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Economic insecurity in young adulthood among children maltreated during early adolescence. Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Michael Caniglia
BACKGROUND Children living in foster care as teenagers often experience greater economic insecurity during adulthood than their peers. However, few studies examine the association between foster care entrance during early adolescence and later economic outcomes. OBJECTIVE Examine whether entrance into foster care in early adolescence is associated with employment, monthly earnings, and participation
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Filicide and criminal justice outcomes: Are maternal and paternal perpetrators treated differently? Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Anna Johnson,Myrna Dawson
BACKGROUND Most child homicides are committed by a perpetrator who has a maternal or paternal relationship with their victim which is commonly referred to as filicide. Previous research has examined differences in how maternal and paternal perpetrators are discussed in the media but there is a paucity of research comparing the treatment of maternal and paternal perpetrators in the criminal justice
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Shedding light on the social and health realities of care-experienced young people in Western Australia: A population-level study. Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-16 Lauren Parsons,Reinie Cordier,Fadzai Chikwava,Melissa O'Donnell,Donna Chung,Anna Ferrante,Philip Mendes,Stian Thoresen
BACKGROUND Young people who were in out-of-home care (OHC) face an accelerated transition to independent adulthood. Current evidence on outcomes for Australian care-leavers is scant. OBJECTIVE This study aims to develop a better understanding of the outcomes for young people leaving care. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING A birth cohort of children and young people born in Western Australia (WA) from 1993 to
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Building narrative identity in a context of audience failures: Stories of resistance among young adults formerly in foster care Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 J. Curtis McMillen, Jiffy Lansing, Judy Havlicek
Child maltreatment survivors with extensive foster care involvement are tasked with building identities that allow them to make sense of difficult pasts in ways that help them build adult lives. To use narrative identity theory to explore identities and identity-building challenges of young adults formerly in foster care. Twelve young adults who aged out of the foster care system in Illinois. Participants
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Sibling bullying victimization and subjective well-being among children across 13 countries: The mediating roles of perceived social support and the moderating role of uncertainty avoidance culture Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-13 Zhibin Li, Chengxiang He, Hao Song
While sibling bullying victimization has been recognized as a significant factor detrimentally impacting children's subjective well-being, the underlying mechanisms have yet to be fully elucidated. This study seeks to investigate the potential mediating role of perceived social support, encompassing support from family, friend, teacher, and neighbor, as well as the moderating influence of uncertainty
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Association between neighborhood greenspace and child protective services involvement. Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-12 Yuan He,Amy Roberts,Vicky Tam,Eliza Ziegler,John Fitzgibbons,Alice Stills,Nicole Smith,Cristle Ike,Joanne Wood,Eugenia South
BACKGROUND Child maltreatment and child protective service (CPS) involvement negatively impacts families, and disproportionately impact families of color. Urban neighborhood greenspace is associated with improved mental health and decreased community violence, however correlations between greenspace and CPS involvement have not been evaluated. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between greenspace
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Motivations and perspectives on the use of corporal punishment at home: A qualitative study of Ghanaian parents Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Frank Kyei-Arthur, Sylvester Kyei-Gyamfi, Margaret Appiah
The Convention on the Rights of the Child acknowledges the fundamental rights of children. Despite the adverse effects of corporal punishment, it continues to be prevalent, especially among sub-Saharan African countries, including Ghana. This study explored whether parents ever used corporal punishment on their children at home and their motivations for doing so. It also explored whether parents perceive
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Rolling out the red carpet: Non-offending partners and affected family members as allies in disruption Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-11 Natalie Walker, Nicolette Bell, Delanie Woodlock
In Australia, there is a lack of research on the impacts on law enforcement officers (LEO) and agencies (LEA) working with families impacted by child sexual abuse. PartnerSPEAK is the only Australian specialist not-for-profit, peer-led agency advocating for the secondary victims or non-offending partners and affected family members (NOP/AFM) of those who engage in the online sexual exploitation of
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Sexual fulfilment, wellbeing and risk considerations for people with sexual attractions to children. Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-10 Ellie Woodward,Rebecca Lievesley,Craig A Harper,Daragh T McDermott
