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{"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}

{"title":"Childhood experiences of domestic violence and health service utilisation","authors":"Julie A. Blake ,&nbsp;Hannah J. Thomas ,&nbsp;David M. Lawrence ,&nbsp;Divna M. Haslam ,&nbsp;Daryl J. Higgins ,&nbsp;Eva Malacova ,&nbsp;Holly E. Erskine ,&nbsp;Rosana Pacella ,&nbsp;Franziska Meinck ,&nbsp;James G. Scott","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107893","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107893","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Childhood experiences of domestic violence (EDV) are associated with short- and long-term adverse mental and physical health outcomes for victim-survivors; however, little is known about the health service utilisation among individuals with childhood EDV.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Examine associations between different forms of childhood EDV and health service utilisation.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Data were drawn from the the Australian Child Maltreatment Study (<em>n</em> = 8503).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Associations between four forms of childhood EDV (physical violence, threats of harm, damage to property or pets, and intimidation or control) and past 12-month health service utilisation (hospitalisation, and consultation with seven health professionals) were analysed using survey-weighted logistic regression models. Estimates were calculated independently for each form of childhood EDV. Models were adjusted for each other form of EDV, four child maltreatment types, and socio-economic factors. Models were stratified by gender.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Utilisation of mental health services (psychologists, psychiatrists and mental health nurses) were significantly more common among both women and men with childhood EDV compared to those without. The strongest associations were between <em>any</em> domestic violence and a primary care physician consultation (aOR = 1.49, 95% CI 1.25–1.78), and intimidation or control and a mental health professional consultation (aOR = 1.44, 95% CI 1.22–1.69), after full adjustment. Associations were typically stronger for men in the gender-stratified analyses.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Childhood EDV significantly increases the likelihood of health service utilisation across the lifespan. Greater investment in domestic violence education and training for health professionals is needed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107893"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980748","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 exposure to intimate partner violence and adolescents' internalizing symptoms: A repeated measures latent profile analysis","authors":"Yafan Chen ,&nbsp;Lauren Manley-Sayin ,&nbsp;Susan Yoon","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107880","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107880","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Prior research shows that exposure to intimate partner violence (eIPV) impedes child well-being throughout the lifespan. However, it has often failed to capture the timing and chronicity of eIPV in adolescents.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study explored the longitudinal profiles of children's eIPV from the prenatal stage to age 9 and the associations between the profiles and adolescent internalizing symptoms at age 15.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>The sample was 1495 adolescents from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a national longitudinal birth cohort study investigating the well-being of unmarried parents and their children in the US.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Repeated measures latent profile analysis was employed to identify the longitudinal profiles of children's eIPV. Then, pairwise comparisons of three internalizing outcomes were conducted to examine the associations between adolescents' eIPV patterns and internalizing symptoms.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Three profiles were identified: 89.8 % stable low eIPV, 6.2 % early eIPV with a peak in toddlerhood, and 4.0 % frequent eIPV at school age. Adolescents who were exposed to IPV in childhood reported worse internalizing symptoms than those having low eIPV over time, with small effect sizes (ranging from 0.23 to 0.31).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study employed a person-centered approach to explore children's longitudinal profile of eIPV, considering both the timing and chronicity of exposure. The findings highlight the necessity of prevention efforts to reduce eIPV, particularly in early childhood. Interventions targeting internalizing symptoms among adolescents should assess the youth's history of eIPV and incorporate strategies to address associated trauma.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107880"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145928786","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":"Adverse childhood experiences and violence in adulthood: Exploring gendered patterns of victimization and perpetration","authors":"Hayun Jang ,&nbsp;Skylar Biyang Sun ,&nbsp;Xiaohang Zhao ,&nbsp;Jinho Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107891","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107891","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are well-established predictors of health and socioeconomic disadvantage across the life course, yet their implications for adult violence involvement—both victimization and perpetration—remain less understood. Clarifying these links is critical to understanding the broader social consequences of early adversity.