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{"title":"Childhood maltreatment and intimate partner violence as risk factors for joint trajectories of perinatal depression and anxiety.","authors":"Xiao Yan Chen, Qiqi Chen, Ko Ling Chan","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108278","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examines joint trajectories of depression and anxiety from pregnancy to three years postpartum. We further investigate whether childhood maltreatment (CM) and intimate partner violence (IPV) predict these trajectories, and how the trajectories are associated with maternal quality of life.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cohort of 340 pregnant women was recruited in Hong Kong and assessed at 20-24 weeks gestation, 4 weeks postpartum, and 3 years postpartum. Participants self-reported depressive and anxiety symptoms at each assessment point. At baseline, they retrospectively reported their own history of childhood maltreatment. They also reported their experiences of IPV victimization throughout the study period, and quality of life at the 3 years postpartum. Distinct joint trajectories of depression and anxiety were analyzed using the parallel-process latent class growth analysis. Logistic and linear regressions were employed to examine key factors of trajectories and associations with quality of life, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three distinct joint trajectories emerged: a Resilience group characterized by consistently low depression and anxiety symptoms (76.2%), a Recovery group characterized by initially elevated but decreasing symptoms (18.5%), and a Relapsing group characterized by symptoms that decreased after childbirth but increased again at 3 years postpartum (5.3%). Higher CM increased the likelihood of belonging to the Recovery (OR = 1.46, p<0.01) or Relapsing groups (OR = 2.09, p<0.001) compared to the Resistance group after adjusting key confounders. IPV during pregnancy was associated with the Relapsing trajectory (OR = 2.77, p<0.05) in the unadjusted models. Women in the Relapsing group reported significantly lower mental (β = -0.32, p<0.001) and physical (β = -0.19, p<0.001) quality of life at 3 years postpartum adjusting key confounders.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Regular screening for depressive and anxiety symptoms from pregnancy through the postpartum period is essential. Identifying distinct symptom trajectories and their risk factors, such as CM and IPV, is crucial for providing targeted interventions to women at greater risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"181 ","pages":"108278"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148882595","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":"Long-term effects of adverse childhood experiences on allostatic load: The role of purpose in life.","authors":"Yufan Yang, Chengka Wong, Yanping Jiang, Che Liang, Linna Qian, Xinping Lu, Mingjun Xie","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108297","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108297","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Allostatic load is a multisystem composite measure that quantifies the cumulative physiological wear and tear caused by chronic stress, often traceable to early life, where adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) serve as a key risk factor.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aims to identify distinct co-occurring patterns of ACEs, examine their relationship with allostatic load later in life, and investigate potential buffering mechanisms.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data were from 2090 adults (age range 25-84, M = 53.019, SD = 12.556; 45.3% male) in the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) database. ACEs were assessed using the validated Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; allostatic load was operationalized as a composite index with 24 biomarkers across cardiovascular, immune, neuroendocrine, and metabolic systems.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Five distinct profiles emerged: no adversity (50.96%), mild emotional neglect (7.27%), mild emotional neglect and sexual abuse (7.42%), emotional neglect and emotional abuse (25.26%), and multiple adversity (9.09%). Compared with no adversity, emotional neglect and emotional abuse (b = 0.138, SE = 0.063, p < 0.05) and multiple adversity (b = 0.345, SE = 0.090, p < 0.001) were associated with higher allostatic load later in life. Purpose in life was associated with lower allostatic load (b = -0.009, SE = 0.004, p < 0.01) but did not serve as a buffer.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>ACEs frequently co-occur, and individuals exposed to multiple types of adversity are at the greatest risk of physiological dysregulation. Purpose in life may function more as a promoting factor than as a protective buffer in associations between ACEs and physiological functioning.</p>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"181 ","pages":"108297"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148867096","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":"Influences of paternal incarceration on children's maltreatment and polyvictimization risks.","authors":"Holly Foster-Talbot, John Hagan, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108300","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108300","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Paternal incarceration is associated with child maltreatment. However, clarity on its influence across types is needed. Additionally, maltreatment exposures may co-occur and how paternal incarceration influences children's polyvictimization is not yet known.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the influences of paternal incarceration on childhood emotional, physical, and sexual maltreatment by caregivers, as well as their exposure to multiple forms.</p><p><strong>Participants and setting: </strong>Adolescents in the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health were followed from Wave I (1994-5) (average age 15) into early adulthood at Wave 4 (2008-9) (ages 24-32) (n = 12,832).