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May 15, 2026Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling

Child‐To‐Parent Violence in Chile: Visibility, Legal Gaps and Projections of a Growing Phenomenon

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MCMilton Contreras-Sáez

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Quantitative analysis shows significant rise in child-to-parent violence in Chile, highlighting legal gaps and the need for policy changes.

Key Points

  • This research aims to analyze the trends and characteristics of child-to-parent violence in Chile, focusing on legal recognition.
  • Quantitative descriptive–comparative design using official reports from the Chilean Public Prosecutor's Office (2020-2024)
  • Descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, Mann-Kendall trend test, and ARIMA and exponential smoothing models were employed for analysis.
  • 155,518 reports of child-to-parent violence were analyzed, focusing on regional disaggregation and victim types.
  • A statistically significant upward trend in child-to-parent violence was observed, particularly towards non-biological parental figures.
  • Highest reports were found in the Metropolitan, Valparaíso, and Biobío regions, with maternal figures being the most affected at 55.3%.
  • Projections indicate continued growth of child-to-parent violence, emphasizing the urgent need for legal reforms.

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Milton Contreras-Sáez (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a06b8c5e7dec685947ab2fdhttps://doi.org/10.1002/jip.70016
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