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study investigated the relationship between ACEs and violence outcomes in adulthood, distinguishing between victimization and perpetration, and examined potential gender differences in these associations.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data were drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (<em>N</em> = 14,277). Ten ACE indicators were used to construct a cumulative ACE index as well as individual adversity measures. Violence outcomes in the past year were assessed separately for victimization and perpetration. Negative binomial regression models estimated associations, adjusting for a comprehensive set of individual and family covariates. Gender differences were assessed using gender-specific average marginal effects (AMEs) and AME contrasts.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>ACEs were strongly and positively associated with both victimization and perpetration. Several specific adversities, including physical abuse and community violence, showed the strongest independent associations. Gender analyses demonstrated that ACEs predicted higher violence involvement for both men and women, but the magnitude of the association was significantly greater for men.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Childhood adversity has lasting consequences for adult violence involvement, and the strength of these effects differs by gender. Differentiating victimization from perpetration, modeling dose–response patterns, and probing gender heterogeneity deepen understanding of how early adversity shapes behavioral trajectories across the life course.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107891"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145967693","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":"Focus on and venting of emotion mediate the pathway from maternal child abuse to adulthood depression severity","authors":"Jenelle Yingni Tan ,&nbsp;Hannah N. Ziobrowski ,&nbsp;Nur Hani Zainal","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107926","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107926","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Exposure to parent-perpetrated child abuse is a risk factor for adulthood major depressive disorder (MDD). Coping strategies may be a plausible mechanism underlying this relationship. The current study examined whether positive reinterpretation (PR), focus on and venting of emotion (FVE), and behavioral disengagement (BD) mediated the relationship between maternal or paternal abuse and adulthood MDD symptoms.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>Data from 3294 community-dwelling adults were collected across three waves, with each interval nine years apart. Structural equation mediation modeling examined whether each unique coping strategy at Wave 2 mediated the relationship between maternal or paternal abuse at Wave 1 and MDD symptoms at Wave 3, controlling for baseline MDD symptoms. Both Wave 1 maternal and paternal abuse were entered simultaneously into each of the three mediation models.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>PR did not mediate the relationship between recalled parent-perpetrated child abuse and MDD severity (standardized β = 0.001 to 0.002). BD and FVE mediated the relationship between maternal abuse and MDD severity (β = 0.006 to 0.020) but not paternal abuse (both βs = −0.003). Maternal abuse was associated with higher BD and FVE (β = 0.175 to 0.628), which were both associated with increased MDD severity (β = 0.086 to 0.112).</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>BD and FVE are possible mechanisms linking childhood experiences to adulthood MDD severity. Identifying maladaptive coping as mediators highlights its role in shaping long-term mental health. Targeting these coping patterns may help reduce the enduring impact of child abuse on adult mental health, reinforcing the importance of early prevention.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107926"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146127435","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 adversity and 5-HTTLPR across mental health outcomes: A transdiagnostic meta-analysis","authors":"Vishnu Shivam","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107901","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107901","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Childhood maltreatment is associated with increased risk for various psychiatric disorders, although individual responses to early adversity vary. The serotonin transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) has been examined as a potential moderator of sensitivity to environmental stress, but findings across studies have been inconsistent.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This meta-analysis examined whether 5-HTTLPR polymorphisms moderate the association between childhood adversity and clinically diagnosed psychiatric disorders.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and settings</h3><div>Fourteen studies (<em>N</em> = 3479) were included, representing community, population-based, and clinical samples from multiple regions. Childhood adversity was assessed using validated interviews, questionnaires, or official electronic records.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Systematic searches of eight databases (last updated 3 December 2025) identified studies reporting 5-HTTLPR genotype, childhood adversity, and psychiatric diagnoses. Ratio-of-odds-ratios (ROR) quantifies differences in adversity effects between S-allele carriers and LL homozygotes. Multilevel random-effects models generated pooled estimates. Sensitivity, moderator, and publication-bias analyses were performed. Study quality was assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale, and certainty of evidence using GRADE.