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using respondent's age of their first maltreatment exposure and their age at first paternal incarceration, their experiences of childhood emotional, physical, and sexual maltreatment by caregivers were regressed on prior paternal incarceration and control variables. Respondent's childhood maltreatment polyvictimization was similarly analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A robust association was found between paternal incarceration and respondent's risk of physical maltreatment (OR = 1.84, p < .001). Additionally, paternal incarceration increased repeated emotional maltreatment among girls (OR = 1.49, p < .001) but not among boys. Furthermore, paternal incarceration elevated respondent's exposure to two or more types of maltreatment (OR = 1.80, p < .001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Paternal incarceration is associated with children's risks of physical and emotional childhood maltreatment by caregivers, as well as their polyvictimization risks. Therefore, children in these circumstances are vulnerable to maltreatment, a finding of import to practitioners and policymakers.</p>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"181 ","pages":"108300"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148867981","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":"Gender-specific co-developmental trajectories of emotional maltreatment among children: Relations to traditional bullying.","authors":"Linyan Chen, E Scott Huebner, Lili Tian","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108299","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.108299","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Emotional maltreatment (i.e., emotional abuse and emotional neglect) correlates significantly with traditional bullying perpetration and victimization in children; however, little is known about the co-developmental trajectories of these two forms of emotional maltreatment and their relations to traditional bullying.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study examined gender-specific trajectories of emotional abuse and emotional neglect through parallel process latent class growth modeling and their relations to traditional bullying perpetration and victimization.</p><p><strong>Participants and setting: </strong>The baseline sample included 2080 fourth-grade Chinese elementary school children (55.3% boys; M_age = 10.18, SD = 0.60).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Participants completed assessments of emotional abuse, emotional neglect, traditional bullying perpetration, and victimization on five occasions, with six-month intervals between assessments.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four trajectories were identified for boys: congruently low-decreasing (51.13%), low-decreasing emotional abuse & moderate-stable emotional neglect (28.76%), congruently moderate-increasing (10.97%), and low-stable emotional abuse & high-stable emotional neglect (9.14%). For girls, three trajectories were revealed: congruently low-decreasing (70.55%), low-stable emotional abuse & moderate-stable emotional neglect (20.28%), and moderate-increasing emotional abuse & moderate-stable emotional neglect (9.17%). Children in the congruently moderate-increasing group for boys and the moderate-increasing emotional abuse & moderate-stable emotional neglect group for girls showed the highest risk for traditional bullying perpetration and victimization. Compared with girls, boys exhibited a stronger relation between the trajectories of emotional maltreatment and traditional bullying.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings elucidated statistically significant relations between the gender-specific trajectories of emotional maltreatment and traditional bullying, emphasizing the importance of differing interventions for subgroups to mitigate traditional bullying.</p>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"181 ","pages":"108299"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2026-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148867999","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":"Childhood emotional maltreatment and adult psychopathology: Evidence for emotion regulation as a mediating mechanism","authors":"Lena Peter ,&nbsp;Emily Sitarski ,&nbsp;Susanne Kobel ,&nbsp;Janine Wendt ,&nbsp;Jörg M. Fegert ,&nbsp;Franziska Köhler-Dauner","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107936","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107936","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Background&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Childhood emotional abuse (CEA) and childhood emotional neglect (CEN) are major risk factors for adult psychopathology. They may alter long-term emotion processing by reducing adaptive strategies such as cognitive reappraisal and increasing maladaptive strategies such as expressive suppression. Such regulatory changes are considered central mechanisms increasing risk for mental disorders.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Objective&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;The aim of this study was to examine both the direct and indirect associations between childhood emotional maltreatment (CEM)—a composite of CEA and CEN—as well as the two subdimensions separately, and the presence of a psychiatric diagnosis in adulthood. Cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression were tested as parallel mediating mechanisms.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Participants and setting&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;Analyses were based on data from &lt;em&gt;N&lt;/em&gt; = 2484 adults drawn from a nationally representative German population sample (data collection: October 2024 to February 2025). CEA and CEN were assessed using the corresponding subscales of the &lt;em&gt;Childhood Trauma Questionnaire&lt;/em&gt; (CTQ; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Bernstein et al., 2003&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;). Emotion regulation was measured with the German version of the &lt;em&gt;Emotion Regulation Questionnaire&lt;/em&gt; (ERQ; &lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Gross &amp; John, 2003&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;), with cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression as subscales.