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{"title":"Missed opportunities to support parents' use of healthy discipline","authors":"Sharyl E. Wee ,&nbsp;Mary S. Dietrich ,&nbsp;Amanda Adkins ,&nbsp;Marina Masciale ,&nbsp;Victoria L. Carr ,&nbsp;Catherine I. Gigante ,&nbsp;George W. Holden ,&nbsp;Seth J. Scholer","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107257","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107257","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>To prevent child abuse, efforts are needed to identify potentially unhealthy parenting behaviors.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To assess the proportion of parents with potentially unhealthy parenting attitudes and behaviors who receive parenting support.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Parents of children ages 6 months to 10 years completed a survey in a pediatric clinic serving low-income families in Nashville Tennessee.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Measures included parents' attitudes toward spanking (Attitudes Toward Spanking (ATS)) and parents' discipline practices (Quick Parenting Assessment (QPA)). Higher ATS and QPA scores indicate increased use of potentially unhealthy parenting. We assessed associations between the ATS and QPA and sociodemographic factors. We performed a blinded chart review to identify parents who received some type of parenting support, either education in clinic or referral to a parenting class.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>807 parents completed the survey. 59 % had a low ATS score, 35 % had a medium ATS score, and 5 % had a high ATS score. 54 % had a low QPA score, 24 % had a medium QPA score, and 22 % participants had a high QPA score. Elevated QPA scores were associated with the parent being unmarried and having other children. Overall, 13 % of parents received education about parenting and 2 % were referred to a parenting class. For parents with either elevated ATS scores or QPAs, &lt;20 % received some type of parenting support.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Pediatric health care providers are missing opportunities to support parents in their use of healthy discipline behaviors. The findings have implications for the prevention of child abuse and other health problems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107257"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143043167","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":"Arrests among adolescents with a history of foster care placements in group home settings","authors":"John Prindle ,&nbsp;Andrea Lane Eastman ,&nbsp;Wan-Ting Chen ,&nbsp;Jacquelyn McCroskey ,&nbsp;Emily Putnam-Hornstein","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107245","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2024.107245","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Approximately 5 % of children and adolescents in foster care are placed in group home settings, with adolescents making up the largest age group in these placements. Group home placement is designed to support individuals with high acuity or specialized needs that cannot be met in a family-based setting. Prior research has highlighted the vulnerabilities of adolescents in group homes, including behavioral issues, mental health concerns, and juvenile justice system involvement.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The current study investigated the relationship between placement status and arrest rates among adolescents experiencing a group home placement.</div></div><div><h3>Participants</h3><div>Child protection system records from California were used to identify adolescents (aged 13–17) who were placed in group homes in 2014 (<em>n</em> = 2437). These records were linked to California Department of Justice arrest records for 2014 and 2015.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Descriptive differences in arrest status were examined by demographics and placement status after initial group home placements with <em>t</em>-tests and logistic regression. The association between placement setting and likelihood of arrest was examined with survival analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>In our population of adolescents who experienced a group home placement, 16.7 % were arrested during the study window. Adjusted hazard ratios for arrest were higher when adolescents lived in group homes (aHR = 1.57, <em>p</em> = .029) or ran away from care (aHR = 5.62, <em>p</em> &lt; .001), compared to periods in which adolescents had transitioned to reunification or guardianship. During periods where adolescents were in family foster care settings, arrest rates were comparable to those who had exited to reunification or guardianship.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Periods when an adolescent was in a group home setting were associated with a heightened rate of arrest compared to those reunified with their families. We also found that arrests commonly occurred and reoccurred for young people residing in group homes, underscoring the need to understand whether specific protocols and practices in these facilities contribute to increased arrests.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107245"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143043064","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":"Psychological process and risk factors of juvenile delinquency: Evidence from a qualitative analysis","authors":"Lvqing Miao ,&nbsp;Jun Jiang ,&nbsp;Huarong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107259","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107259","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>In recent years, juvenile delinquency has continued to occur at a high rate, necessitating attention to its criminal psychological process and underlying risk factors.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This study acquired psychological review data from 97 juvenile delinquents in China. Utilizing qualitative analysis, we delved into the psychological processes and risk factors that contribute to juvenile delinquency, aiming to reveal the psychological mechanisms involved.