Research focused on understanding the experiences of individuals with sexual attractions to children and their pursuit of sexual fulfilment faces notable limitations, primarily stemming from ethical and legal challenges, and pervasive social stigma. This review paper explores these challenges and outlines the connections between sexual fulfilment, treatment goals and overall wellbeing. We consider
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Participation among young people in the child protection system and how it relates to subsequent educational and employment outcomes. Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-06 Iben Bolvig,Hans Kloppenborg,Mette Lausten
BACKGROUND Previous research has shown that young people in the child protection system experience different levels of participation in decision-making on important issues. Nonetheless, researchers agree that children's participation in decision-making is likely to affect critical factors in their lives, such as educational and employment performance. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to examine (1) to what
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Exploring the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and HPV vaccination in a national sample of adults Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-06 Pragya Gautam Poudel, Elizabeth Crouch, Mengqi Xing, Sedigheh Mirzaei, Heather M. Brandt
Over 60 % of U.S. adults report adverse childhood experience (ACE), which correlate with risky health behaviors and lower utilization of healthcare preventive measures, potentially leading to chronic diseases in later life. This study investigates the relationship between ACEs and human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination in a national U.S. adult sample. We used data from selected states from the Centers
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Childhood maltreatment and subsequent offending behaviors in Australian women: Exploring the role of borderline personality disorder Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-06 G. Brotto, C. McGillivray, J. Marberly-Steenner, L. Christophersen, E. Kenner
Childhood Maltreatment (CM) is linked to adverse outcomes, including Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and increased propensity for offending behaviors. However, research on the specific role that BPD plays between the two is limited and highly relevant given the high prevalence of CM in Australia. The present study aimed to investigate (1) the relationship between CM and subsequent offending behaviors
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What do you fantasize about? An exploratory factor analysis of minor attracted person's sexual fantasies. Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Etienne Garant,Jean Proulx
Current knowledge on the sexual fantasies of minor attracted persons (MAPs) is primarily focused on these individuals' attraction to minors. Furthermore, MAPs' sexual fantasies are often perceived as revolving systematically around scenarios involving a minor. However, this raises the question of whether their sexual fantasies extend beyond minors. To explore this, we analyzed data from 403 MAPs (364
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Characteristics of preschool-age children who engage in problematic sexual behaviors with siblings. Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Nicole Barton,Cierra Henson,Kimberly Lopez,Emma Lambert,Jordan Simmons,Erin Taylor,Jane Silovsky
BACKGROUND Problematic sexual behavior (PSB) between siblings can be a form of sibling sexual abuse (SSA). A notable gap in research are studies examining PSB among preschool-age children with siblings. OBJECTIVE This study examined the impact of child maltreatment, exposure to family sexuality, and use of coercive sexual behavior on preschool-aged children PSB with siblings and with nonsiblings. PARTICIPANTS
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Using the DRS-8 to measure unresolved/disorganized attachment: Associations with states of mind on the adult attachment interview, psychopathology, and offspring social-emotional development Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Kristel Mayrand, Tristan Milot, John Briere, Natacha Godbout, Sébastien Oliva-Veilleux, Nicolas Berthelot
Unresolved/disorganized (U/d) attachment states of mind are associated with poor outcomes across numerous domains of functioning. However, the validity of existing self-report instruments measuring this construct remains questionable. The aim of the current study was to validate the DRS-8, an alternative version of the Disorganized Response Scale (DRS), by assessing its construct validity, internal
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Historical redlining, neighborhood disadvantage, and reports of child maltreatment in a large urban county Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-05 Tenesha Littleton, Bridget Freisthler, Reiko Boyd, Angela M. Smith, Gia Barboza-Salerno
Child protective services (CPS) reports are spatially concentrated in disadvantaged neighborhoods and Black children are more likely than White children to reside in these neighborhoods. Entrenched patterns of racial residential segregation reflect the lasting impact of historical redlining – a racist practice spearheaded by the federally sponsored Home Owners’ Loan Corporation (HOLC) in the 1930s
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The mediating role of adolescent psychopathology in the association between frequent or severe childhood abuse and labor market inactivity in young adulthood: A causal mediation approach Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Tjeerd Rudmer de Vries, Iris Arends, Albertine J. Oldehinkel, Ute Bültmann
Labor market inactivity is common among young adults with a history of childhood abuse, which might be attributable to elevated psychopathology in adolescence. We examined and decomposed the effect of adolescent psychopathology in the association between frequent or severe childhood abuse and labor market inactivity in young adulthood. This study used data from the population and high-risk samples
