The parent or guardian can be isolated. This isolation comes about when the parent or guardian may have no meaningful involvement with friends, the possibility that there is no extended family, or there is no participation in school or community activities. Some parents and guardians feel that they are left to face their problems alone. The lack of these social networks deprives the abusive parents of support systems that can help them with dealing with stress. The lack of community involvement will make it difficult for the parents abusive behaviors to change to the standards and values of the society.
Teen parenthood is also a social factor.
Teen parents have difficulty deal with the trials of adolescence. Since teenagers are already dealing with adolescence it becomes difficult to deal with their own stress and a child. Controlling anger becomes difficult when dealing with two stresses. The Encyclopedia of Child Abuse. Child Abuse and Neglect.