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{"title":"Adverse childhood experiences and depressive symptoms across adolescence and adulthood: A latent class analysis and time-varying effect model","authors":"Linghua Jiang ,&nbsp;Sara A. Vasilenko ,&nbsp;Xiafei Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107617","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107617","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) greatly affect depression. The association between different patterns of ACEs and depressive symptoms might differ across age and gender.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The aim of the study was to identify patterns of ACEs and examine gender differences in the association between different patterns of ACEs and depressive symptoms across adolescence and emerging adulthood.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>The study used data (<em>N</em> = 3342) from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We first used Latent Gold to identify the most suitable model. Then, dichotomous indicators of membership in each class (except for a reference class) were entered in the model as time-varying predictors to test the effect of class membership on depressive symptoms over age.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A 5-class model was identified: (1) Low ACEs, (2) Parental Alcohol Use and Divorce, (3) Violence, (4) Abuse and Neglect, and (5) Multiple ACEs. The association between Multiple ACEs classification and depressive symptoms was stronger for women than men at ages 23 and 27.5. The association between being in the Parental Alcohol Use and Divorce class and depressive symptoms was stronger for female participants than male participants between ages 13.5 and 16, and ages 23 and 30. Being in the Abuse and Neglect class was significantly associated with higher level of depressive symptoms for female, but not male, participants between ages 19 and 23.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Findings point to the need for further inquiries into the synergistic effects of early adversity and gender on the timing and persistence of depressive symptoms</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 107617"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144738537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Addressing physical and psychological sibling violence: Perspectives from youth care professionals in Belgium","authors":"Eva Van Kelecom ,&nbsp;Corinna Jenkins Tucker ,&nbsp;Stefaan Pleysier ,&nbsp;Johan Put","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107612","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107612","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Despite its prevalence and potential consequences, sibling violence often stays under the radar in professional health care, social and judicial services. The lack of awareness and training related to sibling violence has led to failing to detect and properly address it.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The main goals of this study are to investigate how youth care professionals in social and judicial services address physical and psychological sibling violence, what challenges they encounter while trying to address it, and their thoughts on needed changes to practice and policy to reduce sibling violence. The study expands current knowledge of evidence-based practice approaches which are generally limited to social work and school counseling, by including youth care professionals in social and judicial services.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Youth care professionals in social and judicial services (n = 13) in Flanders (Belgium) were selected based on their experience addressing child abuse and neglect.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>In-depth interviews and focus groups were conducted, transcribed and coded using initial, pattern and selective coding methods.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Consistent with previous literature, results indicate a lack of awareness of sibling violence in Flemish social and judicial youth care services. Professionals consistently expressed the need for greater awareness about sibling violence and tools to respond to it adequately. They prioritized a social service response characterized by a family-oriented approach rather than a judicial response.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Professionals need information on typical sibling dynamics and signs and impacts of sibling violence and evidence-based tools to effectively address it. Given the prevalence and impacts of sibling violence, the development of evidence-based training and family-oriented prevention and intervention efforts are critical to reduce it, but such efforts are limited by professionals' capacity, funding, and time.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"169 ","pages":"Article 107612"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144738538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mapping adversities: A network analysis of childhood maltreatment and poly-adversity in a population-based sample","authors":"Meret Sophie Wallimann ,&nbsp;Sjur Skjørshammer Sætren ,&nbsp;Gertrud Sofie Hafstad","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107605","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107605","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Research on adolescent adversity has consistently shown such experiences rarely occur in isolation. However, not all adversities are equally intertwined, and effective approaches for capturing the complexity of these interconnected experiences have yet to be established.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Using a network analytical approach, in this study, we aimed to deepen understanding of the patterns of co-occurrence among various childhood adversities. The analysis included not only intrafamilial maltreatment but also other intrafamilial adversities such as adverse caregiving conditions (e.g., caregiver substance abuse and mental illness), as well as extrafamilial adversities (e.g., peer sexual abuse).</div></div><div><h3>Participants and settings</h3><div>Data were drawn from a nationwide online survey conducted as part of the UEVO study (<span><span>Hafstad et al., 2020</span></span>), involving 9240 adolescents aged 12–16 years from 72 schools across Norway.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>To account for mixed variable types (dichotomous and continuous), a pairwise mixed graphical model (MGM; <span><span>Epskamp &amp; Fried, 2018</span></span>) was applied, identifying direct associations between adversities and their relative centrality.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Strong connections were observed among various forms of child maltreatment. Psychological abuse emerged as the most central node, connected to all intrafamilial and extrafamilial adversities. Adverse caregiving conditions also demonstrated high centrality, showing links to both intrafamilial and extrafamilial adversities.