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The backyard: Cumulative trauma of children from East Jerusalem who were removed from their homes Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-05-09 Mayis Eissa, Anat Zeira
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Validity evidence for a novel multiple-choice question bank in the field of child abuse pediatrics Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Katie L. Johnson, Stephanie C. Mavis, Catherine M. Huber, H. Michelle Greene, Caitlin E. Crumm, Emily R. Georges, Ajay S. Koti, Emily C.B. Brown
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Years of education mediate the association between adverse childhood experiences and unintended pregnancy: A population-based study in Japan Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Shuhei Terada, Aya Isumi, Yui Yamaoka, Takeo Fujiwara
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been associated with unintended pregnancies, including mistimed pregnancies (MP) and unwanted pregnancies (UWP). However, it remains unknown which cluster of ACEs (i.e., child maltreatment/household dysfunction and deprivation/threat) are associated with MP/UWP and whether years of education mediate these associations. To investigate the association of the
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Does parental use of harsh discipline and punishment in response to ambiguous child situations vary by child physical abuse risk? Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-05-06 Joel S. Milner, Joe Ammar, Julie L. Crouch, Michael F. Wagner
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Adverse childhood experiences, gender, and suicidality among Florida high school students: Examining intervening mechanisms Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-05-04 Melissa S. Jones, Salpi S. Kevorkian, Peter S. Lehmann, Cecilia Chouhy, Ryan C. Meldrum
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) represent a key risk factor for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among adolescents. However, the intervening mechanisms linking ACEs and suicidality, and whether such processes vary by gender, remain underexplored. The present study examines whether the relationships between ACEs and the likelihood of experiencing suicidal thoughts and attempting suicide are indirect
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Trajectories of risk and resilience: The role of empathy and perceived social support in the context of early adversity Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-05-03 Corinna Panagou, Angus Macbeth
Evidence overwhelmingly suggests that adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) is a risk factor for poor mental health outcomes. However, the specific mechanisms via which ACEs confer an increased risk of psychopathology are less well understood. The study modelled the effect of empathy and perceived social support (PSS) on mental health outcomes in a mixed clinical and non-clinical population, within
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Patterns of intimate partner violence exposure across the first 10 years of life and children's emotional-behavioural outcomes at 10 years Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-05-02 Alison Fogarty, Stephanie Brown, Deirdre Gartland, Grace McMahon, Kelly FitzPatrick, Monique Seymour, Melissa Kimber, Harriet MacMillan, Rebecca Giallo
Childhood exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with emotional-behavioural problems. However, little is known about children's emotional-behavioural outcomes following exposure to different long-term patterns of IPV. The current study aimed to investigate the emotional-behavioural functioning of children at 10 years of age following exposure to different patterns of IPV across the
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Global trends and differences in the burden of alcohol use disorders attributable to childhood sexual abuse by sex, age, and socio-demographic index: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Yifan Chen, Yunxi Zhong, Meiqi Wang, Xiaoying Su, Qixiu Li, Jie Wang, Long Sun
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a severe global problem associated with alcohol use disorder (AUD). Previous studies have confirmed this relationship; however, there is a lack of research on the disease burden of AUD attributable to CSA. To analyze global spatiotemporal trends and differences in the disease burden of AUD attributable to CSA and its relationship with age, sex, and the sociodemographic
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Association between maternal dissatisfaction with oneself at birth and shaking and smothering toward the offspring up to 18 months old Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-05-01 Tomoki Kawahara, Aya Isumi, Manami Ochi, Satomi Kato Doi, Pamela J. Surkan, Takeo Fujiwara
A mother who feels dissatisfaction with herself may resort to abusive behavior such as shaking or smothering toward their offspring. Understanding this association can inform effective prevention strategies. This study aimed to investigate the associations between maternal feelings of dissatisfaction with oneself and infant physical abuse. The study included 434 mothers who had recently given birth
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Reoffending after convictions related to child sexual exploitation material: Data from the German Federal Central Criminal Register Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-29 Tatjana Hörnle, Carina Tetal, Gunda Wössner
