17th October – fact of the day

Psychological aggression is reported much more frequently than physical violence.
A 2025 systematic review and meta-analysis involving around 25,000 participants estimated physical child-to-parent violence at 10%, compared with 82.6% for psychological violence within the studies measuring those forms. The psychological estimate should be used cautiously because studies defined and measured behaviours differently.

Prevalence of child to parent violence and its determinants: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMC Public Health | Springer Nature Link