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The strong interconnection among adversities, especially the central role of psychological abuse, highlights the complexity of understanding their impact. Shifting from a narrow concept of polyvictimization to a broader poly- adversity framework enables greater recognition of underexplored intrafamilial adversities such as adverse caregiving conditions. This complex web of adversity must be carefully considered in both future research and targeted interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 107605"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144739635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations between child maltreatment and depressive symptoms among deaf and hearing adolescent students: A moderated mediation model","authors":"Zihao Zeng ,&nbsp;Deyi Wang ,&nbsp;Yanyun Yuan ,&nbsp;Zhen He ,&nbsp;Rong Tan ,&nbsp;Ying Cao ,&nbsp;Yueyue Meng ,&nbsp;Youhong Shen ,&nbsp;Yiqiu Hu ,&nbsp;Feng Du ,&nbsp;Sander L. Koole","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107613","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107613","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Background&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Childhood maltreatment is a well-established risk factor for adolescent mental health issues, particularly depressive symptoms. Deaf adolescents face heightened vulnerability due to unique challenges such as communication barriers and social exclusion. However, little is known about how social exclusion mediates the relationship between childhood maltreatment and depression in this population, or how emotion regulation strategies moderate these effects.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Objective&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;This study aimed to examine the associations between childhood maltreatment and depressive symptoms in deaf and hearing adolescents, with a focus on the mediating role of social exclusion and the moderating effects of cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Participants and setting&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;A total of 2008 adolescent students (622 deaf, 1386 hearing) aged 12–23 years were recruited from six schools in China, including both mainstream and special education institutions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Methods&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Participants completed self-report measures assessing childhood maltreatment, social exclusion, emotion regulation strategies (cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression), and depressive symptoms. Correlation analysis was conducted to examine variable associations, and an exploratory network analysis supplemented the main analyses by visualizing group-specific relationships. The core hypothesis was tested using a moderated mediation model to examine whether social exclusion mediated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and depressive symptoms and whether emotion regulation moderated these pathways.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Deaf adolescents reported significantly higher levels of childhood maltreatment, social exclusion, expressive suppression, and depressive symptoms compared to their hearing peers (all &lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt; &lt; .001). Social exclusion mediated the relationship between childhood maltreatment and depressive symptoms in both groups, with a stronger indirect effect among deaf students than hearing students. Expressive suppression moderated this relationship differently in the two groups: it exacerbated depressive symptoms among deaf students (β = 0.14, &lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt; = .002) but had a buffering effect among hearing students (β = −0.04, &lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt; = .04). Cognitive reappraisal showed limited protective effects in either group.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;These findings highlight social exclusion as a key mediator linking childhood maltreatment to depressive symptoms, particularly among deaf adolescents. Expressive suppression exacerbated depressive symptoms in deaf students but buffered symptoms among hearing peers, suggesting that interventions should specifically aim to reduce reliance on expressive suppression in deaf adolescents. Although cognitive reappraisal showed limited protective effects in the current study, it remains an important strategy warranti","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 107613"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144722298","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Promoting family nurse resilience through Family Nurse Partnership education in Scotland: A continuous quality improvement initiative","authors":"Lesley O'Donnell ,&nbsp;Clare McGuire ,&nbsp;Marion McPhillips","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107601","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107601","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Family nurses delivering the Family Nurse Partnership (FNP) program in Scotland provide intensive, relationship-based care to young parents with complex trauma histories. This emotionally demanding work can contribute to moral distress, vicarious trauma, and burnout. Education that embeds trauma-informed pedagogical strategies may help mitigate these challenges and promote nurse resilience.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To explore family nurses' perspectives on how the FNP education program prepared them for practice and trauma-informed pedagogical practices contributed to learner engagement, emotional safety, and professional development.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>A cohort of family nurses (<em>n</em> = 14) who completed the FNP core education program between 2019 and 2021 across eight Health Boards in Scotland.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This initiative applied a mixed-methods questionnaire design as part of a continuous quality improvement process. Quantitative data were collected using Likert-scale and agree/disagree items assessing perceived preparedness, learning environment, and teaching strategies. Qualitative data from open-text responses were analyzed using conventional content analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Respondents (<em>n</em> = 11) reported that the education enhanced their knowledge, skill, and confidence in delivering trauma-informed, relationship-based care. All nurses endorsed high levels of psychological safety, trust in educators, and engagement with learner-centered teaching methods. Educators' use of trauma-informed strategies, such as co-constructed learning agreements, mindfulness, appreciative feedback, and emotionally attuned facilitation were seen as pivotal in promoting resilience, emotional regulation, and professional identity formation. Role modelling by educators were highlighted as especially valuable.