TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose – Research indicates significant associations between intimate partner violence (IPV), substance abuse (SA) and childhood experiences of abuse. Yet few studies have interviewed fathers with co‐occurring IPV and SA about their experiences in their own families and how that impacts their parenting. The purpose of this paper is to fill that gap and explore the ways in which fathers with co‐occurring IPV and SA describe the parenting of their own parents and how it is related to the ways they parent. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 40 fathers with co‐occurring IPV and SA were interviewed about their experiences of childhood abuse and the ways they are like and unlike their parents for this qualitative study using thematic analysis. Findings – A large percentage of the fathers experienced childhood abuse and reported negative images of their fathers and mothers most commonly due to father absence and abusive/harsh parenting by both parents. Most fathers indicated a wish to be more present, available and warm with their children. Fathers did not draw associations between their childhood histories and their own behaviors. Practical implications – Multigenerational transmission of IPV, SA, and child maltreatment may be important areas to focus on in interventions with fathers with co‐occurring IPV and SA issues. Originality/value – This study is one of the first to specifically interview fathers with co‐occurring IPV and SA about their experiences of being parented and how that is related to their own parenting.
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
SN  - 1757-0972
DO  - 10.1108/ADD-03-2013-0006
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/ADD-03-2013-0006
AU  - Smith Stover Carla
AU  - Kahn Marissa
PY  - 2013
Y1  - 2013/01/01
TI  - Family of origin influences on the parenting of men with co‐occurring substance abuse and intimate partner violence
T2  - Advances in Dual Diagnosis
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 84
EP  - 94
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -