Psychoedukacja w „Szkole dla Rodziców” formą przeciwdziałania transmisji międzypokoleniowej przemocy w procesie wychowania rodzinnego

Abstract

Violence against children in the family is a problem that has been observed for centuries. One of the sources of treating it as common, and by many as a natural way of upbringing, is intergenerational transmission. Observing violent behavior of parents in childhood and imitating it in adulthood is associated with the phenomenon of intergenerational transmission of such forms of family relations. The research presented in the article confirms the high probability of such transmission. Adult spouses experiencing violence from their own parents in childhood were more likely to direct deprecation and physical and verbal aggression toward their partners than those not experiencing it. They were less likely to show them their support and commitment to building relationships. The study also showed that those who experienced childhood violence as a result of participating in the psycho-educational classes of the School for Parents changed their parenting attitudes from abnormal to normal to some extent. They began to show more acceptance and understanding of their children’s right to develop autonomy, they also became more consistent and made excessive demands on them less often. The study confirmed that it is possible to weaken and even stop the process of intergenerational transmission of violence against children through a psycho-educational form of family support.