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Methods&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the main analysis, a composite predictor for emotional maltreatment (sum of CEA and CEN scores) was created. The binary criterion variable (&lt;em&gt;Y&lt;/em&gt;) was the self-reported presence of a current or past psychiatric diagnosis. Reappraisal and suppression were specified as parallel mediators. Covariates included age, gender, education level, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and physical neglect. Statistical analyses were conducted using PROCESS v4.2 (&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;Hayes, 2022&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;), Model 4, with 5000 bootstrap samples. For the binary outcome, logistic regression was applied.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Results&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;In the main CEM model (CEA + CEN), higher self-reported CEM was associated with an increased likelihood of having a psychiatric diagnosis (OR ≈ 1.09; &lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt; &lt; .001), partially mediated by lower reappraisal (b = 0.0040; 95% CI [0.0013; 0.0076]); suppression was not a significant mediator. The CEN model showed a similar pattern (OR ≈ 1.06; &lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt; = .0002; indirect effect via reappraisal: b = 0.0051; 95% CI [0.0017; 0.0098]). In the CEA model, only the direct association remained significant (OR ≈ 1.15; &lt;em&gt;p&lt;/em&gt; &lt; .001), with no indirect effects.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;h3&gt;Conclusions&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div&gt;CEA and CEN represent substantial risk markers for mental health problems. The present findings indicate that deficits in emotion regulation—particularly reduced cognitive reappraisal—partially mediate this risk. Differences between CEA and CEN suggest divergent underlying processes, which is impor","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 107936"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146154146","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":"Corrigendum to “Development of a universal child abuse screening tool (U-CAST): A qualitative analysis of medical expert perspectives” [Child Abuse & Neglect 172 (2026) start page (2)–end page (3)/107838]","authors":"Peiqi Chen ,&nbsp;Meagan E. Peterson ,&nbsp;Arden M. Morris ,&nbsp;Kristen M. Davis-Lopez ,&nbsp;Zaria Cosby ,&nbsp;Elena Harnish ,&nbsp;Jake Gamble ,&nbsp;Stephanie D. Chao","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107940","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107940","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"174 ","pages":"Article 107940"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146192934","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 maternal child maltreatment predict their child's health service use? Results from the I-CALM study","authors":"M. Trott ,&nbsp;S. Kisely ,&nbsp;J. Najman ,&nbsp;N. Reid ,&nbsp;L. Neelakantan ,&nbsp;R. Moran ,&nbsp;A. Edwards ,&nbsp;C. Bull","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107917","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107917","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Child maltreatment (CM) is associated with lifelong adverse outcomes but less is known about its intergenerational consequences. As these consequences often manifest as poor health, examining health service use provides an objective measure of clinically significant morbidity and healthcare burden in children.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>We investigated whether maternal CM history predicted offspring health service utilisation using an intergenerational dataset.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Multigenerational retrospective cohort study.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We analysed data from the Intergenerational Childhood Adversity and Lifetime Morbidity (I-CALM) study, comprising 1696 women who gave birth to 3296 children in Queensland, Australia, between 2008 and 2024. Maternal CM was defined using government records as notified or substantiated. Linked statewide records provided offspring health outcomes, including hospital admissions or emergency department (ED) presentations. Logistic and negative binomial regressions assessed dichotomous and count outcomes, adjusting for child age, gender, and significant maternal covariates.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Maternal notified and substantiated CM were significantly associated with higher risks of offspring ED presentations for deliberate self-harm (OR = 2.69, 95% CI 1.39–5.20; OR = 2.57, 95% CI 1.15–5.75, respectively). Maternal CM was also linked to greater odds of offspring hospital admissions for external injury (OR = 1.45–1.64). Associations between maternal CM and increased number of total ED presentations were also found.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Maternal CM is significantly associated with offspring hospital and ED use, particularly for injuries and deliberate self-harm, highlighting intergenerational health risks. Routine identification and targeted support for families affected by CM may help break cycles of adversity and reduce preventable health service burden.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107917"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023945","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":"Delayed reporting and legal outcomes in child sexual abuse cases: An empirical analysis","authors":"Piotr Lewulis","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107892","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107892","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Whether delays in reporting Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) undermine prosecution remains contested.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To test the association between reporting delay and legal outcomes in CSA cases.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>File-based dataset of 204 CSA cases concluded in Poland (2017–2023).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data was gathered via full case-file review with systematic coding. Reporting delay was measured from last incident of the abuse to formal report and categorized (0–1, 2–30, 31–365, &gt;365 days). Bivariate χ² with Cramér's V and multinomial logistic regression modeled legal cases outcomes as a function of reporting delay, victim-offender relationship, victim age at onset, and scope of investigative activities.