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In 2011, the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma reported that, in spite of a lack of public attention abused parents have received, adolescent to parent violence has features

that are common to all forms of family violence.

Control and domination is central to domestic violence and is a preeminent concern of all parents whose youth use violence against them.

Adolescents who use violence at home perceive their parents as weak and ineffective and perceive themselves as lacking power.

Adolescents use violence and abuse to take power away from their parents and to control decision-making

in their families. Shame works in tandem with social isolation to produce a feeling of helplessness

among parents. Parents feel others will blame them for their child's violence because they

have failed to control them. Families often keep the violence in their home

a secret from everyone. The media and other cultural institutions play a role among the more

general and systemic risk factors. Continual exposure to violent images and language can have a

disinhibiting effect on adoles adolescents. As with other risk factors,

individuals are affected differently by the media. Adolescents who have personal experiences

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