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Embedding trauma informed care principles into both curriculum and pedagogical strategies contributes to nurse resilience as a teachable, dynamic capability. Educators have a pivotal role in creating safe, positive learning environments through developing these trauma informed pedagogical strategies, role modelling and offering mutual respect to promote the emotional readiness, confidence and professional identity required to enable family nurses to thrive in their role.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 107601"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144704433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"History of childhood maltreatment, prenatal cortisol levels, and executive functioning: A cross-sectional study using data from the Healthy Foundations Study","authors":"Vanessa De Rubeis ,&nbsp;Eileen Wang ,&nbsp;Divya Joshi ,&nbsp;Nicole Catherine ,&nbsp;Harriet L. MacMillan ,&nbsp;Charlotte Waddell ,&nbsp;Michael Boyle ,&nbsp;Lil Tonmyr ,&nbsp;Leslie Atkinson ,&nbsp;Susan M. Jack ,&nbsp;Colleen Varcoe ,&nbsp;Krysta Andrews ,&nbsp;Rosemary Lever ,&nbsp;Lenora Marcellus ,&nbsp;Andrea Gonzalez","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107602","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107602","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Introduction</h3><div>A history of childhood maltreatment is associated with increased risk of psychological and cognitive difficulties as well as stress dysregulation in adulthood; however, less is known about the impacts during pregnancy. The objectives of this study were to explore the association between a history of childhood maltreatment and 1) prenatal stress and 2) executive functioning among pregnant girls and young women.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Cross-sectional data from the Healthy Foundations Study, including participants aged 14–24 years were used [<em>n</em> = 254; a sub-study of the British Columbia Healthy Connections Project (BCHCP)]. The BCHCP was a randomized controlled trial of the Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) program in Canada. The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire was used to measure total cumulative childhood maltreatment, as well as dimensions of threat and deprivation. Chronic stress was measured using prenatal hair cortisol, and executive functioning was measured using two standardized tests. All measures were taken at baseline prior to randomization. Linear regression was used to estimate beta coefficients and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>A high proportion, approximately 55 %, of participants reported a history of moderate to extreme childhood maltreatment. Total cumulative childhood maltreatment was associated with increased prenatal hair cortisol concentration (b = 0.27; 95 % CI: 0.03–0.51), but not executive functioning (b = 0.02; 95 % CI: −0.07-0.11). No moderation was found by psychological resources or distress (<em>p</em> &gt; 0.05).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>A history of childhood maltreatment was significantly associated with increased prenatal hair cortisol but not executive functioning among this sample of disadvantaged pregnant girls and young women in Canada. Further research is needed to inform efforts to prevent childhood maltreatment and to inform NFP refinements to better address early child adversities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 107602"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144704524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effectiveness of Nurse-Family Partnership on child outcomes by patterns of program intensity: Secondary evidence from a randomized controlled trial (British Columbia Healthy Connections Project)","authors":"Nicole L.A. Catherine ,&nbsp;Yufei Zheng ,&nbsp;Hui Xie ,&nbsp;Michael Boyle ,&nbsp;Susan M. Jack ,&nbsp;Harriet MacMillan ,&nbsp;Charlotte Waddell","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107600","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107600","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Nurse-Family Partnership's (NFP's) effectiveness at improving child outcomes is likely influenced by patterns of program provision and engagement, or ‘intensity’.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To investigate program effectiveness by patterns of intensity.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>We analyzed secondary data from the Canadian NFP randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving 739 maternal participants and their 737 children in British Columbia.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Participants were randomly allocated 1:1 to NFP and existing services (<em>n</em> = 368) or existing services (<em>n</em> = 371). We collected data on child injuries, language, cognition and problem behavior (mental health) at age two years (by November 2019). We estimated principal causal effects (PCE) using propensity score (PS) methods.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We identified three NFP intensity patterns: Low (median [Mdn] 14 visits), Partial (Mdn 52) and Sustained (Mdn 83). For NFP participants, we found statistically-significant differences in group mean scores (mean M [SD]): for Sustained on observed language (NFP 94.55 [16.71] versus PS-matched controls 89.97 [16.76]; PCE = 5.8, 95 % CI 0.57, 11.03, <em>p</em> = 0.030) and problem behavior (NFP 51.33 [9.04] versus PS-matched controls 56.43 [9.38]; PCE = -5.10, 95 % CI -8.27, −1.93, <em>p</em> = 0.002); and for Partial on maternal-reported language (NFP 313.43 [200.36]) versus PS-matched controls (255.99 [183.56]; PCE = 65.05, 95 % CI 24.09, 106.00, <em>p</em> = 0.013).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Delivering NFP as intended, with sustained intensity, led to greater benefits regarding child language and problem behavior (mental health) but not cognition or injuries by age two years. These complementary analyses provide crucial information, beyond standard RCT analyses, on NFP's effectiveness in this Canadian cohort. Our results highlight the importance of ensuring full NFP intensity to maximize program benefits for children.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 107600"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144695295","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association of parental verbal abuse with depression, anxiety, and coping mechanisms among adolescents in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan","authors":"Komal,&nbsp;Sadia Aleem,&nbsp;Sajida Naz","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107606","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107606","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Parental verbal abuse, a form of psychological maltreatment, significantly impacts adolescents' mental health, potentially contributing to depression, anxiety, and maladaptive coping mechanisms.