Exploring cross-generational adult drinking patterns and physical child maltreatment: a study of Hong Kong adults

- This is the first Chinese study to show that parental alcohol dependence is a risk factor for practicing child maltreatment.
- In Chinese populations, proactive screening of parental alcohol dependence in child abuse investigations may be considered.
- Those who were hit frequently by their parents as children were much more likely to develop alcohol use disorders as adults.
- Chinese adults who report frequent parental beatings in childhood may be pro-actively screened for risky drinking patterns.