Child abuse potential: Correlates with child maltreatment rates and structural measures of neighborhoods

Merritt, Darcey H.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.04.009

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“…In a study in the USA in 2009, children who lived in poor families with single parents experienced more maltreatment compared with the children who lived in better educated and richer families (27). The results of our study, however, did not show a significant association between child maltreatment and mothers' and fathers' employment status, after adjustment for the effect of other variables.…”

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Socioeconomic inequality and child maltreatment in Iranian schoolchildren

Hosseinkhani¹,

Aflatouni²,

Mahram³

et al. 2015

Easter Mediterr Health J

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Socioeconomic inequality and child maltreatment have not been studied using the concentration index as an indicator of inequality. The study aimed to assess the association of child maltreatment with socioeconomic status among schoolchildren in Qazvin province, Islamic Republic of Iran. In this cross-sectional study a questionnaire based on the ISPCAN Child Maltreatment Screening Tool-Children's Version and the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire was filled by 1028 children aged 9-14 years, selected through multistage stratified random sampling. The concentration indices for economic inequality were -0.086 for any type of child maltreatment and -0.155, -0.098 and -0.139 for the physical, psychological and neglect subtypes of maltreatment respectively. The number of children and the economic status of the family also showed a significant association with child maltreatment in all 3 subtypes. Appropriate planning for effective interventions for at-risk children of lower socioeconomic status should be considered by the relevant decision-makers.

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Socioeconomic inequality and child maltreatment in Iranian schoolchildren

Hosseinkhani¹,

Aflatouni²,

Mahram³

et al. 2015

Easter Mediterr Health J

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“…Parmi les autres caractéristiques structurelles des territoires en lien avec les probabilités de signalement et de mauvais traitements, les territoires où le ratio enfants/adultes est plus grand présentent un risque plus élevé 19,21,26,27 . L'instabilité résidentielle, c'est-à-dire des territoires où les familles déménagent souvent et où il y a de nombreux loyers vacants, est aussi associée aux mauvais traitements 27,28 , notamment dans les territoires à dominance blanche plutôt que ceux à dominance noire 21 .…”

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Spatial Relationships between Neighbourhood Characteristics and Rates of Children from Ethnocultural Communities Reported to Child Protective Services

Dufour

Lavergne

Ramos

2015

Can J Public Health

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RÉSUMÉOBJECTIFS : Les objectifs de cette étude étaient de 1) cartographier la distribution spatiale des taux d'enfants de groupes ethnoculturels signalés à la protection de la jeunesse (enfants noirs, d'autres minorités visibles et non issus des minorités visibles) et 2) estimer la contribution relative de diverses caractéristiques territoriales à ces taux selon les groupes.MÉTHODE : Cinq cent cinq secteurs de recensement montréalais sont étudiés. Les taux d'enfants signalés selon les groupes (variables dépendantes) et des caractéristiques territoriales comme la pauvreté (variables indépendantes) sont cartographiés puis soumis à des régressions linéaires multiples et géographiquement pondérés (GWR); des résultats GWR sont finalement cartographiés.RÉSULTATS : La distribution spatiale et les taux d'enfants signalés sont très différents selon les groupes, les Noirs présentant le taux moyen d'enfants signalés le plus élevé. Si, en considérant les relations spatiales, les caractéristiques territoriales permettent d'expliquer 51 % de la variance pour les enfants non issus des minorités visibles, elles s'avèrent nettement moins efficaces dans la prédiction des taux d'enfants noirs (18 %) et d'autres minorités (18 %).CONCLUSION : Les facteurs de risque territoriaux des signalements, déjà bien connus, sont à l'oeuvre à Montréal. Cependant, ils n'agissent pas avec la même intensité selon le secteur de recensement ni, surtout, selon les groupes ethnoculturels. Lorsqu'on s'intéresse seulement à la distribution et la prédiction des signalements de l'ensemble des enfants, on dilue donc des différences importantes. Pourtant, l'accès et l'adéquation des services offerts aux familles vulnérables, dont celles de minorités visibles, peuvent être bonifiés par une meilleure compréhension des dynamiques locales.MOTS CLÉS : abus à l'égard des enfants; violence familiale; cartographie géographique; facteurs de risque; épidémiologieThe translation of the Abstract appears at the end of this article. A translation of the article in its entirety is available on the journal website as a supplementary file in ARTICLE TOOLS.

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“…With regard to physical child abuse, fathers with lower levels of income were more likely to abuse their child when compared to non-abusive fathers (Francis & Wolfe, 2008). Income is also negatively correlated with individual CAP scores (-0.29) and neighborhood maltreatment rates (-0.04) (Merritt, 2009). Additionally, very poor families, defined as those who are unable to meet their basic needs, are more likely to have a child involved in the child welfare system than non-poor families who may be receiving assistance but are able to provide for basic needs (28% vs. 18%) (Barth, Wildfire, & Green, 2006).…”

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“…Caregivers with substance abusing behaviors are 4.2 times more likely to report neglectful behaviors (Kelleher, Chaffin, Hollenberg, & Fischer, 1994) 72.6% of children exposed to substances while in the womb were subsequently neglected after birth (Jaudes, Ekwo, & VanVoorhis, 1995 Lower level of education results in higher rates of maltreatment (Currenton, McWey, & Bolen, 2009) Being a high school graduate is associated with lower rates of maltreatment recurrence (Drake, Johnson-Reid, & Sapokaite, 2006) Education is moderately negatively correlated (-0.29) with potential to abuse child (Merritt, 2009) Education negatively correlated (-0.17) with neighborhood maltreatment rates (Merritt, 2009) Lower levels of education attained by the mother increases risk of maltreatment (@ = -.078; P < .001) (Berger, 2004) Income Physical Sexuall Emotionall Neglect…”

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“…Additionally, Merritt (2009) reported that education was significantly negatively correlated with individual CAP scores (-0.29) and neighborhood maltreatment rates (-0.17). However, there are several confounding factors that contribute to lower levels of educational attainment that warrant discussion.…”

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Child abuse potential: Correlates with child maltreatment rates and structural measures of neighborhoods

Cited by 95 publications

References 39 publications

Socioeconomic inequality and child maltreatment in Iranian schoolchildren

Socioeconomic inequality and child maltreatment in Iranian schoolchildren

Spatial Relationships between Neighbourhood Characteristics and Rates of Children from Ethnocultural Communities Reported to Child Protective Services

A holistic examination of the impact of child maltreatment on child behavioral outcomes : a longitudinal multilevel analysis.

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