Attitudes about child maltreatment in China and the Netherlands

Woudstra, Mi-lan J.; Emmen, Rosanneke A. G.; Alink, Lenneke R. A.; Wang, Lamei; Branger, Marjolein C.E.; Mesman, Judi

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104900

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“…The effect size of the mediation effect of NR3C1 ‐1F methylation in our sample of Chinese adolescents (.02) was slightly smaller in magnitude than that in previous research in a primarily White sample (.04) (Parade et al, 2016). This might be partly explained by the interpretation of maltreatment in Chinese culture (Deater‐Deckard et al, 2003; Liao et al, 2011; Woudstra et al, 2021). Another explanation for this discrepancy that cannot be ignored might be simple measurement error or methodological differences across studies.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…It is possible that different ancestries differ in programming effects of NR3C1-1F methylation (Cicchetti et al, 2016) or different cultures and values may influence the interpretation of maltreatment (Chao, 1994), thereby resulting in different epigenetic programming processes. For instance, unlike the dominant Western culture, which regards maltreatment as illegitimate and immoral, the Chinese culture is more tolerant and less aware of maltreatment, with the public often viewing it as a justifiable discipline tactic to enhance the moral development and educational success of children (Liao et al, 2011;Woudstra et al, 2021). Given the evidence that endorsement of maltreatment or its perceived normativeness could attenuate the adverse effect of maltreatment to some extent (Deater-Deckard et al, 2003;Gershoff et al, 2010), a less pronounced epigenetic programming effect might occur in Chinese adolescents and warrants examination.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The mediation effect of glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) methylation between childhood maltreatment and depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents: A 2‐year longitudinal study

Chen

Cao

2023

Child Development

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This three‐wave longitudinal study examined whether methylation alterations in promoter exon 1F of a stress‐related gene—NR3C1 (NR3C1‐1F)—explained the longitudinal associations between childhood maltreatment and adolescent depressive symptoms. A total of 370 Han Chinese adolescents (Mage = 16.31 ± 1.28 years; 51.4% girls) recruited from Shandong, China were tracked from 2018 to 2020. The results showed that the severity of childhood maltreatment, especially that of emotional abuse and physical neglect, conferred risk for adolescent depressive symptoms via reducing NR3C1‐1F methylation levels. These mediation effects of NR3C1‐1F methylation did not vary between adolescent sex or NR3C1 BclI and Tth111I polymorphisms. The findings highlight how childhood maltreatment contributes to psychopathology development at a biological level.

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The mediation effect of glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) methylation between childhood maltreatment and depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents: A 2‐year longitudinal study

Chen

Cao

2023

Child Development

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“…The current study, grounded in the Chinese cultural context, reveals that parental physical and psychological maltreatment has apparent and long‐term harmful effects on children's development. This finding suggests that parents, educators, and the Chinese public should raise awareness of the harms of parental maltreatment, in particular, the harms of psychological maltreatment, which are underappreciated by Chinese parents (Woudstra et al., 2021).…”

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“…Parental maltreatment includes the common use of corporal punishment (Liao et al., 2011; Sun, 2021). Owing to dissimilar cultures and values between the West and the East, researchers believe that parental maltreatment in different cultures may impact child development differently and that parents from different countries may hold different viewpoints on maltreatment (Ling & Kwok, 2017; Woudstra et al., 2021).…”

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“…Parents are convinced that they have the absolute right to educate their children via methods they believe are effective (Kwok et al., 2015; Ling & Kwok, 2017), and their children must obey the rules they make. However, some parenting behaviors labeled as psychological or physical maltreatment in Western culture may be regarded as expressions of parents' love and effective parenting methods in Chinese society (Ling & Kwok, 2017; Woudstra et al., 2021).…”

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A reciprocal relationship between parental maltreatment and child bullying perpetration in China

Wu,

Xie,

Ding

et al. 2023

J of Research on Adolesc

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This study aimed to examine the longitudinal reciprocal relationship between parental maltreatment and child bullying perpetration from middle childhood to early adolescence in China and the associated gender differences. Eight hundred ninety‐one children completed a battery of questionnaires at four time points. A random‐intercept cross‐lagged model was established. The results indicated that at the between‐person level, child bullying perpetration was positively associated with physical and psychological maltreatment. At the within‐person level, there was a significant association between an increase in bullying perpetration and an increase in parental psychological and physical maltreatment across the four time points. Conversely, an increase in physical maltreatment led to an increase in child bullying perpetration from T1 to T2, while an increase in psychological maltreatment resulted in an increase in child bullying perpetration from T1 to T2 and T2 to T3. Furthermore, an increase in physical maltreatment increased boys' bullying perpetration but decreased that in girls from T2 to T3. These findings provide inspiration for future family education and anti‐bullying interventions in schools.

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The reciprocal relationship between child maltreatment and children's bullying victimization in China

Xie,

Wu,

Jiang

et al. 2024

Aggressive Behavior

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Children who experience physical and psychological maltreatment within their family are more likely to become victims of abuse outside the family. In Chinese culture, children's victimization may also be a precursor to parenting behaviors. Nevertheless, the reciprocal relationship between child maltreatment and children's bullying victimization remains unclear, particularly in Chinese culture. This study aimed to evaluate the reciprocal association between child maltreatment and children's bullying victimization in China, as well as its gender differences. A total of 891 children aged 8–11 years in China participated in the study at four time points. The potential reciprocal link was examined using a cross‐lagged model. The results indicated that physical abuse predicted children's bullying victimization across four time points, while physical neglect predicted children's bullying victimization during the first three time points. The effects of emotional abuse and neglect were negligible. Conversely, children's bullying victimization consistently predicted various types of parental maltreatment over time. Some gender differences in the relationship were found. The findings emphasized a reciprocal relationship between child maltreatment within the family and children's bullying victimization at school. Understanding the cyclical patterns between child maltreatment and bullying victimization may help improve family education approaches and reduce children's bullying victimization.

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Attitudes about child maltreatment in China and the Netherlands

Cited by 14 publications

References 22 publications

The mediation effect of glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) methylation between childhood maltreatment and depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents: A 2‐year longitudinal study

The mediation effect of glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) methylation between childhood maltreatment and depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents: A 2‐year longitudinal study

A reciprocal relationship between parental maltreatment and child bullying perpetration in China

The reciprocal relationship between child maltreatment and children's bullying victimization in China

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