As digitalization has made it easier to produce, copy, and distribute child sexual exploitation material (CSEM), the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse images has become more widespread. Thus, the need to assess the risk of subsequent sex offenses – above all, sexual abuse of children by individuals who have been convicted of CSEM offenses – becomes more and more important. The main
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The safeguarding capability of adults in Catholic Church ministries: A global perspective Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-26 Douglas Hugh Russell, Daryl John Higgins, Lottie Harris, Angela Rinaldi, Marcus Pound, Hans Zollner
In the wake of historical sexual abuse across the Catholic Church globally, the Church continues to develop policies and processes to prevent and respond to child sexual abuse, including supporting the skills, knowledge, and confidence of members of the Church. We investigated the safeguarding capabilities of a range of people with different roles within Catholic Church ministries in various countries
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Validation of the PediBIRN-7 clinical prediction rule for pediatric abusive head trauma Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-24 Kent P. Hymel, Christopher L. Carroll, Terra N. Frazier, Kerri Weeks, Bruce E. Herman, Mark Marinello, Yiming Chen, Ming Wang, Stephen C. Boos, for the Pediatric Brain Injury Research Network (PediBIRN) Investigators
The PediBIRN-7 clinical prediction rule incorporates the (positive or negative) predictive contributions of completed abuse evaluations to estimate abusive head trauma (AHT) probability after abuse evaluation. Applying definitional criteria as proxies for AHT and non-AHT ground truth, it performed with sensitivity 0.73 (95 % CI: 0.66–0.79), specificity 0.87 (95 % CI: 0.82–0.90), and ROC-AUC 0.88 (95 %
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Detecting orphanage trafficking and exploitation Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Rebecca Nhep, Sarah Deck, Kate van Doore, Martine Powell
There is growing awareness that a proportion of children in orphanages have been recruited or transferred into the facility for a purpose of exploitation and/or profit. These children are often falsely presented as orphans to evoke sympathy and solicit funding. This process is known as orphanage trafficking. Although orphanage trafficking can be prosecuted under legal frameworks in some jurisdictions
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Exposure to maternal experiences of IPV in early childhood and sleep health in adolescence Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-23 Lauren Manley, Lenna Nepomnyaschy
Half of US women will experience intimate partner violence (IPV), and nearly all children in families experiencing such violence will be exposed. The negative effects of IPV exposure on children's mental and physical health are well-documented; however, less is known about effects on children's sleep health, a key marker of well-being. This study examines the associations of early childhood exposure
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Organized sexualized and ritual violence: Results from two representative German samples Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-21 Jelena Gerke, Jonas Fegert, Miriam Rassenhofer, Jörg M. Fegert
Organized sexualized and ritual abuse (ORA), a contentious issue since the 1980s, remains a polarizing topic. Although there is much debate about the existence of this phenomenon, a differentiated perspective is lacking, and no representative study has yet addressed the frequency. This paper aims to investigate the frequency of ORA in Germany using two representative datasets. Data were collected from
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Online sexual abuse and exploitation of children in the Philippines: An exploratory study of outcomes after reintegration into the community Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-20 Megan Scroger, Rebecca S. Draper, Brenda McQuillan
This study examined psychosocial outcomes for Filipino survivors of online sexual abuse and exploitation of children (OSAEC). This study aimed to identify relationships between demographic variables, self-reported and caregiver-reported trauma symptoms, and psychosocial functioning among Filipino youth who have experienced OSAEC. This study utilized inclusion criteria of survivors of OSAEC between
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Dimensions of family stress and repetitive nonsuicidal self-injury in adolescence: Examining the interactive effects of impulsivity and emotion dysregulation Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Yemiao Gao, Jinmeng Liu, Xia Liu, Yumeng Wang, Shaojie Qiu
Repetitive non-suicidal self-injury (R-NSSI) in adolescence represents a significant risk factor for suicide. Although exposure to family stress is robustly associated with the risk of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), studies have not examined the potential mechanisms linking different forms of family stress and R-NSSI. This study examined how unique dimensions of family stress (threat and deprivation)
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Sexual exploitation of young men: Background characteristics and needs from a life-course perspective Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Gabriëlle Mercera, Frank Noteboom, Chantal Timmermans, Sophie Leijdesdorff, Evelyn Heynen, Thérèse van Amelsvoort
Background: Sexually exploited young men are prevalent, yet underrepresented in clinical practice, policy and research. There are multiple barriers that often prevent young men to disclose and to seek or receive support, such as gender norms, limited awareness of victimization and feelings of guilt and shame.
