Intimate partner violence may lead to troubles in parenting

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Parents who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) may end up more stressed, be less likely to use positive parenting strategies and potentially be more likely to treat their child poorly, say US researchers. The team looked at data from 337 parents and their experiences with IPV, and found just shy of half of them had experienced and/or perpetrated physical or sexual IPV in the past three years. When compared to their counterparts who didn't experience IPV, the researchers found these parents to report higher levels of stress, be less likely to use positive parenting strategies, and have a higher potential for child maltreatment.