concern over how children were affected by DV. Margolin, Gordis, Two different samples The mother-only sample Physical aggression was The two samples were Examined multiple Medina, & Oliver, were recruited from the took part in a 2-hour measured as both different questions types of family (2003) community (e.g., church meeting in a research continuous and regarding violence in aggression and histories bulletins, newspapers, lab, and the two-parent categorical variables. their family-of-origin. of family aggression in parenting magazines). sample took part in a Logistic regressions the parents’ The first sample research lab session were used when treating No distinctions among sample) consisted and 6 weeks of daily data physical aggression as a types of violence or of 181 families, including collection. categorical variable in severity and frequency Highlights the both biological parents. to predict the of violence. importance of studying The second sample Family-of-origin likelihood of various husband-to-wife (mother-only sample) aggression was asked of forms of family violence Generalizability is aggression in the consisted of 65 both samples, but the when physical limited to similar context of other forms dyads. questions slightly aggression was present community samples in of family aggression, differed. For the or absent. which mostly minor acts such as child abuse. sample, both of violence are reported. parents were asked if Correlations were used they were physically when physical abused as a child and aggression was treated as how often physical abuse a continuous variable. occurred between their ANOVAS were parents. The mother-only conducted to compare sample was asked how parenting in mothers and often they were hit or fathers when they slapped during their experienced various childhood and how often amounts of family their parents hit or aggression risk variables. slapped each other. Mother and father All parents completed reports suggest that questionnaires assessing husband-to-wife husband-to-wife aggression and child aggression, parent’s abuse are potentially potential for child abuse, positively correlated parental relationships with higher levels of and interactions with the controlling, coercive child. forms of discipline and negatively correlated
concern over how children were affected by DV. Margolin, Gordis, Medina, & Oliver, (2003) Two different samples were recruited from the community (e.g., church bulletins, newspapers, parenting magazines). The first sample sample) consisted of 181 families, including both biological parents. The second sample (mother-only sample) consisted of 65 dyads. The mother-only sample took part in a 2-hour meeting in a research lab, and the two-parent sample took part in a research lab session and 6 weeks of daily data collection. Family-of-origin aggression was asked of both samples, but the questions slightly differed. For the sample, both parents were asked if they were physically abused as a child and how often physical abuse occurred between their parents. The mother-only sample was asked how often they were hit or slapped during their childhood and how often their parents hit or slapped each other. All parents completed questionnaires assessing husband-to-wife aggression, parent’s potential for child abuse, parental relationships and interactions with the child. Physical aggression was measured as both continuous and categorical variables. Logistic regressions were used when treating physical aggression as a categorical variable in to predict the likelihood of various forms of family violence when physical aggression was present or absent. Correlations were used when physical aggression was treated as a continuous variable. ANOVAS were conducted to compare parenting in mothers and fathers when they experienced various amounts of family aggression risk variables. Mother and father reports suggest that husband-to-wife aggression and child abuse are potentially positively correlated with higher levels of controlling, coercive forms of discipline and negatively correlated The two samples were different questions regarding violence in their family-of-origin. No distinctions among types of violence or severity and frequency of violence. Generalizability is limited to similar community samples in which mostly minor acts of violence are reported. Examined multiple types of family aggression and histories of family aggression in the parents’ Highlights the importance of studying husband-to-wife aggression in the context of other forms of family aggression, such as child abuse.
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