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Arab mothers' viewpoints: Why their children are removed from home Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-17 Agat Sold, Tehila Refaeli, Nada Omar
Many studies have explored the impact of child removal on both children and professionals, but there is limited research on the experiences of mothers whose children social services had removed from their homes, particularly within Arab society. This study focused on Arab mothers from East Jerusalem—an ethnic minority in Israel's society, that faces unique challenges—whose children removed from home
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The relationship between childhood maltreatment subtypes and adolescent internalizing problems: The mediating role of maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Yuhan Zhang, Wei Xu, Dean McDonnell, Jin-Liang Wang
While childhood maltreatment is understood to be a significant risk factor for adolescent internalizing problems (depression and anxiety), underlying mechanisms linking each type of maltreatment to internalizing problems in adolescents remain unclear. Moreover, the current state of knowledge regarding the associations between maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies and each type of maltreatment
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The relationship between bullying victimization and problematic behaviors: A focus on the intrapersonal emotional competence and interpersonal social competence Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Chaoxin Jiang, Jiaming Shi
Evidence consistently demonstrated that bullying victimization was associated with problematic behaviors among adolescents. However, scant attention has been given to simultaneous comparisons of the impacts of two distinct forms of victimization, traditional bullying victimization and cyberbullying victimization. In addition, the mechanisms underlying the relationship between bullying victimization
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“Instead of just taking my baby, they could've actually given me a chance”: Experiences with plans of safe care among birth parents impacted by perinatal substance use Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Yuan He, Barbara H. Chaiyachati, Meredith Matone, Shelley Bastos, Stacey Kallem, Aasta Mehta, Joanne N. Wood
Federal legislation mandates healthcare providers to notify child protective service (CPS) agencies and offer a voluntary care plan called a “plan of safe care” (POSC) for all infants born affected by prenatal substance use. While POSCs aim to provide supportive services for families impacted by substance use, little is known about birth parents' perceptions and experiences. To examine birth parents'
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Does mental contamination mediate the association between childhood trauma and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in adults? Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-11 Brittany Corkish, Keong Yap
Previous research has shown that individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and OCD symptoms have higher rates of childhood trauma. Although it has been suggested that this relationship is due to mental contamination that developed in response to trauma, no studies have investigated the associations between childhood trauma, mental contamination, and OCD, and none have examined whether the
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Explaining how childhood physical abuse and physical neglect influence adult depression: An analysis with multiple sequential mediators Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Wei-Bo Zhang, Fei-Fei Jia, Bao-Peng Liu, Qi Li, Cun-Xian Jia
Substantial evidence indicates that experiencing physical abuse and neglect during childhood significantly elevates the likelihood of developing depression in adulthood. Nevertheless, there remains a dearth of understanding regarding the mechanisms underpinning this correlation. In this study, we aimed to examine the associations of childhood physical abuse and physical neglect with depression using
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Childhood trauma and alcohol misuse in college students: The moderating role of minimization Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-05 Géraldine Tapia, Jordan Teysseyre, Rémi Bréhonnet, Alexandra Baud, Guillaume Gauvreau, Marion Gray, Florin Oprescu
History of childhood trauma as a risk factor for alcohol misuse in early adulthood is very well documented. Given the associations between childhood trauma and alcohol misuse, more work is needed to understand the factors that influence this relationship. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between childhood trauma, minimization of such events and alcohol misuse in a French college
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Navigating distress: Exploring factors affecting adolescent girls' wellbeing during and after a violence-focused survey in Maharashtra, India Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Janina Isabel Steinert, Shruti Shukla, Rucha Vasumati Satish
Ensuring the emotional wellbeing of participants in violence-focused research is a paramount ethical requirement. While previous research suggests that most participants in violence-focused studies do not report harmful consequences, little is known about the experiences of adolescent participants in low- and middle-income countries. This study, conducted in Maharashtra, India, aims at assessing how