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The research summarized the psychological process through stages of cognitive deviation, psychological numbness, and belief remodeling. The risk factors identified in juvenile delinquency encompass three aspects: criminal cognition, criminal motive, and criminal connection.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Cognitive bias emerges as the initial and crucial stage in the genesis of juvenile delinquency, stemming from a complex interplay of internal and external factors.</div><div>This research contributes significantly to the field of mental health education of minors, aiding in the prevention of future juvenile delinquency and providing an empirical reference for improving minors' mental health literacy. Furthermore, it suggests that organizations such as families, schools, and communities should optimize their practices in disseminating mental health knowledge, strengthening mental health protection, optimizing mental health services, and constructing a comprehensive mental health service system.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107259"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143030241","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":"Benefits of longitudinally linked national records of child maltreatment report and foster care","authors":"Hyunil Kim ,&nbsp;Rebecca Orsi-Hunt ,&nbsp;Brett Drake ,&nbsp;Dana Hollinshead ,&nbsp;John Fluke ,&nbsp;Dylan Jones ,&nbsp;Rachel Wilson ,&nbsp;Melissa Jonson-Reid ,&nbsp;Eunhye Ahn","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107262","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107262","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The <em>Report and Placement Integrated Data System</em> (RAPIDS) integrates two U.S. national data systems—NCANDS' child maltreatment report (CMR) records and AFCARS' foster care (FC) records—into a single longitudinal dataset spanning 2006–2021. This integration enables comprehensive child maltreatment analysis by linking the annual files from these previously separate systems.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To explore benefits of RAPIDS data in understanding CMR outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Children aged 0–10 years with CMRs in 2018 (<em>N</em> = 2,371,119).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Using logistic regression, we modeled five outcomes: two current outcomes from 2018 index reports (substantiation and foster care entry) and three future outcomes within two years (re-report, substantiated re-report, and foster are entry). For each outcome, we compared models using only index report data without RAPIDS variables against models incorporating RAPIDS-enabled variables that capture longitudinal patterns across reports, placements, and siblings.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>RAPIDS data improved model performance across all outcomes, with greater gains for future outcomes. Overall model fit (Tjur's R²) increased for substantiation (11.75 % → 12.53 %), FC entry (4.17 % → 6.38 %), rereport (0.94 % → 4.99 %), substantiated rereport (1.04 % → 3.31 %), and future FC entry (0.85 % → 2.51 %). Predictive performance also improved: at 80 % sensitivity, specificity increased for substantiation (54 % → 56 %), FC entry (52 % → 58 %), rereport (27 % → 36 %), substantiated rereport (33 % → 42 %), and future FC entry (37 % → 49 %). Additionally, RAPIDS data enabled analysis of a wider array of predictors and their associations with outcomes, fully utilizing national longitudinal CMR and FC records.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>RAPIDS data enhance explanatory power and predictive accuracy, enabling nationwide, longitudinal analysis of CMR and FC records and offering valuable insights into risk and protective factors.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107262"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016076","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":"Parents' experiences of parent training after reported child abuse: A qualitative study","authors":"Livia van Leuven ,&nbsp;Maja Västhagen ,&nbsp;Martin Forster ,&nbsp;Lene Lindberg","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107252","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107252","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Parenting programs can be effective for preventing child maltreatment, though effects are often modest, and motivating parents reported for abuse to participate in programs remains a challenge. Understanding parents' experiences can provide valuable insights into fostering parental motivation and improving programs.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study aimed to gain a deeper understanding of parents' experiences of participating in Safer Kids, a parenting program routinely delivered in Sweden to parents reported for child abuse.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Fifteen parents from a randomized controlled trial of Safer Kids were interviewed. The participants had children aged 2–12 years old and had been reported to Swedish child welfare services for physical or emotional child abuse.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Semi-structured interviews were conducted, and data were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Four key-themes were generated: <em>mindful parenting,</em> which describes that parents reported improved presence in daily life and perspective-taking; <em>confidence facing challenges,</em> describing participants' capacity to remain calm and to regulate their children's emotions; <em>enjoying the relationship</em>, describing parents' experiences of a stronger, more enjoyable parent–child relationship; and <em>a desire to improve parenting competence</em>, highlighting parents' motivation to enhance their parenting skills, which appeared to be a reason for participation.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Parents reflected positively on their experiences with Safer Kids and described several improvements to their parenting after the program. A central finding was that enhancing the ability to focus on the present moment seemed crucial for improving emotional regulation and the parent–child relationship quality.