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Reporting delay did not significantly predict conviction or acquittal relative to discontinuation (all <em>p</em> &gt; 0.10). By contrast, the scope of investigative activities and victim age were associated with convictions: few/limited investigative actions vs. extensive were linked to lower conviction likelihood (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001). Onset of the abuse in early adolescence (11–14) and late adolescence (15–17) vs. childhood (0–10) showed higher conviction likelihood (both <em>p</em> &lt; 0.001).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>In this sample, reporting delay was not statistically associated with legal outcome. Two factors emerged as strong predictors of conviction: a higher level of investigative activity and older victim age at the onset of the abuse. Once cases enter the system, investigative thoroughness may matter more than the timing of disclosure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107892"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980767","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":"The role of self-compassion and mindfulness in the association between adverse childhood experiences and psychological distress: A meta-analytic mediation analysis","authors":"Fidan Turk ,&nbsp;Pınar Acet","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107886","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107886","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Adverse childhood experiences have been widely associated with psychological distress. A growing body of literature suggests that mindfulness and self-compassion may be a pathway linking adverse childhood experiences to psychological distress.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The aim of the current meta-analysis was to investigate the mediating role of mindfulness and self-compassion in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and psychological distress using structural equation modeling meta-analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A systematic literature search initially identified 15,058 studies from three electronic databases: PsycINFO, Scopus, and PubMed. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 29 articles were eligible for inclusion in the current meta-analysis. Two-staged structural equation modeling meta-analysis was used to examine correlations among mindfulness, self-compassion, adverse childhood experiences, and psychological distress. This method estimated a pooled correlation matrix under a random-effects model.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We analyzed 29 independent datasets containing data from 19,854 participants. The results showed that both mindfulness (<em>β</em> = 0.09, 95 % CI [0.06, 0.12]) and self-compassion (<em>β</em> = 0.09, 95 % CI [0.06, 0.11]) mediated the associations between adverse childhood experiences and psychological distress.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Given that the present findings were based on cross-sectional data, further research with rigorous designs, such as experimental and intervention studies, is needed to investigate the mediating effects of self-compassion and mindfulness on the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and psychological outcomes This review calls for further longitudinal research to test whether self-compassion and mindfulness act as mediators in the link between ACEs and psychological distress.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107886"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980675","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-reported violence, beliefs, and mental health: A cross-sectional quantitative study of 6–17-year-olds in South Africa","authors":"Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen ,&nbsp;Pam Maluleke ,&nbsp;Franziska Meinck ,&nbsp;Nicola Christofides ,&nbsp;Christina Thurston ,&nbsp;Khudejha Asghar ,&nbsp;Nataly Woollett","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107887","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107887","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Violence against children is a violation of children's rights and a threat to their health and development, but young children are not often asked about violence they experience.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study investigates the prevalence of violence reported by children in young childhood through adolescence, including how prevalence differs by age and gender, how children conceptualize violence, and associations with mental health.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>This study sampled children (<em>n</em> = 280; age 6–17; mean age: 8.8) from low-resource communities in South Africa who comprised a cross-sectional child sample within a longitudinal, multi-generational study.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Children completed an interviewer-led child-friendly questionnaire that asked about their experiences of and views on violence, their mental health symptoms, and their life broadly. Analyses assessed prevalence across age and gender, plus associations between mental health symptoms and violence via multivariate regression.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Most children experienced emotional (56%) and physical abuse (55%) from a caregiver and repeated peer (53%) and sibling violence (21%), which was more prevalent for girls. Community violence was common (27%), and most children showed a moderate endorsement of violence norms. Younger children were more likely to experience physical abuse and higher peer violence scores, while adolescents were more likely to report suicidality. Regression models found peer, community, and domestic violence to be most consistently associated with poor mental health.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Preventing and responding to violence against children requires efforts to undo normalized acceptance of the issue and holistic efforts to address it across multiple contexts, such as children's homes, schools, and communities.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107887"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980752","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}