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{"title":"Orphan discipline and child neglect: An analysis from 48 countries","authors":"Anna Bolgrien ,&nbsp;Elizabeth Heger Boyle ,&nbsp;Mehr Munir ,&nbsp;Andrew Grogan-Kaylor ,&nbsp;Julie Ma ,&nbsp;Miriam L. King","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107353","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107353","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Orphans comprise a sizable sub-population of all children, and their status as orphans exposes them to many risk factors. Orphan exposure to violent discipline is poorly understood, as research on parents' disciplinary practices largely focuses on biological families. The little research that exists has found that orphans are at reduced risk of harsh discipline but fails to explain why.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To assess, from a global perspective, orphans' odds of experiencing physical, psychologically aggressive, and nonviolent discipline, compared to non-orphans, and to investigate why discipline of orphans differs from other children.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and settings</h3><div>This study uses 56 UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey samples from 48 countries to assess the disciplinary experiences of 5- to 14-year-old children. Separate analyses on a subset of single and double orphans identify their risk factors for violent discipline.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Multilevel logistic regressions were used to estimate odds of experiencing each type of discipline in the last thirty days.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>All categories of orphans (maternal, paternal, and double) are at reduced odds of experiencing any form of discipline relative to non-orphans. In the case of physical discipline, this disparity appears to be due to caregiver neglect rather than sensitivity toward orphans.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Orphan caregivers should be given strategies and support to reduce their stress and alleviate their risk of becoming neglectful of their charges, alongside family education about healthy disciplinary practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 107353"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143578853","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 association between childhood maltreatment and school bullying behaviors among Chinese adolescents: A latent class analysis","authors":"Zi Yao Lv ,&nbsp;Yu Lei Jiang ,&nbsp;Dan Luo ,&nbsp;Hao Hou ,&nbsp;Yu Xin Cheng ,&nbsp;Meng Qin Ao ,&nbsp;Jie Chen ,&nbsp;Xiao Qin Wang ,&nbsp;Qian Liu ,&nbsp;Huijing Zou ,&nbsp;Bing Xiang Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107351","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107351","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Existing studies primarily examine the relationship between childhood maltreatment (CM) and bullying behaviors from an accumulative perspective. However, there is limited understanding of this relationship when adolescents experience combined forms of childhood maltreatment, particularly in the context of varying residential environments.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study aimed to identify latent patterns of childhood maltreatment and examine their association with bullying behaviors among Chinese adolescents. Additionally, residential area differences in these associations were explored.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>There were 13,029 Chinese adolescents (mean age = 14.4 years) who completed self-report questionnaires between October and November 2023.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data on childhood maltreatment and school bullying were collected through self-report measures. Latent class analysis (LCA) was employed to identify distinct patterns of maltreatment. Multiple logistic regression was employed to explore the relationship between maltreatment patterns and bullying behaviors, with stratified analysis conducted by residential areas after propensity score matching (PSM).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Three childhood maltreatment patterns were identified: low-abuse-low-neglect (class 1, 75.7 %), low-abuse-high-neglect (class 2, 20.9 %), and high-abuse-high-neglect (class 3, 3.5 %). Compared to class 1, class 2 was associated with elevated risks for being an only victim (OR = 1.68), only bully (OR = 1.57), or bully-victim (OR = 1.85). Class 3 showed even higher risks (only victim: OR = 3.71; only bully: OR = 4.79; bully-victim: OR = 7.95), with a clear gradient in risk severity. Stratified analyses revealed that adolescents in rural areas who primarily experienced neglect were more likely to be both bullies and victims compared to the urban adolescents (OR = 2.05, 95 % CI = 1.17–3.58, p &lt; 0.05).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Childhood maltreatment influences bullying behaviors among adolescents significantly, with distinct maltreatment patterns providing critical insights for risk stratification. Residential area differences further modulate these associations. Intervention strategies should account for diverse maltreatment patterns and contextual factors such as rural-urban disparities to effectively address bullying behaviors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 107351"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143578852","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":"School bullying among refugee and non-refugee adolescent students in Lebanon","authors":"Vivian Khamis,&nbsp;Anies Al-Hroub","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107356","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107356","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>School bullying is a significant issue affecting adolescents globally. This study explores the prevalence and predictors of bullying among refugee and non-refugee adolescents in Lebanon, focusing on sociodemographic, protective, and risk factors.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To assess the prevalence and types of bullying and identify significant predictors, including sociodemographic variables, protective factors, and risk factors.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 1906 adolescents aged 12–17 from 32 public schools in Lebanon.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Logistic regression analysis was used with sequential blocks to evaluate predictors of bullying: (a) sociodemographic variables (age, gender, refugee vs. non-refugee status); (b) protective factors (prosocial behavior, social-emotional assets, and school environment); (c) risk factors (emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity/inattention, and peer relationship issues).