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107252"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143103748","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":"Meanings of anti-sexual assault activism among adults who underwent child sexual abuse: “I survived by knowing that I was going to act”","authors":"Afnan Attrash-Najjar ,&nbsp;Carmit Katz","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107249","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107249","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Despite the acknowledged importance of advocacy among individuals who experienced violence, there is limited scholarly exploration of how adult individuals who experienced child sexual abuse (CSA) perceive and engage in anti-sexual assault activism.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study, conducted in Israel by the Israeli Public Inquiry on CSA, explores how adult activists, who are also CSA survivors, perceive anti-sexual assault activism, the meanings they attribute to their involvement, and how their childhood trauma connects to their activism.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The study employed semi-structured interviews with 14 individuals who experienced CSA, predominantly from the Jewish community. The interviews were conducted in 2022, and the study utilized an inductive thematic analysis approach.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The qualitative analysis identified four main themes: 1) the definition of anti-sexual assault activism, 2) the goals of anti-sexual assault activism, 3) the meanings of anti-sexual assault activism, and 4) the inside-outside process of personal flourishing.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study highlights how activism can transform the lives of CSA survivors by empowering them, challenging injustice, and advocating for systemic change. It advances understanding by emphasizing activism's dual role of personal healing and societal impact. The findings suggest that policies should integrate activism into therapeutic practices, provide platforms for survivors' voices, and promote community-building to support CSA survivors and address systemic shortcomings.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107249"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016077","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":"Sisonke Ntwana: Describing the mechanisms of change of an arts-based intervention for pregnant and parenting adolescents experiencing violence and poor mental health in South Africa","authors":"Nataly Woollett ,&nbsp;Lele van Eck ,&nbsp;Linda Mazibuko ,&nbsp;Kirsten Thomson ,&nbsp;Shay Slifko ,&nbsp;Alexandra Khazin ,&nbsp;Lauren Ross ,&nbsp;Abigail Hatcher","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107248","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107248","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>In South Africa, one in five adolescents experience pregnancy and face heightened rates of interpersonal violence and mental health challenges. Yet, few interventions are tailored to them.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>28 pregnant adolescents reporting past year intimate partner violence and/or non-partner rape were purposively recruited in antenatal clinics in Johannesburg to attend a 6-session arts-based intervention, delivered by 4 graduate art therapy students alongside clinical supervision. Arts-based processes of collage, body mapping, projective drawing, and sandtray with psychoeducation, mindfulness practice, and safe parenting skills, were facilitated. Feasibility, and mechanisms of change were assessed through a focus group discussion with participants (n = 7) and endline interviews with participants (n = 18), interventionists (n = 4), and lived experience researchers (n = 4). Data were managed in Dedoose software and thematically coded.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Mutual care ameliorated feelings of loneliness and provided opportunities to observe others in similar circumstances. High quality therapeutic interactions helped generate socioemotional skills and hope. Being able to “speak the unspeakable” through artistic engagement and dialogue via image making fostered critical awareness and insight. Improved self-expression was described, recognizing an “embodied approach” as preferable to talking alone. Psychoeducation helped understand physiological responses in pregnancy and how trauma operates across generations. Several participants felt the intervention was too short and raised privacy concerns in a group format. There was some initial trepidation using novel art materials.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Findings confirm the therapeutic advantage of integrating non-verbal methods in treating adolescent mental health. <em>Sisonke Ntwana</em> holds potential for supporting pregnant and parenting adolescents during a pivotal life stage.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107248"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025737","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":"A prospective examination of offending trajectories in men and women with out-of-home care experience followed up until retirement age","authors":"Glena Hossein","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107253","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107253","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>It is widely recognized that out-of-home care (OHC) is associated with criminal behavior, yet less is known about how this behavior unfolds in the OHC population over the life course and whether it is marked by desistance or persistence.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examines offending trajectories from age 15 to 64 in men and women with and without OHC experiences. It also investigates how different ages of placement, types of placements and reasons for placements affect representation across these trajectories.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Swedish prospective longitudinal data come from the Stockholm Birth Cohort Multigenerational study (SBC Multigen, n ≈ 14,000).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Sex-stratified group-based trajectory modeling was employed to identify offending trajectories and multinomial logistic regression to analyze the associations between OHC experiences and these trajectories. A comparison group of children investigated by the child welfare authorities but not placed in care was included.