The revised child-to-parent aggressions questionnaire: an examination during the Covid-19 pandemic
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2023-11-12
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Purpose: Child-to-parent violence (CPV) is an important type of family violence that has been relatively understudied. This study examined the main psychometric properties of the revised Child-to-Parent Aggression Questionnaire (CPAQ-R), which examines both violent behaviors against parents and reasons for these behaviors. The aims included identifying the dimensions of CPV and examining the magnitude of CPV during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A sample of 1,244 adolescents (aged from 12 to 17) from several schools in the Basque Country completed the CPAQ-R. Several confirmatory factor analyses were conducted, including exploratory, confirmatory, exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM), and bifactor analyses. Results: The data supported a bifactor ESEM model in which a general factor of violence against parents explained aggressions against both mothers and fathers. In addition, three reasons for the violence emerged: instrumental, reactive, and defensive reasons. Rates of CPV during the COVID-19 pandemic were high, with 16.5% of adolescents reporting reiterative aggressions against their parents. There were no differences between aggressions against mothers and fathers. Conclusions: The CPAQ-R is an adequate questionnaire for assessing CPV in adolescents. The confinement and restrictions placed on families during the COVID-19 pandemic may explain the high prevalence of CPV and shed light on possible differences related to the sex of the parents.
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Adolescents
Child-to-parent violence
COVID-19 pandemic
Reasons for aggressions
Child-to-parent violence
COVID-19 pandemic
Reasons for aggressions
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Calvete, E., Jiménez-Granado, A., & Orue, I. (2023). The revised child-to-parent aggressions questionnaire: an examination during the Covid-19 pandemic. Journal of Family Violence, 38(8), 1563-1576. https://doi.org/10.1007/S10896-022-00465-8