INADAPTACIÓN SOCIAL DE VÍCTIMAS DE VIOLENCIA FILIOPARENTAL DE MENORES CON MEDIDAS JUDICIALES / [SOCIAL MALADJUSTMENT OF VICTIMS OF CHILD-TO-PARENT VIOLENCE OF UNDERAGES WITH JUDICIAL MEASURES]

Abstract

Child-to-parent violence has serious consequences for its victims, both in terms of physical and emotional and psychological violence. Faced with their children's behaviour, parents experience blockage, submission and difficulties in telling those around them about their situation, leading to social isolation. The aim of this study is to compare the degree of social maladjustment of the parents of adolescents who were serving measures for VFP-related offences with those whose children are serving measures for other types of offence. This study included 48 participants whose children were serving judicial measures in the province of S/C de Tenerife, for VFP offences in 66.7% of the cases and for other offences in the rest. Participants answered a questionnaire that included the Escala de Inadaptación Social of Echeburúa and Corral (1998) and questions on sociodemographic data. The statistical analysis of the data shows that social maladjustment was greater among parents whose children had committed VFP crimes, both in general terms and in different life areas. The results are discussed in relation to the characteristics of the sample and to the need for family intervention • Correspondencia/correspondence: ammartin@ull.edu.es PSICOLOGÍA JURÍDICA Y FORENSE: INVESTIGACIÓN PARA LA PRÁCTICA PROFESIONAL 156 programs to consider, not only the family dynamics and the children's behaviour, but also to provide the victimized parents psychological and social support, individually and simultaneously.