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The association between poverty and longitudinal patterns of adverse childhood experiences across childhood and adolescence: Findings from a prospective population-based cohort study in the UK Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Bushra Farooq, Kate Allen, Abigail E. Russell, Laura D. Howe, Becky Mars
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) affect up to half the general population, they are known to co-occur, and are particularly common among those experiencing poverty. Yet, there are limited studies examining specific patterns of ACE co-occurrence considering their developmental timing. To examine the longitudinal co-occurrence patterns of ACEs across childhood and adolescence, and to examine the
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Children in out-of-home care's right to family and cultural connection: Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous Australian children's perspectives. Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-09-03 Jemma Venables,Jenny Povey,Iryna Kolesnikova,Kate Thompson,Madonna Boman,Juli Richmond,Karen Healy,Janeen Baxter,Isobel Thwaite,Aariyana Hussain
BACKGROUND Children have a right to participate in decisions about their lives. They also have the right to family and cultural connection, including when they are removed due to child protection concerns. However, the literature highlights barriers children in out-of-home care experience connecting to family-of-origin and culture. Moreover, this literature is predominantly from the perspective of
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Children's right to participation in Swedish child welfare - The extent, nature and determinants of child interviews during investigations. Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-31 David Pålsson,Pernilla Leviner,Stefan Wiklund
BACKGROUND Children's right to participation in child welfare decision-making is highlighted in law and research. However, there is a lack of comprehensive empirical research on how such participation is actually fulfilled. OBJECTIVE This article aims to describe and analyse the extent, nature and determinants of children's participation in child welfare investigations in Sweden as well as to discuss
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Longitudinal examination of marijuana use and physical teen dating violence: Antisocial peers and impulsivity as mediators Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-31 Timothy I. Lawrence, Thomas W. Wojciechowski, Justin P. Allen, Melissa Tolentino, Daniel B. Hajovsky
Prior studies have shown that marijuana use is often associated with physical teen dating violence. However, few studies have examined the longitudinal mediating effects of associating with antisocial peers and impulsivity on this relationship. Also, few studies have estimated the cascading developmental impact of marijuana use and antisocial peer association, predicting the continued marijuana use
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Characteristics that predict exposure to and subsequent intentional viewing of child sexual abuse material among a community sample of Internet users Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-31 Sarah Skye Napier, Michael C. Seto, Judith Cashmore, Rita Shackel
An important element of reducing the sexual abuse and exploitation of children is to understand the behaviors of individuals who consume child sexual abuse material (CSAM), including the predictors of continued use. To investigate predictors of ‘ever viewing’ CSAM and subsequent intentional use among individuals in the community. This study used multivariate logistic regression analysis to identify
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The Hispanic paradox in child maltreatment: Does it fade over time? Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-30 Yadira Tejeda, Dylan Jones, Brett Drake
The “Hispanic Paradox” refers to a commonly noted tendency for Hispanic immigrants to have good health outcomes relative to risks faced. This paper demonstrates the presence of the Hispanic Paradox relative to child maltreatment, with a focus on how it appears to “fade” generationally. To use national child maltreatment and census data to determine if the protective effects of the Hispanic Paradox
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Residential mobility for young adults in extended foster care Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-29 Ivy Hammond, Keunhye Park, Andrea Lane Eastman, Mark E. Courtney
Placement stability is tied to well-being among children living in foster care, yet residential mobility remains largely unexplored for transition-age youth residing in extended foster care (EFC) between ages 18 and 21. During the time young adults in EFC can remain in foster homes, child welfare agencies offer living arrangements tailored to the transition into adulthood. In supervised independent
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Child maltreatment and behavioral health outcomes in child welfare: Exploring the roles of severity and polyvictimization Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-29 Lauren Q. Malthaner, Jill D. McLeigh, Gregory Knell, Katelyn K. Jetelina, Folefac Atem, Sarah E. Messiah
Child maltreatment and polyvictimization are known risk factors for long-term detrimental health and development outcomes, including behavioral health challenges. However, effects from specific types and combinations of maltreatments are unclear. This study examined the association between maltreatment or polyvictimization and behavioral health in a child welfare sample. Medical records of children