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Providers' experiences collaborating with child welfare workers: The good, the bad, and the impacts Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Karen Zilberstein, Adam Brown, Ally Jordan Hatcher, J. Burton, Jeff Gau
Successful interprofessional collaborations have been identified as a potential solution to mitigate problems associated with negative outcomes for clients involved with the child welfare system. The barriers to collaborative relationships need to be better understood and effectively addressed. To understand the characteristics, barriers, and facilitators of collaborations between different types of
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State paid family leave policies and infant maltreatment Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Jennifer M. Tanis, Sacha M. Klein, Hannah Boyke
Growing research points to economic policies as protective mechanisms for vulnerable families. Research on pediatric abusive head trauma suggests that paid family leave (PFL) may protect infants in the general population from physical abuse. To examine the association of state-level paid family leave policies with infant (ages 0–1) maltreatment rates. A state-level panel dataset was constructed from
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Trauma behind the keyboard: Exploring disparities in child sexual abuse materials exposure and mental health factors among investigators and forensic examiners – A network analysis Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Ateret Gewirtz-Meydan, Kimberly J. Mitchell, Jennifer E. O'Brien
Despite acknowledging the detrimental impact of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) exposure on the mental and physical well-being of investigators and forensic examiners, there is a need for comprehensive exploration into the complex relationship between CSAM exposure, its various dimensions, mental health (i.e., anxiety, depression, and PTSD), and burnout, as well as the presence of positive attitudes
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Psychological maltreatment, meaning-centered coping, psychological flexibility, and suicide cognitions: A moderated mediation model Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-03 Nuri Türk, Gökmen Arslan, Alican Kaya, Ebru Güç, Mehmet Emin Turan
Mental health problems are currently diversifying, increasing the possibility of suicide. Exposure to psychological maltreatment is one of the factors that increases suicidal cognitions. In addition, psychological flexibility and meaning-centered approaches may be effective in coping with suicidal cognitions. A hypothesized model was tested to examine the relationships among psychological maltreatment
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Executive functioning in child victims of sexual abuse: A multi-informant comparative study Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-04-01 Laetitia Mélissande Amédée, Chantal Cyr, Arianne Jean-Thorn, Martine Hébert
Research examining the association between child sexual abuse and executive functions is limited. Yet, exposure to traumatic situations at a young age has been associated with changes in the prefrontal cortex, which hosts executive functions (). These functions are crucial for social adaptation, as they make it possible to inhibit maladaptive behavior and respond flexibly to the demands of the environment
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Patterns of adverse childhood experiences and associations with lower mental well-being among university students Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-30 Marina Bartolomé-Valenzuela, Noemí Pereda, Georgina Guilera
University students report high levels of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), which can lead to severe mental health problems. Understanding how ACEs impact well-being in this population is essential, yet research to date is limited. To explore ACE patterns and their association with lower well-being in university students. 1023 Spanish students (71.6 % female) aged between 18 and 64 years old (M = 20
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Forensic interviewers' difficulty with the birthday narrative Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-30 Breanne E. Wylie, Hayden M. Henderson, Georgia M. Lundon, Thomas D. Lyon
Narrative practice increases children's productivity in forensic interviews, and one recommended topic is the child's last birthday, though interviewers have raised concerns about its productivity. Study 1 surveyed forensic interviewers' use of and attitudes about the birthday narrative. Participants included 170 forensic interviewers who subscribed to a webinar promoting use of the birthday narrative
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Prevention of child sexual abuse in the United States: Scoping review of United States legislative policies Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-28 Claire E. Helpingstine, Valentina C. Jadue Zalaquett, Catherine A. Murphy, Melissa T. Merrick, Wade Fickler, Jetta Bernier, J. Bart Klika
States in the United States (US) have passed and enacted legislation for the purpose of preventing child sexual abuse (CSA) since 2000, but it is unknown whether these legislative policies reduce adult-perpetrated CSA. Review the literature from 2000 to 2023 to understand which US CSA prevention policies have been evaluated, the effectiveness of these policies, study populations, and barriers and facilitators
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Identifying infants at risk of sudden unexpected death with an automated predictive risk model Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Julia Reuben, Rhema Vaithianathan, Rachel Berger
Sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) is a common cause of infant death. We evaluated whether a predictive risk model (PRM) - Hello Baby - which was developed to stratify children by risk of entry into foster care could also identify infants at highest risk of SUID and non-fatal unsafe sleep events. Cases: Infants with SUID or an unsafe sleep event over 5½ years in a single county. Controls: All births
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A cross-cultural examination of adverse childhood experiences in low-and middle-income countries and their relation with adolescent educational aspirations Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Melissa Alcaraz, Hayley Pierce, Natalie D. Eggum, Bertha Lidia Nuño-Gutiérrez, Dirgha Ghimire
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events that occur before the age of 18. Researchers have examined the negative associations between adversity and adolescent and adult outcomes, such as education and physical health. However, research on ACEs, and their association with other outcomes in non-western contexts is sparse. The present study aims to increase our understanding
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Early adolescent development in the face of violence: A systematic review running Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-25 Emma Jagasia, India Bloom, Katie E. Nelson, Jacquelyn Campbell
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Invalidating environment and meaning in life: The Chain Mediating Effects of regulatory emotional self-efficacy and basic psychological needs satisfaction Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-23 Su-qing Meng, Bao-yu Bai, Cheng-zhi Bai, Silu Shrestha, Yi-zhen Ren
Although people strive for meaning in life, life is full of experiences that challenge meaning. According to Bowen's family systems theory, the family is both a relational and an emotional system in which family members influence and are influenced by each other. Invalidating environment, reflecting a deficient family emotional setting, may be a key influencing factor in diminishing meaning in life
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Unveiling the shadows: Parental perceptions and familial impact of daycare abuse of preschool children Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-20 Michal Aviad, Bella Klebanov, Carmit Katz
Preschoolers are at an increased risk of experiencing abuse, especially from caregivers. Early child abuse has adverse continuances on children's short and long-term development. The majority of previous studies were conducted in the 1990s in the United States, focusing primarily on sexual abuse. Despite the recently increasing public awareness of daycare abuse (DA), empirical studies on this topic
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Introduction to the child abuse and neglect special issue “epidemiology, risk factors, and impacts of adverse childhood experiences in low- and middle-income countries.” Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Leah K. Gilbert, Francis B. Annor, Colvette Brown, Shanta R. Dube
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Comparing bullying to ACEs in the national survey of children's health: Examining 2016–2019 prevalence trends among children and adolescents Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Kiara Lyons, Kendra K. Schmid, Kendra L. Ratnapradipa, Melissa Tibbits, Shinobu Watanabe-Galloway
To estimate adverse childhood experience (ACE) prevalence among children and adolescents aged 6–17 years in the United States, to examine factors influencing the prevalence of ACEs over the time period 2016–2019, and to examine the difference in bullying trends compared to ACEs in the NSCH. The National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH) is a cross-sectional survey. Participants included respondents
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Childhood sexual abuse and suicide attempts in patients with substance use disorders: The mediating role of emotion dysregulation Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-19 Marco Di Nicola, Maria Pepe, Silvia Montanari, Ilaria Marcelli, Isabella Panaccione, Delfina Janiri, Luigi Janiri, Gabriele Sani
Suicide attempts (SA) are a public health concern because of increasing prevalence and clinical implications. Childhood trauma (CT) and emotion dysregulation (ED) have been proposed as predictors of SA, but few data are available in patients with Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Our study aims to investigate the association of sociodemographic/clinical variables, CT typologies, and ED features with SA
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Child torture victimization: Review of criminal statutes and medico-legal issues Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Stephanie Anne Deutsch, Erin O'Brien
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Prevalence of adverse childhood experiences and their cumulative impact associated lifetime health outcomes in the Emirate of Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-13 Toby Long, Anthony Murphy, Iffat Elbarazi, Zeina Ismail-Allouche, Neal Horen, Emad Masuadi, Claire Trevithick, Cairo Arafat
Adverse Childhood Experiences have been associated with poor health outcomes later in life. The objective of the study was to determine the relationship between cumulative ACEs, risky health behaviors, chronic diseases, and mental health among a large-scale sample from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed with 922 participants over the age of 18, living in Abu
