Boundaries and Family Practices: Implications for Assessing Child Abuse

Johnson, Toni Cavanaugh; Hooper, Richard I

doi:10.1300/j070v12n03_05

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“…The present study found results generally consistent with Johnson and Hooper's (2003) study on parent/child family practices. In broad terms, it is thought more acceptable for same gender family members to engage in family practices related to Privacy, Hygiene, and Affection up to older ages than mixed gender pairs.…”

Section: Same Gender Versus Opposite Gender Siblingssupporting

confidence: 91%

“…In contrast to Johnson and Hooper's (2003) study, fewer restrictions were placed on male interactions with younger females in mixed gender pairs. In that study, the ages up to which it was found acceptable for fathers to interact with their male or female children were consistently lower than for mothers.…”

Section: Same Gender Versus Opposite Gender Siblingsmentioning

confidence: 77%

“…Thirty-two percent said it was never acceptable for siblings to toilet together. In the Johnson and Hooper (2003) study, 17% of the respondents thought it was never acceptable for children to see their parents using the toilet. This smaller number may be due to practicality in that young children frequently do not want to separate from their parents when they go into the bathroom.…”

Section: Privacymentioning

confidence: 97%

“…The current study is a continuation of the Johnson and Hooper (2003) study. In this study, we examined the ages up to which mental health and child protective services workers think it is suitable for mixed gender and same gender siblings to engage in family practices related to hygiene, affection, and privacy issues.…”

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confidence: 98%

“…On the premise that boundary violations can lead to increased sexual behaviors in children and an environment that may be ripe for sexual abuse in the home, Johnson and Hooper (2003) studied the ages up to which certain family practices were appropriate between parents and children. The family practices studied included many of the same practices studied in the current study.…”

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Sibling Family Practices: Guidelines for Healthy Boundaries

Johnson¹,

Huang

Simpson

2009

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

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A questionnaire was given to 500 mental health and child welfare professionals asking for maximum acceptable ages for siblings to engage jointly in certain family practices related to hygiene, affection, and privacy. A large proportion of respondents felt it was never acceptable for siblings to take showers together (40%), kiss on the mouth (37%), or toilet together (32%). Some significant differences occurred based on the gender of the older sibling within sets of same gender or mixed gender pairs, with older brothers being acceptable up to lower ages than older sisters. The effects of child abuse, age, race, and the amount of education on the respondents' answers are investigated. The limitations of the age guidelines are discussed.

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Section: Same Gender Versus Opposite Gender Siblingssupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Same Gender Versus Opposite Gender Siblingsmentioning

confidence: 77%

Section: Privacymentioning

confidence: 97%

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confidence: 98%

mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Sibling Family Practices: Guidelines for Healthy Boundaries

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Simpson

2009

Journal of Child Sexual Abuse

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Women's attitudes toward practicing cytomegalovirus prevention behaviors

Thackeray

Magnusson

2016

Preventive Medicine Reports

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Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection causes severe disabilities and developmental delays. Women's awareness of CMV is low. Only about half of healthcare providers report counseling women about behaviors to reduce CMV risk and public health education is limited. Routine CMV counseling is not recommend. Providers may lack time to counsel women; other conditions may take priority for counseling; there may be a perception that women are reluctant to follow advice. This cross-sectional descriptive study examined women's attitudes toward CMV prevention behaviors. Data were collected from an online panel of 840 U.S. women 18–40 years of age, who had a child < 5 years of age, and were pregnant or planning a pregnancy in the next 12 months. Questions assessed CMV awareness, frequency of past behaviors that transmit CMV, and attitudes toward eight CMV prevention behaviors. Only 15.5% of women were somewhat or very familiar with CMV. Very few women (6.1%) reported hearing from their provider about CMV. Women held positive attitudes toward the CMV prevention behaviors and perceived them as feasible. Least positive attitudes were toward not kissing a child on the lips and not sharing foods. Predictors of positive attitudes were CMV awareness, past behavior, talking to a healthcare provider, and perceived risk reduction. Healthcare providers and public health practitioners should collaborate to increase CMV awareness. Encouraging behaviors to reduce saliva sharing may result in greater gains in reducing CMV infection.

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Predictors of Intrusive Sexual Behaviors in Preschool-Aged Children

Smith

Lindsey

Bohora

et al. 2018

The Journal of Sex Research

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Intrusive sexual behaviors (ISBs) are a specific type of problematic sexual behavior characterized by the invasive nature of the acts (e.g., touching others' private parts, attempting intercourse; Friedrich, 1997). The limited amount of research on ISBs has focused on sexual abuse history as the primary predictor. However, Friedrich, Davies, Feher, and Wright (2003) found that ISBs in children up to age 12 were related to four broad conceptual factors: (a) exposure to sexual content, (b) exposure to violent behavior, (c) family adversity, and (d) child vulnerabilities. The current study sought to replicate Friedrich's study using a clinical sample of 217 preschool-aged children (ages two to six). Results supported variables from within the child vulnerabilities construct (externalizing behaviors, β= 0.032, p = 0.001), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) criteria met (β = 0.177, p = 0.02), and an inverse relationship with age (β = -0.206, p = 0.024). These results highlight the importance of considering childhood behavioral patterns and reactivity to traumatic events as correlates of ISBs in young children.

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Boundaries and Family Practices: Implications for Assessing Child Abuse

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

Sibling Family Practices: Guidelines for Healthy Boundaries

Sibling Family Practices: Guidelines for Healthy Boundaries

Women's attitudes toward practicing cytomegalovirus prevention behaviors

Predictors of Intrusive Sexual Behaviors in Preschool-Aged Children

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