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Co-occurring experiences of traumatic events and substance use among young people Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Ivana Kihas, Emma L. Barrett, Maree Teesson, Stephen W. Touyz, Nicola C. Newton, Katherine L. Mills
Harmful substance use among young people is concerningly prevalent. Substance use disorder (SUD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) frequently co-occur in treatment settings and are well researched among adults but lacking among young community cohorts. The aim of this study was to explore the prevalence and relationship between substance use, SUD, trauma, and PTSD among a community sample of
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Innovations from the launch of the child sexual abuse reduction research network Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 Bryce G. Westlake, Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar, Russell Brewer, Sarah Napier, Katie Logos, Julia Davidson
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Analyzing the relationship between individual and cumulative score of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with self-reported mental health disorders in Chile Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-28 María Pía Santelices, Pablo Barrera, Catalina Undurraga, Eduardo Valenzuela, Paola Viviani, James Hamilton, José Murillo
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are widely recognized as significant predictors of poor mental health in adulthood. Latin America presents several unique challenges regarding ACEs, such as higher prevalence of violence and income and political inequality. However, little is known about this issue from nationally representative samples in the region, particularly in Chile. This investigation examines
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Listening to the Children Involved in Violent Military Conflict Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-24 Jennifer A. Fraser
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Online paedophiles and the criminal justice experience: A qualitative perspective Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-24 Matthew Ball, Brigitte Bouhours, Roderic Broadhurst
Online forums provide a conduit for anonymous communication within deviant subcultures, such as online paedophiles. This helps to build virtual communities of support. This study explores the experience of paedophiles in the criminal justice system as reported by those who experienced it on such a forum. By analysing and understanding the experiences disclosed by these individuals, we may be able to
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Drivers to implementing a whole-system approach to enquiring about adverse childhood experiences: A mixed methods evaluation from a single county in England Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-20 Zara Quigg, Rebecca Harrison, Jane Harris, Nadia Butler, Rebecca Bates, Hannah Timpson
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can have substantial impacts on individuals' health and social prospects across the life course. Retrospectively enquiring with adults about their experience of ACEs to inform support provision is an emerging intervention across services/countries, however little is known about the processes of implementation. The study aimed to examine the drivers to successful
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Let it go, let it go: Stop measuring child maltreatment as a binary yes/no Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-17 Austen McGuire, M. Singh, Yo Jackson
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Sources of resilience for refugee youth in Ethiopia: Exploring the role of education, work, community, religion, and family. Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-16 Senper Elias Fisseha,Mónica López López,Mijntje Ten Brummelaar,Habtamu Wondimu Hibiso
BACKGROUND Young refugees' resilience is linked to involvement in socio-ecological systems that contribute to their well-being. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to understand the experiences and factors contributing to resilience among young Sudanese and South Sudanese refugees (aged 16, M = 16 years; N = 40; 21 males, 19 females) residing at the Sherkole refugee camp in Ethiopia's Benishangul-Gumuz region
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Trauma-informed care beliefs scale-comprehensive for child welfare carers using Rasch analysis Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-16 Nathan Beehag, Rachel Dryer, Andrew McGrath, Chris Krägeloh, Oleg Medvedev
The literature on trauma-informed care practices (TIC) indicates that this framework is beneficial for young people, carers, and staff. However, a significant gap in the literature and practice is the absence of psychometrically sound scales to measure carer adherence to TIC principles. Emerging evidence suggests that TIC practices shift carer attitudes and beliefs, which mediate positive outcomes
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The influence of Adverse and Positive Childhood Experiences on facets of empathy Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-15 George Van Doorn, Jacob Dye, Robert Teese
Although Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been associated with empathy, research findings have been incongruous. In contrast, positive parenting practices have been consistently, and positively, associated with empathy. The current study investigated whether the relationship between ACEs and facets of empathy (i.e., perspective taking, empathic concern, personal distress, fantasy) were moderated
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“The abuse of minors you witness or experience”: A qualitative study of former professional ballet school students' characterizations of maltreatment Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-15 Sophie Wensel, Gretchen Kerr, Katherine A. Tamminen
