The precursors of childhood violence in the perinatal period: A review of the literature

Journal title MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA
Author/s Stefania Cataudella, Giulio Cesare Zavattini
Publishing Year 2015 Issue 2015/2
Language Italian Pages 32 P. 11-26 File size 117 KB
DOI 10.3280/MAL2015-002002
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An overview of current studies on precursors of childhood violence in the perinatal period is provided. The literature highlights risk factors that, if present in a women’s life, intensify during pregnancy compromising the mental and physical health of the mother and child with consequences in the short/medium/long term. The risk factors are: individual (history of maltreatment, parental psychopathology, maternal age, use of smoking/drugs/alcohol); relational (domestic violence, impaired mother-infant interaction); environmental (social disadvantage); newborn characteristics (low birth weight, prematurity, handicap). Future research: 1) should investigate the interactions between individual, relational and environmental factors to understand how these factors interact to produce patterns of violent behavior towards offspring; 2) should develop screening tools to identify populations at risk in the perinatal period.

Keywords: Perinatal period, risk factors, violence, parenting

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Stefania Cataudella, Giulio Cesare Zavattini, I precursori della violenza infantile nel periodo perinatale: una review della letteratura in "MALTRATTAMENTO E ABUSO ALL’INFANZIA" 2/2015, pp 11-26, DOI: 10.3280/MAL2015-002002