Not exact matches
Among «the deleterious effects of
parental child abduction
on the child victim» are «depression, loss of community, loss of stability, security and trust, excessive fearfulness, loneliness,
anger, helplessness, disruption in identity formation and fear of abandonment.»
Children of Divorce — Provides numerous links for children and parents and includes sections
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This group also showed significantly more change
on several aspects of family dysfunction (family pride, emotional distance,
parental team, tension and
anger), in comparison to the low CU group.
And in the context of unpredictable and intense displays of
parental anger based
on an ever changing reality, the child ultimately surrenders to the truth and reality asserted by the borderline parent in order to keep the
anger and emotional volatility of the parent regulated and in check.
Within this context of volatile
parental anger and an ever - changing definition of truth and reality that is based
on the shifting moment - to - moment needs of the borderline parent, the child learns to continually monitor the emotional state and needs of the borderline personality parent in order to be what this parent needs, so that the parent remains in a regulated emotional state and the child can avoid the parent's volatile displays of
anger and hostility.
Child characteristics can also impact negatively
on parental sensitivity, including infant prematurity (Singer 1999); the presence of excessive negative infant behaviour, for example, general distress (Leerkes 2002); and the child's proneness to
anger (Ciciolla 2013), and irritability (Van den Boom 1991).
In fact, according to the Family Court of Australia's «Parenting conflict and its effect
on children» factsheet, the negative
parental behaviour that has the worst impact
on children occurs when parents use their children to express their
anger and hostility.
Results at post-intervention assessment, parents receiving the Internet intervention standard Level 4 Triple P online had significantly better outcomes
on measures of problem child behavior, dysfunctional parenting styles, parents confidence in their parenting role, and
parental anger.
As the child adopts the role as the «regulatory other» for the narcissistic / (borderline) parent's pathology in order to avoid the emotional collapse of the narcissistic / (borderline) parent into chaotic and unpredictable displays of intense
parental anxiety, sadness, or
anger it becomes relatively easy for the narcissistic / (borderline) parent to then communicate to the child through clear but subtle «emotional signals» and «relational moves» that the parent's emotional regulation is dependent
on the child adopting the «victimized child» role in the narcissistic / (borderline) parent's trauma reenactment narrative.
Furthermore, to date research
on the effects of
parental psychological problems
on emotion socialization focused mainly
on parents» internalizing symptoms, such as depressed mood and (to a lesser extent) anxiety, while little attention has been given to the potential negative consequences of parents» externalizing symptoms like outbursts of
anger and impulsive behavior.