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The overall bullying rate was 56.3 %, with verbal bullying being the most common. Significant predictors included younger age (Odds Ratio [<em>OR</em>] = 1.35, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.01), male gender (<em>OR</em> = 1.48, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.01), and a negative school environment (<em>OR</em> = 1.62, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.01). Syrian refugee students were more likely to be victims (<em>OR</em> = 2.03, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.01), while Lebanese students were more frequently identified as perpetrators (<em>OR</em> = 1.78, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.01). Protective factors were associated with lower bullying rates, whereas risk factors such as conduct problems and peer relationship difficulties were linked to higher bullying involvement.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The study reveals a high prevalence of bullying and underscores the need for comprehensive anti-bullying strategies. Addressing both protective and risk factors is crucial for creating a safer, more inclusive educational environment for all students.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 107356"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143562674","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":"Parenting by mothers from marginalised Roma communities in Slovakia: The role of financial insecurity, social support and perceived stress","authors":"Zuzana Dankulincová Veselská ,&nbsp;Stanislava Van Laer ,&nbsp;Daniela Fiľakovská Bobáková ,&nbsp;Andrea Madarasová Gecková ,&nbsp;Marlou L.A. de Kroon ,&nbsp;Sijmen A. Reijneveld","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107336","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107336","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Although mothers from marginalised Roma communities (MRCs) prefer responsive parenting, the context of MRCs and associated stress are associated with more frequent harsh discipline practices.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Our study explored the relationship of belonging to MRC with harsh discipline practices and the potential mediating pathways of this relationship through perceived stress of mothers, social support and financial insecurity.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>We used data from the RomaREACH study collected in 2021–2022, including 112 mother-child dyads from MRCs and 106 from the majority population (children aged 12–21 months) in Slovakia.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Harsh discipline was assessed by the Comprehensive Early Childhood Parenting Questionnaire, perceived stress by the Shortened Perceived Stress Scale, and social support by the Perceived Social Support Scale. Financial insecurity was assessed with five items. Data were analysed using linear regression, and mediation was tested using PROCESS Macro in SPSS.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Our results confirmed a partial serial mediation of financial insecurity and perceived stress on the relationship of belonging to the MRCs with harsh discipline (b = 0.46, <em>t</em> = 2.27), as well as a partial serial mediation of social support and perceived stress in the relationship of belonging to the MRCs with harsh discipline (b = 0.46, <em>t</em> = 2.30).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Mothers from MRCs experience higher amounts of stress due to more frequent financial insecurity and lower social support. These factors may contribute to the greater use of harsher disciplining practices. The systemic disadvantage faced by MRCs poses challenges to creating an environment that supports nurturing caregiving practices.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 107336"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143552802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Childhood exposure to interparental violence and mental health outcomes among men in India","authors":"Manas Ranjan Pradhan ,&nbsp;Senapati Pratik","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107361","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107361","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Childhood exposure to interparental violence can have lasting impacts on mental health, shaping attitudes and behaviors in adulthood.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examines the association between childhood exposure to interparental violence and adverse mental health outcomes, including multiple sexual partners, substance abuse, justification of wife-beating, and spousal violence among men in India.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Data from 42,059 men aged 15–54 collected through Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) by visiting households during the National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 (2019/21) were analyzed. The NFHS-5 was nationally representative and followed a robust sampling design to choose the sample comprising of men from rural and urban areas, various religious, educational, and socio-economic backgrounds, and different regions of India.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Multivariate logistic regression was used to assess the association between witnessing interparental violence in childhood and mental health outcomes, controlling for socio-demographic characteristics. Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with 95 % confidence intervals (CI) were calculated to present the results.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Men who witnessed their father beating their mother in childhood had significantly higher odds of having multiple sexual partners (AOR = 2.52; 95 % CI: 1.90–3.33), substance abuse (AOR = 1.43; 95 % CI: 1.32–1.54), justifying wife-beating (AOR = 2.16; 95 % CI: 2.00–2.33) and spousal violence (AOR = 1.35; 95 % CI: 1.25–1.46).