TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between maternal perceived capacity in life and physical punishment of teenage children
T2 - A longitudinal analysis of a population-based cohort in Tokyo, Japan
AU - Nakanishi, Miharu
AU - Yamasaki, Syudo
AU - Niimura, Junko
AU - Endo, Kaori
AU - Nakajima, Naomi
AU - Stanyon, Daniel
AU - Baba, Kaori
AU - Oikawa, Nao
AU - Hosozawa, Mariko
AU - Ando, Shuntaro
AU - Hiraiwa-Hasegawa, Mariko
AU - Kasai, Kiyoto
AU - Nishida, Atsushi
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding This work was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (23118001, 23118002 and 23118004; Adolescent Mind and Self-Regulation) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan; JSPS KAKENHI (grant numbers JP16H06395, JP16H06398, JP16H06399, JP16K21720, JP17H04244, JP17H05931, JP19H04877, JP21H05171, JP21H05173 and JP21H05174); and JST-Mirai Program (grant number JPMJMI21J3), Japan.
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PY - 2022/3/17
Y1 - 2022/3/17
N2 - Objectives Perceived capacity denotes a subjective sense of having resources to cope with strains and hardships, and hence maternal perceived capacity may be protective against risk factors for child maltreatment. This study investigated the longitudinal association between maternal perceived capacity in life and child maltreatment. Design This population-based longitudinal study used self-reported questionnaires from the Tokyo Teen Cohort study (TTC), a large community-based cohort study conducted in Japan between 2014 and 2019. Setting Mother-child pairs were randomly recruited from the resident registries of three municipalities in Tokyo, Japan. Methods A total of 2515 mothers participated. Mothers' perceived capacity in life was evaluated using the self-reported TTC wave 2 survey when their children were 12 years old. Mothers rated the extent to which they had capacity in terms of time, finance, physical well-being, mental well-being and life in general. Physical punishment, which is linked to more severe childhood maltreatment, was assessed using a question about the use of physical punishment at the wave 3 survey when children were 14 years old. Results After controlling for baseline covariates (including maternal social support, age, marital status, annual household income, educational attainment, child's age, gender, sibling and birth order, and behavioural difficulties), higher perceived capacity in finance (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.90 to 0.99, p=0.026) and mental well-being (OR 0.93, 95% CI 0.88 to 0.98, p=0.005) were associated with less frequent use of physical punishment with 14-year-old children. Conclusions Maternal perceived capacity in finance and mental well-being may decrease the risk of frequent use of physical punishment at the 2-year follow-up. Child maltreatment prevention strategies should aim to empower mothers and promote their perceived capacity in financial management and mental health.
AB - Objectives Perceived capacity denotes a subjective sense of having resources to cope with strains and hardships, and hence maternal perceived capacity may be protective against risk factors for child maltreatment. This study investigated the longitudinal association between maternal perceived capacity in life and child maltreatment. Design This population-based longitudinal study used self-reported questionnaires from the Tokyo Teen Cohort study (TTC), a large community-based cohort study conducted in Japan between 2014 and 2019. Setting Mother-child pairs were randomly recruited from the resident registries of three municipalities in Tokyo, Japan. Methods A total of 2515 mothers participated. Mothers' perceived capacity in life was evaluated using the self-reported TTC wave 2 survey when their children were 12 years old. Mothers rated the extent to which they had capacity in terms of time, finance, physical well-being, mental well-being and life in general. Physical punishment, which is linked to more severe childhood maltreatment, was assessed using a question about the use of physical punishment at the wave 3 survey when children were 14 years old. Results After controlling for baseline covariates (including maternal social support, age, marital status, annual household income, educational attainment, child's age, gender, sibling and birth order, and behavioural difficulties), higher perceived capacity in finance (OR 0.95, 95% CI 0.90 to 0.99, p=0.026) and mental well-being (OR 0.93, 95% CI 0.88 to 0.98, p=0.005) were associated with less frequent use of physical punishment with 14-year-old children. Conclusions Maternal perceived capacity in finance and mental well-being may decrease the risk of frequent use of physical punishment at the 2-year follow-up. Child maltreatment prevention strategies should aim to empower mothers and promote their perceived capacity in financial management and mental health.
KW - community child health
KW - epidemiology
KW - public health
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U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058862
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058862
M3 - Article
C2 - 35301214
AN - SCOPUS:85126721548
SN - 2044-6055
VL - 12
JO - BMJ Open
JF - BMJ Open
IS - 3
M1 - e058862
ER -