The number of recent media reports of child maltreatment (CM) at international professional ballet schools surpasses the few studies on CM in dance. In general, studies on dance largely focus on psychological maltreatment. There is also little research on student experiences across the entire professional ballet school context, which typically include dance, academic, social life, and healthcare experiences
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Violence against children and later substance use in low- and middle-income countries Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Abigail Puno, Joshua Jeong, Amiya Bhatia, Rockli Kim
Globally, one in two children experience violence; experiences which may lead to later risky behaviors such as substance use. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), however, the association between childhood violence and substance use remains underexplored. This study assessed the association between childhood violence and substance use among LMIC youth. Data from the Violence Against Children
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Effectiveness of education focused wraparound services to improve academic success for foster youth: A pilot study Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-13 Annie J. Keeney, Sarah Glass, Ernesto Vizcarra, Laura Krzywicki, Loring Jones
Youth with foster care experience are disproportionality burdened with poor academic outcomes compared to non-foster experience youth. The Fostering Academic Success in Education (FASE) pilot program provides comprehensive onsite educational case management services to foster care youth. We used mixed methods to explore the effects of FASE on participating youth's academic performance and perceived
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Effects of a behavioral intervention with foster families: A randomized controlled trial Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Christine Platt, Jana Hunsley, Brennan Platt, Helena Morrison, Thaddeus Pace, Sheila Gephart
The health and well-being of children in foster care are of high concern. A resource with which to disrupt maladaptation and promote healing are positive relationships among children and caregivers within the foster home. The research question was: Can an online intervention improve family hardiness and sibling relationships within foster care families? To: (1) establish feasibility and acceptability
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Childhood sexual abuse and technology-facilitated sexual violence on dating apps: The moderating role of motivations for use Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-09 Denise Volman Pampanel, Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Noam Tarshish
The study aimed to investigate the potential link between a history of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and the experience of technology-facilitated sexual violence on dating apps (TFSV), considering distinct motivations for app usage among CSA survivors. To explore the association between CSA and TFSV on dating apps, while also examining the potential moderating role of motivations for app usage and differences
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Intergenerational effects of maternal childhood maltreatment on newborns' stress regulation: The role of maternal depressive symptoms Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-07 Nerea San Martín-González, Jorge Moya-Higueras, Elisenda Eixarch, Águeda Castro-Quintas, Laia Marques-Feixa, Fátima Crispi, Maria Daura-Corral, Lorena de la Fuente-Tomás, José Luis Monteserín-García, María Paz García-Portilla, Lourdes Fañanás
Maternal childhood maltreatment (CM) has been repeatedly associated with negative offspring's emotional outcomes. The dysregulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis has emerged as the main underlying physiological mechanism. To explore the association between maternal CM and newborns' physiological and neurobehavioral stress responses, considering the role of perinatal maternal depression
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Examining associations between child welfare workforce well-being and utilization of casework skills with children and families Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-07 Shelby L. Clark, Brennan Miller, Becci A. Akin, Ryan K. Barney, Whitney Grube, Vickie McArthur, Erin Gulledge, Jeffery Mitchell
While child welfare scholarship has paid much attention to workforce well-being such as burnout, secondary traumatic stress (STS), and compassion satisfaction, few studies have investigated how these outcomes influence utilization of casework skills. This study aimed to understand the relationship between child welfare workforce well-being and use of casework skills. Specifically, we examined associations
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The threshold of child protection notifications is higher in municipalities with a high level of risk factors – Is this evidence of the inverse intervention law? Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-05 Piia Seppälä, Ning Zhu, Juulia Hietamäki, Laura Häkkilä, Aleksandra Gawel, Timo Toikko
Child protection notifications aim to secure the wellbeing of children. However, there is a large variation in the implementation of notifications across the municipalities in Finland. This article explores whether the threshold of child protection notifications is higher in municipalities with a high level of socio-economic risk factors, as assumed by the inverse intervention law. The study is based
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The prevalence of child sexual abuse perpetrated by leaders or other adults in religious organizations in Australia Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-04 Gabrielle R. Hunt, Ben Mathews, Daryl J. Higgins, David Finkelhor, Megan L. Willis, Divna M. Haslam, David Lawrence, Franziska Meinck, Hannah J. Thomas, Eva Malacova, Rosana E. Pacella, James G. Scott