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Childhood exposure to interparental violence is a significant determinant of adverse adult mental health outcomes. Early intervention programs, mental health services, and policy measures addressing socio-economic disparities are critical in breaking the intergenerational cycle of violence and fostering healthier behaviors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 107361"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143552801","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":"Change in Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) scores over time among children and youth in out-of-home care: A latent growth curve analysis","authors":"Camie A. Tomlinson,&nbsp;Crystal Collins-Camargo,&nbsp;Lizzie Minton,&nbsp;Andrew Winters","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107350","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107350","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Children and youth in out-of-home care (OOHC) have significant behavioral health needs and may not receive relevant treatment. While the literature has urged implementation of standardized assessment of behavioral health needs, and specifically mental, emotional and social wellbeing, for these children and youth, little is known about the extent to which these needs improve over time.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The study purpose was to examine whether improvement in functioning was detected over time based on Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) scores, and how scores improved over time.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>The study examined scores for 6104 children and youth in OOHC between 2016 and 2022 in one state.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Total scores for six CANS domains (behavioral/emotional needs, risk behaviors, strengths, cultural factors, life functioning, caregiver resources and needs) were computed for children and youth at five timepoints at baseline and approximately every three months. To explore the trajectory of scores over time we used latent growth curve models and fit a series of increasingly complex models to identify the best fitting form.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>While initial levels of CANS domain scores each varied significantly across children and youth, on average CANS domain scores significantly decreased over time between T1 and T3, demonstrating overall improvement. Children and youth with higher initial levels experienced a faster rate of change T1–T3, which tended to slow from T3–T5.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Understanding whether behavioral health services after the identification of higher initial behavioral health needs contribute to the faster rate of improvement for these youth is an important area of future research. Identifying factors that account for between-youth variability in initial levels and rate of change is important to identify groups of youth who may be more (or less) at risk and to inform intervention.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 107350"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143552798","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":"Public concern of child maltreatment in China from 2011 to 2024 and its socioeconomic determinants: An Infodemiology analysis using Baidu Index","authors":"Zekai Lu","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107352","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107352","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Child maltreatment represents a significant public health issue affecting children's well-being. In China, traditional cultural beliefs and social factors contribute to substantial underreporting and underestimation of maltreatment cases. Infodemiological approaches offer new perspectives for examining this hidden social phenomenon.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study aims to analyze the temporal evolution of public concern about child maltreatment in China, examine its socioeconomic determinants, and forecast future trends.</div></div><div><h3>Materials</h3><div>I utilized the Baidu Index to obtain search volumes for child maltreatment-related keywords from 2011 to 2024, which were then integrated with provincial-level socioeconomic indicators across China.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Structural breakpoint analysis, STL decomposition and ARIMA modeling were employed to analyze temporal patterns and generate forecasts. Standardized regression analysis was used to explore the associations between socioeconomic factors and public concern.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Public concern about child maltreatment exhibited four distinct phases: <em>rapid increase</em> (2011–2014), <em>stable</em> (2014–2018), <em>slow decrease</em> (2018–2022), and <em>accelerated decrease</em> (2022–present). Forecasts indicate a continuing decline next two years. Urbanization rate (<span><math><mi>β</mi></math></span> = 0.59, <em>p</em> &lt; .001) and fertility rate (<span><math><mi>β</mi></math></span> = 0.36, <em>p</em> &lt; .001) demonstrated significant positive associations with public concern, while sex ratio showed negative correlation (<span><math><mi>β</mi></math></span>= − 0.07<em>, p</em> &lt; .001). Significant regional disparities were evident, with eastern regions maintaining consistently higher levels of concern while western regions showed a marked decline.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The findings reveal that public concern about child maltreatment in China is currently in a declining cycle, especially in western regions. The temporal and spatial pattern correlates closely with levels of social development and demographic structure. A more comprehensive public concern monitoring system needs to be established.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 107352"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143552800","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Reciprocal relationships between depressive symptoms and peer attachment in Chinese adolescents: The influence of early parental harsh discipline","authors":"Xiaopei Xing ,&nbsp;Yunqing Ma ,&nbsp;Meifang Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107349","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107349","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Despite high social acceptance and prevalence of harsh discipline in China, its long-term cascading effects on adolescent emotional/interpersonal challenges remain unclear.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examined whether peer attachment and depressive symptoms would be reciprocally related over time and how early harsh discipline influences these dynamics.</div></div><div><h3>Participant and setting</h3><div>Data was drawn from a longitudinal study over a 9-year period. Parental harsh discipline was reported by both parents at Grade 1–3 (<em>N</em> = 403), and depressive symptoms and peer attachment were reported by adolescents at Grade 7–9 (<em>N</em> = 651).