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Individuals placed during adolescence in multiple types of care due to individual behavior or a combination of individual and family circumstances, faced a significantly higher risk of persistent, high-rate offending patterns compared to those without such experiences. Those investigated but not placed also showed an increased risk of chronic offending patterns, though typically lower than that of individuals with OHC experiences.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study provides valuable insights into the dynamics of offending within OHC populations and emphasizes the need for interventions that can prevent the initiation of criminal behavior, as well as disrupt or alter ongoing offending trajectories within this disadvantaged group.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107253"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016074","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":"Association between adverse childhood experiences and menstruation-related symptoms among Japanese female workers: A cross-sectional study","authors":"Yoshiaki Kanamori ,&nbsp;Natsu Sasaki ,&nbsp;Yuka Ito ,&nbsp;Mako Iida ,&nbsp;Kazuhiro Watanabe ,&nbsp;Miho Egawa ,&nbsp;Daisuke Nishi","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107251","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107251","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Backgrounds</h3><div>Menstruation-related symptoms are a common and serious health problem even without a specific diagnosis such as premenstrual dysphoric mood disorder (PMDD) or dysmenorrhea. Various adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) might be associated with menstruation-related symptoms, not only traditional traumatic events such as abuse, but also expanded ACEs such as childhood poverty, school bullying, or natural disasters.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examined the association between expanded ACEs (ACEs for Japanese) and menstruation-related symptoms among Japanese working women.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data came from an online survey conducted in October 2023 that included women aged 20–44 working full-time, who have never been pregnant and are not currently using contraception. Menstruation-related symptoms severity was evaluated using the Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (MDQ) and the Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) scale. The MDQ score of the premenstrual and menstrual phases were classified into four categories as menstrual symptoms severity of each phase. Logistic regression assessed the association between ACEs and each outcome, adjusting for covariates.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The analysis included 2000 women. Premenstrual and menstrual symptoms severity increased with two or more ACEs. In the fully adjusted model, women with four or more ACEs significantly showed severe premenstrual symptoms (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.81, 95%CI:2.12–3.72), and severe menstrual symptoms (aOR = 3.03, 95%CI: 2.29–4.02). Four or more ACEs were associated with PMDD (aOR = 5.61, 95%CI: 2.65–11.89). Childhood poverty and school bullying were also associated with menstruation-related symptoms severity, and natural disasters with PMDD.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Expanded ACEs were associated with menstruation-related symptoms. The results suggested the importance of trauma-informed care in gynecology, obstetrics, and occupational health practice.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107251"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016075","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":"Neighborhood collective efficacy reduces child maltreatment through decreasing parenting stress: A longitudinal path model","authors":"Dan Wang,&nbsp;Ami Mariko Hood Frost","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107247","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107247","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Neighborhoods and families are crucial contexts for child maltreatment, yet research into mechanisms of neighborhood effects on child maltreatment remains limited.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examined longitudinal associations between neighborhood collective efficacy, maternal parenting stress, and child maltreatment.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>The study drew data from the Future of Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS). Participants included 2890 mothers who were interviewed when their children were born and at ages 3, 5, 9, and 15.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A longitudinal path model was utilized to analyze direct and indirect effects of neighborhood collective efficacy on child maltreatment via parenting stress.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Neighborhood collective efficacy and parenting stress demonstrated temporal stability over time (ages 3 to 15). Child maltreatment had carry-over effects during childhood (ages 3 to 9) but not into adolescence (age 15). Higher parenting stress in earlier years was associated with increased child maltreatment in childhood (ages 3 to 9), but not in adolescence (age 15). Neighborhood collective efficacy was associated with reduced parenting stress over time. In early childhood (ages 3 to 9), neighborhood collective efficacy protected against child maltreatment through larger direct effects than indirect effects via reduced parenting stress. In later years (ages 5 to 15), however, neighborhood collective efficacy had neither direct nor indirect effects on childhood maltreatment.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Findings highlight early, targeted prevention and intervention strategies for child maltreatment. Programs aimed at reducing parenting stress, increasing community-based child protection practices, and strengthening neighborhood closeness could mitigate child maltreatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107247"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143016078","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}