regression analyses to examine associations between IPV, parenting stress, major depression, key covariates, and 4 proxy variables for maternal child maltreatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mothers reported an average of 25 acts of psychological aggression and 17 acts of physical aggression against their 3-year-old children in the year before the study, 11% reported some act of neglect toward their children during the same period, and 55% had spanked their children during the previous month. About 40% of mothers had experienced IPV by their current partner. IPV and maternal parenting stress were both consistent risk factors for all 4 maltreatment proxy variables. Although foreign-born mothers reported fewer incidents of child maltreatment, the IPV relative risk for child maltreatment was greater for foreign-born than for US-born mothers.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further integration of IPV and child maltreatment prevention and intervention efforts is warranted; such efforts must carefully balance the needs of adult and child victims.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Health Sciences, 1440 Canal St, Suite 2301 TW19, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. ctaylor5@tulane.edu
authors.forename: Catherine A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Neil B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Guterman
authors.forename: Shawna J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Rathouz
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D017579:Domestic Violence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008145:Louisiana / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008429:Maternal Welfare / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D018454:Spouses / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*