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Emergent Issues in Families Experiencing Adolescent-to-Parent Abuse

By Eckstein, Nancy J
Publication: Western Journal of Communication
Date: Friday, October 1 2004

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Episodes wherein adolescents verbally, physically, or emotionally abuse their parents require scholars to consider the relational dynamics in these family systems. The purpose of this study was to explore adolescent-to-parent

abuse through the victims' reports, identifying recurring issues to increase understanding of this form of domestic abuse. Data were drawn from in-depth, face-to-face interviews with 20 parents whose adolescents had verbally, physically, and emotionally abused them. A qualitative/interpretive method was used to analyze these data. The results identified the following issues: (a) the progression and escalation of abuse episodes; (b) abused parents' perception of their parental role within the family; and (c) abused parents' perception of their parental role outside the family. These findings reflect how adolescent-to-parent abuse impacts family relationships.

Helen lived in fear of her teenage son. Helen's son threatened her, saying that if he was big, he would hurt her. He pushed her, pinned her against a wall and slammed her elbows in the door. . . . He also verbally abused her. When Helen and her son argued, he would threaten to tell people at school that she abused him. As a parent, she felt isolated. "The public tends to think 'What's wrong with those parents who can't control their children'?" "I feel like I failed raising this child," Helen said. "On the other hand, I did the best I could." (Schuett, 1999, p. 7B)

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