Análisis diferencial entre agresores generalistas y especialistas en la violencia filioparental

Abstract

Objective: Child-to-parent violence (CPV) or violence by daughters and sons againsttheir parents is currently a phenomenon of great magnitude that considerably deterioratesthe health and well-being of the families affected. Recent research in the field of violenceshows the need to differentiate and analyze different typologies of aggressors. However,in research on CPV, studies that address this aspect are practically nonexistent. The traitbasedmodel of CPV proposes two types of aggressors: the specialist, who perpetratesviolence only towards parents, and the generalist, who also perpetrates violence towardspeers. Based on this model, the objectives of this study were to analyze gender differencesand differences in individual (emotional intelligence) and family (family victimization)variables between generalist and specialist aggressors. We also examined the contributionof these variables in the prediction of each typology. Method: A total of 2,369 adolescentaggressors of CPV (74.2% generalist) from schools aged 12 to 18 years (Mage = 14.4; SD= 1.5) participated. Results: A similar proportion of girls and boys is found in bothtypologies, as well as lower scores in emotional intelligence and higher scores in familyvictimization in generalist aggressors compared to specialists. Conclusions: The findingsof this study provide evidence of the existence of typologies of CPV aggressors withimportant practical implications by suggesting the convenience of designing interventionsadapted to the needs of each typology.