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RISK FACTORS FOR REPETITION OF ABUSE
RISK FACTORS FOR REPETITION OF ABUSE Risk factors for repetition of abuse include (Reder, 2003; Sturge & Glasser, 2000): • the parent’s inability to give a coherent and emotionally appropriate account of their own childhood abuse, or their abusive behaviour towards their own children • significant use of dissociation, denial and minimisation as psychological defence mechanisms, which reduce their capacity to empathise with and meet the needs of their infant • denial of responsibility for abusive behaviour in the past • an external locus of control, that is, a tendency to blame others for what happens in their life • a limited capacity for self-reflection • current instability in housing and relationships, chaos and lack of support • continuing or recent parental substance misuse.
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