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The random intercept cross-lagged panel model was used to assess the reciprocal association between adolescents' depressive symptoms and peer attachment. Furthermore, the predictive effects of early parental harsh discipline were examined.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>There was a significant association between adolescents' depressive symptoms and peer attachment at between-person level, and these two constructs were also predicted each other at within-person level expected for the path from peer attachment at Grade 7 to depressive symptoms at Grade 8. Paternal but not maternal early harsh discipline from Grade 1 to Grade 3 could drive the dynamic within-person relations between adolescents' depressive symptoms and peer attachment.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>These findings reveal the antecedent or concurrent factors and their processes that account for early adolescents' depressive symptoms. Intervention targeted at reducing early parental harsh discipline and improving peer relationship quality may be beneficial for alleviating adolescents' depressive symptoms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 107349"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143552799","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 impact of emotional neglect on internet addiction among left-behind adolescents in rural China: A moderated mediation model","authors":"Heyunhan Jiang ,&nbsp;Li Zhong ,&nbsp;Vincent Huang ,&nbsp;Ruci Zhong","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107341","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107341","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Urbanization has led to a significant increase in left-behind adolescents in rural China, those aged 11 to 18 who remain in rural areas due to one or both parents migrating to cities for work for more than six months. Without parental support and guidance, those adolescents often face emotional neglect and develop internet addiction, which is associated with low parent-child closeness and high experiential avoidance. However, intentional self-regulation may serve as a protective factor against these adverse effects.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Grounded in ecological systems theory, the present study proposes a moderated mediation model to examine the mechanisms by which emotional neglect experienced by left-behind adolescents contributes to the development of internet addiction.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Data was collected from Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture in Guizhou Province, China, which has many ethnic minorities and faces economic challenges.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A total of 407 left-behind adolescents between 13 and 16 years of age completed the anonymous self-report paper questionnaire. PROCESS for SPSS was adopted to test hypotheses and answer the research questions.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results reveal a significant and positive correlation between emotional neglect and internet addiction. Parent-child closeness and experiential avoidance partially mediate this relationship. Additionally, intentional self-regulation functions as a buffering moderator. Higher levels of intentional self-regulation correspond to a reduced positive impact of emotional neglect and experiential avoidance on internet addiction while increasing the negative impact of parent-child closeness on internet addiction.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study enhances the understanding of internet addiction in left-behind adolescents in rural China and extends the application of ecological systems theory within the Chinese family context. Practical implications for family, school, and society are discussed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 107341"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143528802","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 adaptation of psychological first aid for children released from war captivity (PFA-CC): A qualitative evaluation","authors":"Maya Fennig ,&nbsp;Maayan Shorer ,&nbsp;Avigal Snir ,&nbsp;Efrat Bron Harlev ,&nbsp;Silvana Fennig","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107342","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107342","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The abduction of children during armed conflict is a pervasive problem on a global scale. However, interventions aimed at alleviating acute distress in children released from war captivity remain rare.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>We conducted a qualitative evaluation of PFA-CC—a Psychological First Aid Intervention (PFA) tailored to children and adolescents (aged 2.5–18 years) in Israel, administered immediately following their release from war captivity. The goal was to assess its feasibility, fidelity, and practitioner experiences.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We employed an ethnographic approach to evaluation. Data collection methods included 250 h of participant observation and in-depth interviews with a subset of practitioners (<em>n</em> = 37)—social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, and pediatricians—who delivered the intervention.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>Practitioners described techniques they employed for establishing safety, promoting calmness and fostering self-efficacy in the post-captivity context. Particular emphasis was placed on assisting families in delivering difficult news, respecting children's autonomy and free choice, following children's pace in processing trauma, re-establishing daily routines, and preparing for reintegration. Two important adaptations to the classical PFA model—the use of a transitional hospital setting and the adoption of a family-centred approach—were consistently identified as intervention strengths.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Our study suggests that PFA-CC is a feasible and appropriate early intervention for children released from war captivity. Key implications for early intervention include: (1) adoption of a dialectical approach that balances children's autonomy with boundaries; (2) creation of a dedicated, enclosed, and ‘sterile’ space to foster safety; (3) implementation of a family-centered approach amid acute family disruption and displacement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 107342"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143552797","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}