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Later analysis (2007) of child abuse statistics found similar trends cross-culturally, with the children is a Swedish sample exhibiting the lowest elevated risk of being killed by a stepparent (8 times more likely), perhaps explicable by Sweden's generous welfare state putting less demands on stepparents (typically stepfathers) in terms of provision of offspring. | Later analysis (2007) of child abuse statistics found similar trends cross-culturally, with the children is a Swedish sample exhibiting the lowest elevated risk of being killed by a stepparent (8 times more likely), perhaps explicable by Sweden's generous welfare state putting less demands on stepparents (typically stepfathers) in terms of provision of offspring. | ||
The | The phenomena of children in households with step-parents being at much greater risk of being abuse has been dubbed the ''Cinderella Effect'', reflecting the preponderance of such figures as Cinderella's wicked step-mother in European and worldwide folklore and fairy-tales, demonstrated that this phenomena is not modern or recent, but has likely been found throughout all of human history. | ||
The | The greatest Cinderella effect was found in Australia, drawing on the Australian Family Characteristics Survey. Strang (1996) found that in cases of fatal battery of babies, living with a stepfather as opposed to a biological father increased the risk by over three-hundredfold. | ||
<span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | ||
The authors stated that the 'social roles' hypothesis was inadequate in the case of child abuse committed by stepparents. The social role hypothesis states that | The authors stated that the 'social roles' hypothesis was inadequate in the case of child abuse committed by stepparents. The social role hypothesis states that step-parenthood is a stressful 'role' unclearly defined by societal norms, and that the stress caused by the nebulous nature of the role and the parent's consequence uncertainty is what leads to the greater incidence of abuse in such relationships. | ||
They regard parental investment theory as a better explanation of the phenomena. It is not the 'role' that makes the stepparent uneasy, but the underlying conflict caused by the fact that they are expected to invest heavily in offspring that aren't their own and that they therefore do not see as worthy of such investment. | They regard parental investment theory as a better explanation of the phenomena. It is not the 'role' that makes the stepparent uneasy, but the underlying conflict caused by the fact that they are expected to invest heavily in offspring that aren't their own and that they therefore do not see as worthy of such investment. | ||
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The purported existence of a 'Cinderella Effect' being driven by innate evolutionary fitness related motives has drawn extensive criticism over the years, with the subject being heavily politicized due to implications of such research being that serial monogamy, non-monogamy and single mothers are social phenomena that severely enhance the risk of children suffering serious abuse and neglect. | The purported existence of a 'Cinderella Effect' being driven by innate evolutionary fitness related motives has drawn extensive criticism over the years, with the subject being heavily politicized due to implications of such research being that serial monogamy, non-monogamy and single mothers are social phenomena that severely enhance the risk of children suffering serious abuse and neglect. | ||
It is important to note that instances of severe child abuse are still rare, even in households with unrelated adults ''loco parentis'', however | It is important to note that instances of severe child abuse are still rare, even in households with unrelated adults ''loco parentis'', however step-parenthood likely does greatly enhance the risk of such crimes. | ||
<span style="font-size:125%">'''Quotes:'''</span> | <span style="font-size:125%">'''Quotes:'''</span> | ||