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Childhood sexual abuse, adult sexual assault, revictimization, and coping among sexual minority women Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Mariah Xu, Thomas Corbeil, Lauren Bochicchio, Jillian R. Scheer, Melanie Wall, Tonda L. Hughes
Compared with heterosexual women, sexual minority women experience higher rates and greater severity of sexual victimization. Little is known about how childhood sexual abuse (CSA), adult sexual assault (ASA), and revictimization impact coping in this population. Few studies have examined the effects of recency, developmental stage, and revictimization on coping. To improve psychosocial outcomes following
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Adverse childhood experiences, sexual risk-taking and non-consensual sexual experiences in a nationally representative study of 15–29-year-old Danes Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-11 Josefine Bernhard Andresen, Christian Graugaard, Mikael Andersson, Mikkel Kjær Bahnsen, Morten Frisch
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) have been linked with risky health-related behaviors and poor health. This study aimed to investigate associations of ACEs with a broad panel of sexual risk-taking behaviors and non-consensual sexual experiences among young people in Denmark. Baseline questionnaire data from 15 to 29-year-old participants in the nationally representative cohort study Project SEXUS
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Application of geospatial analysis in health research: A systematic review of methodological aspects of studies on violence against children and young people Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Tobias Willem Shinyemba, Shino Shiode, Karen Devries
Geographical variation exists in violence experienced by children and young people; however, there is limited research applying geospatial techniques to study this variation, and the methodological quality of this body of work is unclear. This study aimed to review the application of geospatial analysis in research on violence against children (VAC) and evaluate how essential methodological aspects
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Childhood psychological maltreatment and social anxiety in college students: The roles of parasympathetic nervous system activity and parent–child separation experience Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Jingxin Zhao, Rui Sun, Mengqi Shangguan
Childhood psychological maltreatment is a risk factor for social anxiety in adulthood. Parent–child separation, as one of the most serious adversities in early life, may exacerbate the risk of psychological maltreatment and influence the interactions between childhood psychological maltreatment and biological sensitivity to stress in relation to social anxiety. However, there has been a dearth of work
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The role of perceived social support from family, friends and significant others in the association between childhood maltreatment on sleep quality in adolescents: Evidence from a weekly diary study Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-10 Yanhui Xiang, Yuhan Zhou, Xiaojun Li
Childhood maltreatment is a common problem that can have lasting effects on the physical and mental health of adolescents who have experienced it, including sleep quality. This study will investigate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and sleep quality in adolescents using a weekly diary method. In this study, students from a middle school in central China were recruited as research subjects
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What was missed in child protection responses during COVID-19? Perceptions of professionals from various countries Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Carmit Katz, Afnan Attrash-Najjar, Natalia Varela, Kathryn Maguire-Jack, Olivia D. Chang, Ansie Fouché, Nadia Massarweh, Pablo Munoz, Sidnei Rinaldo Priolo-Filho, Hayley Walker-Williams, Christine Wekerle
The COVID-19 pandemic increased the likelihood of child maltreatment and made already difficult circumstances for children and their families much worse. This increased the significance of the child protection system's role in responding to child maltreatment and ensuring children's rights, including their right to a safe life without violence. Unfortunately, accumulating evidence has indicated that
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Estimating and monetizing the causal effect of severe interpersonal violence against children in sports on subjective well-being Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Jelle Schoemaker, Tine Vertommen, Vidar Stevens, Willem de Boer
Interpersonal Violence (IV) against children in sports is a prevalent problem and has a major impact on their well-being. However, the causal relationship and the costs for society remain unclear. The aim of this study is to estimate the causal effect of severe IV in sports on Subjective Well-Being (SWB) and to monetize the collective loss for society. The study used survey data from 4003 respondents
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Honor, violence, and children: A systematic scoping review of global evidence Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-08 Amiya Bhatia, Michelle Lokot, Leah Kenny, Mahesh Mathpati, Beniamino Cislaghi