Numerous national public inquiries have highlighted the problem of child sexual abuse in religious organizations. Despite this, evidence of population-wide prevalence is scarce. To provide the first nationally representative prevalence estimates of child sexual abuse perpetrated by adults in religious organizations in Australia. The Australian Child Maltreatment Study (ACMS) surveyed 8503 people aged
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Childhood abuse and risk of migraine: A systematic review and meta-analysis Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-02 Jianyi Liu, Yizhi Guo, Zhihua Huang, Jianming Zhu, Yandeng Li
Childhood abuse is associated with an increased risk of migraines. However, the literature on this association is limited. To determine the pooled effect size of the association between childhood abuse and migraines. System review and meta-analysis. A systematic literature search for studies published until September 20, 2023, was performed using the Embase, PubMed, and Web of Science databases. Specifically
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"Mend the rift" therapeutic model for working with sibling sexual abuse: Professionals' perspectives. Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Amitai Marmor,Efrat Lusky Weisrose,Yael Bleich Kimelman
BACKGROUND Sibling sexual abuse (SSA) is considered the most prevalent and longest-lasting type of interfamilial sexual abuse. The psychological implications of SSA may be felt throughout the harmed siblings' lifespan. Nevertheless, SSA receives very little therapeutic attention. OBJECTIVE The present study explores how professionals dealing with the phenomenon see how to work with such cases. PARTICIPANTS
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“Nothing Was Done”: Experiences of continued sexual abuse after disclosing to a mandated reporter among youth in the United States Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Kristyn Kamke, Anne Kirkner, Kimberly L. Goodman
Disclosing ongoing child sexual abuse (CSA) to a mandated reporter should facilitate youth safety. Unfortunately, youth may continue to experience abuse after disclosure, although little research has examined this phenomenon. We aimed to understand when and why the child protection process fails after youth disclose to a mandated reporter. Hotline support specialists completed an online survey about
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The effect of therapeutic and deterrent messages on Internet users attempting to access ‘barely legal’ pornography Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-08-01 Jeremy Prichard, Richard Wortley, Paul Watters, Caroline Spiranovic, Joel Scanlan
Online child sexual abuse material (CSAM) is a growing problem. Prevention charities, such as Stop It Now! UK, use online messaging to dissuade users from viewing CSAM and to encourage them to consider anonymous therapeutic interventions. This experiment used a honeypot website that purported to contain barely legal pornography, which we treated as a proxy for CSAM. We examined whether warnings would
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The relationship between commercial sexual exploitation and foster care placement in the U.S.: A scoping review Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-31 Allison E. Dunnigan, Rachel A. Fusco
There is evidence youth in foster care may be vulnerable to commercial and sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in the U.S. Youth in care may show vulnerabilities such as running away, identifying as sexual/gender minorities, or exhibiting complex behavioral and mental health needs. However, the nature and nuances of the relationship between CSEC and foster care placements has been largely unexamined
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Is religious affiliation associated with parent disciplinary behavior in Suriname and Guyana Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-30 John D. McLennan, Tracie O. Afifi, Harriet L. MacMillan, Vineetha Warriyar K.V.
Although limited, there is some evidence that certain physical punishments may vary by household religion. This study aimed to determine whether parent disciplinary behavior varies by religious affiliation in two countries which have large, diverse religious groups. Data from Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys for Suriname (2018) and Guyana (2019–20), which contain nationally representative household
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Reducing risk factors for child maltreatment: The Parenting-STAIR open pilot study Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-29 Whitney Wortham, Kathrine S. Sullivan, Kelly Ancharski, Mercedes Okosi, Debra Kaplan, Susan Timmer, Marylene Cloitre, Claude Chemtob, Michael A. Lindsey
Despite a large body of evidence linking the impact of trauma, parenting, and child maltreatment recidivism, current child welfare services often do not target maternal trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Moreover, there is little evidence that traditional family preservation services (FPS) lower the rates of repeat incidences of child abuse and neglect. The novel intervention, Parenting-STAIR
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A community-based study of the impact of trauma exposure on school-aged children's self-concept and improvements following TF-CBT Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-29 Sheila Konanur, Robert T. Muller
Experiencing trauma in childhood has been associated with more severe psychopathology and a greater risk of engaging in harmful behavior later in life. Traumatic exposure can also erode a child's self-concept. Negative self-concept has been associated with shame, self-doubt, and helplessness in the face of adverse experiences. Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) is an evidence-based
