What are the major risk factors in caregivers for physical abuse? How are these factors connected to stress?

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

The ideal answer should include:
1. Risk factors in caregivers associated with physical abuse include poverty, single parenthood, lack of social support from relatives or other adults, social isolation from family, friends, and neighbors, a history of abuse or living in a family characterized by conflict, a history of mental illness, and a history of substance abuse.
2. All of these factors are connected to stress in some way. In most cases of abuse, the level of stress for the parent rises and exceeds the parent's ability to cope with the stress. The parent then has limited capacities or skills to handle the child, and this may lead to the extreme physical behaviors.