International journal on child maltreatment : research, policy and practice最新文献

Violence and Agency in Children's Narratives. 儿童叙事中的暴力与能动性。

International journal on child maltreatment : research, policy and practice Pub Date : 2026-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-09-13 DOI: 10.1007/s42448-024-00216-w

Carina Pohl

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Patterns of Adverse Childhood Experiences from a Longitudinal South African Community Sample: A Latent Class Analysis. 来自纵向南非社区样本的不良童年经历模式：潜在类别分析。

International journal on child maltreatment : research, policy and practice Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-28 DOI: 10.1007/s42448-025-00231-5

Christina Thurston, Aja Louise Murray, Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen, Franziska Meinck

{"title":"Patterns of Adverse Childhood Experiences from a Longitudinal South African Community Sample: A Latent Class Analysis.","authors":"Christina Thurston, Aja Louise Murray, Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen, Franziska Meinck","doi":"10.1007/s42448-025-00231-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s42448-025-00231-5","url":null,"abstract":"South African children have a high risk of experiencing multiple adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) compared to children living in high-income countries. In a low- and middle-income context with high levels of deprivation and crime, we should consider expanded ACEs (ACE-E) that are contextually sensitive, alongside conventional ACEs (ACEs-C). Latent class analysis was used to explore patterns of 14 ACEs measured in a sample of 3,401 South African adolescents (56.42% girls). Data were collected in 2010/2011 and 2011/2012. We assessed the association between class membership and demographic covariates of poverty, location (rural vs. urban), gender, age, and province. 5 classes emerged based on model fit indices and theory: \"Low ACEs,\" \"High Parental AIDS-Affectedness and Parental Death,\" \"High Parental AIDS-Affectedness and Parental Sickness,\" \"Moderate Multi-Type Abuse,\" and \"Highest Multi-type ACEs.\" ACEs-E played a stronger role in shaping latent classes than ACEs-C. Compared to the low ACE class, adolescents in other classes lived in greater poverty, were older, and more likely to be girls. Children in \"High Parental AIDS-Affectedness and Parental Death\" were more likely to be in the Mpumalanga province and children in \"Moderate Multi-Type Abuse\" were more likely to be in Western Cape. South African adolescents are at risk of multiple ACE exposure and contextually sensitive ACEs mattered most when characterising patterns of ACEs. Research should continue to focus on person-centred approaches to ACEs for understanding the complexity and multiplicative effects of ACEs in low-resource settings.Supplementary information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42448-025-00231-5.","PeriodicalId":73485,"journal":{"name":"International journal on child maltreatment : research, policy and practice","volume":"8 4","pages":"403-436"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12644135/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145643338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Do Children Receive Equal Justice Under the Law? A Comparison of Sentence Severity for Crimes with Child and Adult Victims. 儿童在法律面前是否得到平等的正义？儿童被害人与成人被害人犯罪的刑重比较。

International journal on child maltreatment : research, policy and practice Pub Date : 2025-01-01 Epub Date: 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1007/s42448-025-00234-2

Sarah Henry Davis, Sarah A Font

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It's Complicated: A Longitudinal Exploration of Young People's Perceptions of Out-of-Home Care and Their Reflections on How to Change the Child Welfare System. 这很复杂：青少年对家庭外照料认知的纵向探索及其对如何改变儿童福利制度的思考。

International journal on child maltreatment : research, policy and practice Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Epub Date: 2022-12-16 DOI: 10.1007/s42448-022-00137-6

Heather Taussig, Michelle R Munson

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Neighborhood Caregivers’ Recommendations to a Family in Need: Patterns of Assistance Across Different Family Needs 邻里照顾者对有需要家庭的建议:跨越不同家庭需要的援助模式

International journal on child maltreatment : research, policy and practice Pub Date : 2023-11-14 DOI: 10.1007/s42448-023-00183-8

Lital Yona, James C. Spilsbury

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Correction to: Primary Care and Behavioral Health Services Use Differ Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children by Initial Foster Care Entry Status 更正:根据初始寄养状态不同，参加医疗补助的儿童使用初级保健和行为健康服务的情况有所不同

International journal on child maltreatment : research, policy and practice Pub Date : 2023-11-01 DOI: 10.1007/s42448-023-00181-w

James Kaferly, Rebecca Orsi, Musheng Alishahi, Patrick Hosokawa, Carter Sevick, R. Mark Gritz

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“You Only Know Me by Reports”: a Therapeutic Approach to Social Reports “你只通过报告认识我”:社会报告的治疗方法

International journal on child maltreatment : research, policy and practice Pub Date : 2023-10-20 DOI: 10.1007/s42448-023-00182-9

Shiran Reichenberg

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Examining the Moderating Effects of Therapy Attendance on Prenatal Parenting Attitudes Among IPV-Exposed Mothers with Histories of Child Maltreatment 检视治疗出席对有儿童虐待史的ipvv暴露母亲产前教养态度的调节作用

International journal on child maltreatment : research, policy and practice Pub Date : 2023-09-29 DOI: 10.1007/s42448-023-00180-x

Taylor R. Napier, Kathryn H. Howell, Kari N. Thomsen, Jae Eun Park, Laura E. Miller-Graff

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An Assessment of Trends in Parenting and Child Outcomes in a Rural South African Community and Consequent Intervention Design 南非农村社区父母教养和儿童结局趋势评估及后续干预设计

International journal on child maltreatment : research, policy and practice Pub Date : 2023-09-21 DOI: 10.1007/s42448-023-00179-4

Catherine L. Ward, Chandré Gould, Marilyn T. Lake, Diketso Mufamadi-Mathebula, Lisa M. Kleyn, Warren Parker, Wilmi Dippenaar

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Correction to: What Frontline Professionals Need to Combat Child Maltreatment Online 更正:什么前线专业人员需要打击虐待儿童在线

International journal on child maltreatment : research, policy and practice Pub Date : 2023-09-14 DOI: 10.1007/s42448-023-00172-x

Warren Binford

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