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Is parental overcontrol a specific form of child maltreatment? Insights from a resting state EEG connectivity study Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-27 Giuseppe A. Carbone, Claudio Imperatori, Mauro Adenzato, Aurelia Lo Presti, Benedetto Farina, Rita B. Ardito
Recent studies suggest that parental overcontrol could be considered a specific form of childhood trauma (CT). Although previous research has shown that CT alters the functional and structural architecture of large-scale networks in the brain, the neural basis associated with parental overcontrol has not been sufficiently explored. Therefore, the main aim of the current study was to investigate the
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The prevalence of sexual grooming behaviors among survivors of childhood sexual abuse Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-25 Georgia M. Winters, Elizabeth L. Jeglic, Benjamin N. Johnson, Cordelia Chou
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a global problem that is preventable. Sexual grooming behaviors have been deemed an integral part of CSA for the purpose of avoiding detection and preventing disclosure. Many of these behaviors are reported more often by adults who experienced CSA as compared to those that did not (Jeglic et al., 2023). Such behaviors form important targets for prevention efforts, as
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Profiles of socioemotional functioning in children with and without CPS-subtantiated maltreatment: Associations with child maltreatment and dating violence Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Victoria M. Atzl, Justin Russotti, Catherine Cerulli, Dante Cicchetti, Elizabeth D. Handley
Person-centered approaches are essential for characterizing heterogeneity in child development as it relates to child maltreatment (CM) and dating violence. The present study had two aims: 1) identify person-centered patterns of childhood socioemotional functioning, 2) examine whether patterns of child socioemotional functioning mediate the association between CM and dating violence. Wave 1 comprised
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A comparison of virtual versus in-person delivery of SafeCare on parent and implementation outcomes Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 S. Self-Brown, A. Watson, K. Fong, H. Espeleta, L. Bullinger, D.J. Whitaker, M. Recinos, M. Ogrodnick, C. Olwit, M. Cotner
Evidence-based prevention services for child abuse and neglect (CAN), typically delivered via home visiting (HV), pivoted to virtual delivery in 2020 to continue family services while adhering to the COVID-19 public health guidelines. The study aims are to compare parent and implementation outcomes for the HV program, SafeCare©, delivered virtually versus in-person, across a 2-year period. Three data
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Facility dogs during police investigative interviews: Does it decrease children’s reluctance? Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Élie Côté, Mireille Cyr, Pascale Brillon, Jacinthe Dion, Isabelle V. Daignault, Annie Gendron
Using facility dogs during police investigative interviews is a recent practice in Canada. While the common use of this intervention is decidedly an indicator of sympathy capital, its utility in this context is relatively unknown and no study has specifically evaluated the effect of using facility dogs on children's collaboration during investigative interviews. This study compares police investigative
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From percentages to narratives: Giving silence a voice in child sexual abuse within the Portuguese Catholic Church, 1950–2022 Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Vasco Ramos, Ana Nunes de Almeida
Over the last two decades, several studies have examined the extent and expression of child sexual abuse (CSA) in religious institutions. In 2021, following new Vatican guidelines and under intense public pressure, the Portuguese Episcopal Conference commissioned a study on CSA in Portugal by members of the Portuguese Catholic Church (PCC) and others associated with it (from 1950 to 2022). The study
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Child maltreatment and youth exposure to risky environments: Latent class analysis of youth activity spaces Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-24 Susan Yoon, Junyeong Yang, Jingyi Wang, Bethany Boettner, Christopher Browning
Child maltreatment may alter the way that adolescents engage in and interact within the places they visit in their daily routines, namely youth activity spaces. Thus, it is important to understand how maltreatment experiences are linked to adolescents' exposure to environmental and contextual risks within their activity spaces. The aim of the study was to explore the associations between child maltreatment
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Evaluation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers on parent behavioral outcomes Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 3.4) Pub Date : 2024-07-19 Mary Harbert C. Morgan, Jeffrey H. Herbst, Beverly L. Fortson, Joann Wu Shortt, Leigh A. Willis, Colby Lokey, Amy M. Smith Slep, Michael F. Lorber, Sarah Huber-Krum
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's web-based behavioral parent training (BPT) program, Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers (EfP), uses a psychoeducational approach to promote positive parenting and address common parenting challenges. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of EfP on parenting behavior and whether implementation format impacted behavioral outcomes