Since child maltreatment has highly negative effects on child adjustment, early identification of at-risk families is important. This study focuses on longitudinal risk factors for child maltreatment and associations between abuse risk and occurrence. It also examines whether abuse risk and involvement in early childhood intervention are associated. The sample comprises 197 German caregivers with children under 3 years of age. Data was collected in two waves. The Brief Child Abuse Potential Inventory assessed abuse risk. Socio-demographic, parent, child and family-related risk factors were measured using screening tools. The analysis revealed that parental characteristics (psychopathology, own maltreatment experiences etc.) were associated with concurrent abuse risk. Longitudinal changes in abuse risk were linked to caregiver education and child-related factors. Cumulative risk did not explain more variance than specific risk factors. Significant associations with caregiver-reported abuse were found, and data suggest that some burdened families cannot be reached by early childhood intervention.

由于虐待儿童对儿童适应有很大的负面影响，因此早期识别高危家庭非常重要。本研究侧重于虐待儿童的纵向风险因素以及虐待风险与发生之间的关联。它还检查了虐待风险和参与早期儿童干预是否相关。样本包括 197 名有 3 岁以下儿童的德国看护人。数据分两波收集。简短的虐待儿童潜在清单评估了虐待风险。使用筛查工具测量社会人口、父母、儿童和家庭相关的风险因素。分析显示，父母的特征（精神病理学、自己的虐待经历等）与并发的虐待风险相关。虐待风险的纵向变化与照顾者教育和儿童相关因素有关。累积风险并不能解释比特定风险因素更多的差异。发现与照顾者报告的虐待有显着关联，并且数据表明，儿童早期干预无法接触到一些负担沉重的家庭。