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study aimed to examine the relationship between parental verbal abuse and adolescent mental health outcomes (depression and anxiety), as well as coping styles, among adolescents in the Ghizer district of Gilgit-Baltistan.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>The sample comprised 370 adolescents (boys = 175; girls = 195), recruited from public and private schools in the Ghizer district.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A cross-sectional design was employed using four standardized instruments: the Verbal Abuse Questionnaire (VAQ-15), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations-21 (CISS-21). Correlation and regression analyses were used to assess associations and predictive relationships.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Parental verbal abuse significantly predicted depression (β = 0.32, p &lt; .001) and anxiety (β = 0.27, p &lt; .001). It was positively correlated with emotion-oriented coping (r = 0.38, p &lt; .001) and negatively associated with task-oriented coping (r = −0.18, p &lt; .001). Adolescents from lower socioeconomic backgrounds reported higher levels of parental verbal abuse. Girls reported significantly higher levels of depression and anxiety.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Parental verbal abuse poses serious risks for adolescent mental health and coping capacities, particularly among girls and adolescents from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds. These findings call for urgent implementation of school-based interventions and parental education programs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 107606"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144686440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Documentation of child neglect: Do assessment tools make a difference?","authors":"Rahel Portmann ,&nbsp;Simon Kaiser ,&nbsp;Julia Quehenberger ,&nbsp;David Lätsch ,&nbsp;Andreas Jud","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107592","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107592","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Neglect is the most common form of child maltreatment and has serious consequences for the development of children. Assessing child neglect is challenging because it involves recognizing acts of omission rather than commissions. If situations of neglect are not documented adequately, protective measures may not be taken.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examines the influence of the assessment tool SAT-BL on the documentation of neglect. By including other assessment characteristics in the analysis, we aim to better understand what influences whether child neglect is documented or not in a case.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Data from 319 assessment case files were analyzed in a case-control study. Case files from six different CPSs were included with assessments starting between 2016 and 2020.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Information was systematically collected from case files. Logistic regression models were constructed with documented child neglect as the dependent variable.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Results showed that in cases assessed with the SAT-BL tool, neglect was documented significantly more (50 %) than when no tool was used (30.64 %). Regression analysis revealed a nearly four-times higher probability of documenting child neglect when using the assessment tool SAT-BL while controlling for other predictors. Other factors, such as documented risk factors, the number of professionals involved, conducted home visits and proposed child protection orders, also showed significant associations with neglect documentation.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Results of our analysis indicate that using an assessment tool with definitions increases documentation of child neglect. There is a need for definitions and thresholds when assessing child neglect.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 107592"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144686497","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Child abuse and neglect awareness among future nurses: Does awareness influence attitudes towards reporting?","authors":"Damla Özçevik Subaşi ,&nbsp;Enes Şimşek ,&nbsp;Ayfer Ekim Günaydın ,&nbsp;Fatma Bozdağ ,&nbsp;Ayfer Aydın ,&nbsp;Ayşe Ferda Ocakçı","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107604","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107604","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><div>This study aimed to determine the relationship between nursing students' awareness of child abuse and neglect and their attitudes towards reporting.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>The study sample consisted of 466 nursing students from two universities in Türkiye. The Participant Information Form, Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Scale and the Attitudes of Healthcare Professionals Towards Reporting Child Maltreatment Scale were used to collect the research data. Independent groups <em>t</em>-test, one-way analysis of variance and post hoc analyses were used to examine the differences in scale levels according to the descriptive characteristics of the students. Pearson correlation and linear regression analyses were used to examine the relationships between the dimensions that determined the students' scale levels.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The average age of the students was 20.40 ± 2.93 years and the majority of them (75.8 %) were female. The mean total score for the CANA-S scale was 78.26 ± 7.71, and the mean total score for the reporting attitudes scale was 70.59 ± 7.48. There was a moderately significant and positive correlation between the total score of CANA-S and the total score of attitude towards reporting (<em>r</em> = 0.579; <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001). Regression analysis shows a positive relationship between CANA-S total score and reporting attitudes (β = 0.579, p &lt; 0.001). The explanatory power of the model, as measured by R², is 0.334, indicating that it accounts for approximately 33.4 % of the variability in reporting attitudes.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Results indicated that increased awareness of child abuse and neglect was associated with attitudes towards reporting. The findings underscore the significance of devising educational programmes to enhance nursing students' awareness of child abuse and neglect, which may subsequently increase their propensity to report suspected cases.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"167 ","pages":"Article 107604"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144685499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}