Although the harmful effects of honor-based violence (HBV) against women have been well documented, less is known about how HBV affects children and adolescents. 1) To describe the contexts, research methods and populations included in research on HBV and children; 2) to outline conceptual and methodological approaches, including definitions of honor; 3) to describe how honor-based practices affect
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‘A kindergarten teacher must have 100 eyes and 100 ears!’: Kindergarten teachers' experiences coping with child sexual abuse and problematic sexual behavior Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-05 Laura I. Sigad, Noah Bar Gosen, Limor Golan, Efrat Lusky-Weisrose, Jordan Shaibe, Dafna Tener, Tamara E. Moshon-Cohen, Daniel Roe
Child sexual abuse (CSA) and problematic sexual behavior (PSB) are worldwide phenomena that occur across all ages. Kindergarten teachers' proactive involvement can be crucial to the prevention, disclosure and intervention of CSA and PSB. However, research on their experiences of contending with CSA and PSB remains limited. This study examines kindergarten teachers' experiences in Israel with the CSA
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Spending on public benefit programs and exposure to adverse childhood experiences Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Megan E. Collins, Matthew Hall, Paul J. Chung, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Jordan R. Keys, David Bard, Henry T. Puls
Adverse childhood experiences are associated with poverty, and public benefit programs are increasingly used as primary prevention for negative child outcomes. To estimate the association between spending on benefit programs and cumulative exposure to ACEs among children. Children aged 0–17 years in the United States during 2016–17 as reported in National Survey of Children's Health. We examined the
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Bone biochemistry in children with fractures presenting with non-accidental injury Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-02 Angela K. Lucas-Herald, Owen Forbes, Heather McDonald, Jane McNeilly, Therese Bradley, Daniel Wood, Helen McDevitt, James Houston, Avril Mason
In cases of fractures in children with suspicion of non-accidental injury (NAI), biochemical markers of calcium homeostasis should be performed. To describe the pattern of biochemistry in children with fractures NAI is suspected. Children ≤2 years of age who had undergone a skeletal survey as part of a child protection investigation where 1/+ fracture was identified over a ten-year period (2012−2021)
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Factors differentiating risk of sexual abuse victimization by adults and peers among adolescents Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Iris Linnea Schaathun, Ian Revhaug Nenseth, Kamilla Rognmo, Gertrud Sofie Hafstad
Research suggests that around half of all cases of sexual abuse among children and adolescents are perpetrated by peers. Yet, there is limited understanding of the distinct risk factors associated with adult versus peer offenders. To identify factors that increase the risk of sexual abuse victimization and explores variations in these factors depending on whether the perpetrator was an adult or a peer
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Leveraging machine learning for effective child maltreatment prevention: A case study of home visiting service assessments Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Eunhye Ahn, Ruopeng An, Melissa Jonson-Reid, Lindsey Palmer
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Protective role of informal social support and early childhood programs in reducing likelihood of subsequent reports of child maltreatment Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Inga Saitadze, Darejan (Daji) Dvalishvili
While past research has suggested the importance of informal social support and early childhood programs for the well-being of child welfare supervised families and children, little is known about whether or not these mechanisms function as protective factors for child welfare involved families and mediate the likelihood of repeat child maltreatment. The study examined the role of informal social support
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Associations between early child adversity and lifetime suicide attempts among gender diverse individuals: A moderated mediation Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Gia E. Barboza-Salerno, Jacquelyn C.A. Meshelemiah
This study examines the effect of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) on lifetime suicide attempts (LSA) across five gender subgroups (i.e., transgender men, transgender women, transgender non-binary, cisgender men and cisgender women). To examine (1) the prevalence of LSA across gender identity subgroups; (2) whether the association between ACEs and LSA is moderated by gender identity subgroup; (3)
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Facing uncertainties: The longitudinal relationship between childhood maltreatment and exploratory behavior Child Abuse & Neglect (IF 4.863) Pub Date : 2024-02-28 Xi Shen, Xinqi Zhou, Xue-Qin Yin, Dean McDonnell, Jin-Liang Wang
Exploratory behavior, as an essential component of decision-making, is indispensable for maximizing long-term benefits, making it a crucial factor in adolescents' psychological well-being and social adaptation. Despite the established understanding that this adaptive behavior is shaped by early adverse experiences, limited knowledge exists regarding the longitudinal relationship between childhood maltreatment