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Pooled analyses indicated no statistically significant interaction between childhood adversity and 5-HTTLPR genotype (ROR = 1.11, 95% CI 0.89–1.37). Analyses restricted to SS-only or SL-only groups and sexual abuse-specific subgroups produced similar results. Heterogeneity was moderate, and small-study effects were borderline. Moderator analyses did not identify consistent influences of diagnosis or ancestry.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Across available studies, evidence for an interaction between childhood adversity and 5-HTTLPR genotype was limited. Unlike previous meta-analyses that focused primarily on symptom-level or trait-based measures, the present study evaluates clinically diagnosed outcomes, offering evidence that 5-HTTLPR is unlikely to represent a robust moderator of adversity effects. These findings may suggest that, within current research parameters, 5-HTTLPR does not show a consistent moderating role in clinically diagnosed psychiatric outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107901"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980751","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":"Healthcare utilisation among children in contact with social services in England: An interrupted time series using ECHILD","authors":"Eliazar Luna ,&nbsp;Lucy J. Griffiths ,&nbsp;Karen Broadhurst OBE ,&nbsp;Dougal Hargreaves ,&nbsp;Jenny Woodman ,&nbsp;Lisa Holmes ,&nbsp;Kat Tranter ,&nbsp;Grace A. Bailey ,&nbsp;Katie Harron","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107916","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107916","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Children in contact with children's social care (CSC) services have high levels of hospital utilisation, but patterns before and after referral remain insufficiently understood.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To evaluate healthcare utilisation two years before and after CSC referral.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Retrospective cohort using ECHILD linked health and social care data, including children with a first CSC referral between 2009 and 2018 in England.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We compared monthly planned and unplanned hospital contact rates for Children in Need, Children under Protection Plans, and Children Looked After with age-sex-matched cohorts. We used interrupted time series analysis to examine how healthcare utilisation changed following referral. We also explored reasons for hospital contacts.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We analysed &gt;12 million hospital contacts for 1,014,330 Children in Need, 204,240 Children under Protection Plan and 177,640 Children Looked After. Children Looked After had the highest average number of total contacts (11.8 per child over a 4 year period), followed by Children in Need (8.8) and Children under Protection Plans (8.4). All CSC groups had about twice the contacts of matched peers. Healthcare utilisation increased sharply prior to referral, with a peak around referral. After referral, planned care increased and unplanned care decreased, with pre referral upward trends slowing or reversing. The most common reason for healthcare utilisation was mental health–related.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>At a population level, CSC referral marks a pivotal point in healthcare utilisation, with a shift from unplanned to planned care. This may reflect more structured engagement with health services and coordinated support for children and families.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107916"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146121069","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":"Innocence betrayed: The impact of grooming and family betrayal on trauma symptoms in adult survivors of child sexual abuse","authors":"Molly R. Wolf ,&nbsp;Braden K. Linn ,&nbsp;Doyle K. Pruitt ,&nbsp;Tracy Leet","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107914","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107914","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examined the relationships between different forms of sexual grooming, emotional betrayal, and trauma symptoms among adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA).</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>An anonymous online retrospective survey was completed by 342 adult CSA survivors. Participants reported on three types of grooming methods used by perpetrators (Verbal Coercion, Threats/Violence, and Drugs/Alcohol) and two types of emotional betrayal (Perpetrator Betrayal and Family Betrayal). Path analysis was conducted to examine the direct and indirect effects of grooming types on trauma symptoms through both forms of betrayal.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Grooming that involved Threats and/or Violence was significantly associated with higher levels of Family Betrayal (β = 0.32, <em>p</em> &lt; .001), which in turn predicted greater trauma symptom severity in adulthood (β = 0.41, <em>p</em> &lt; .001). In contrast, Perpetrator Betrayal was not a significant mediator (<em>p</em> = .12).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Survivors who felt betrayed by caregivers during or after CSA exhibited more severe trauma symptoms later in life. This finding suggests that the breach of safety and trust within the caregiving environment may exert a deeper and more enduring influence on psychological functioning than the betrayal by the perpetrator alone.</div><div>Institutional Review Board (IRB Approval # 00003128)</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107914"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146023942","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}