Crossing boundaries: A pilot study of maternal attitudes about child maltreatment in nine countries

Mesman, Judi; Branger, Marjolein C.E.; Woudstra, Mi-lan J.; Emmen, Rosanneke A. G.; Asanjarani, Faramarz; Cárcamo, Rodrigo; Hsiao, Celia; Mels, Cindy; Selçuk, Bilge; Soares, Isabel; Ginkel, Joost van; Wang, Lamei; Yavuz, Melis; Alink, Lenneke R. A.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104257

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“…This difference may be related to cultural differences in family rearing styles and people’s cognitive understanding of the concepts of abuse and neglect. Notably, in a study of mothers’ perceptions of child abuse and neglect in nine countries, Chinese mothers had significantly higher thresholds for marking behaviors as abuse (i.e., fewer behaviors were considered abusive) than mothers in all other countries ( Mesman et al, 2020 ).…”

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Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Short Form) Across Genders, Time Points and Presence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Chinese Adolescents

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PurposeThe Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form (CTQ-SF) is a widely used self-report tool designed to assess juveniles’ experiences of abuse and neglect. The current study examined the psychometric properties, particularly measurement invariance of the CTQ-SF in Chinese non-clinical adolescents and adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD).MethodsParticipants included 1,507 high school students (non-clinical sample) from Hunan Province and 281 adolescent patients with major depressive disorder (MDD sample) from The Second Xiangya Hospital. We examined the reliability and validity of CTQ-SF, confirm the five-factor model of the CTQ-SF. Multiple-group confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to examine the measurement invariance across genders, presence of depression, and over time.ResultsThe CTQ-SF had good internal consistency in a non-clinical sample (Cronbach’s α = 0.85) and MDD sample (Cronbach’s α = 0.86). Good test–retest reliability (ICC = 0.72) and Adequate validity were also observed. Good fit of the five-factor CTQ-SF model was confirmed in both samples. Multiple-group CFA confirmed that the CTQ-SF had the scalar invariance across genders and the presence of MDD, as well as over time.ConclusionThe CTQ-SF is an effective and reliable tool for assessing child maltreatment in Chinese adolescents (non-clinical sample and MDD sample). The results suggest that the horizontal and longitudinal invariance of CTQ-SF are strongly established, which means CTQ-SF can be meaningfully used to compare outcomes among Chinese adolescents (non-clinical sample and MDD sample). The experience of child maltreatment, especially neglect (emotional and physical), was found to be common in Chinese adolescents.

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Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Short Form) Across Genders, Time Points and Presence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Chinese Adolescents

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“…Socio-economic constraints in certain regions of the world are known to contribute to neglectful behavior towards children by their caregivers (Mesman et al, 2020). In any culture it is harmful to neglect a child, but the parent's conception about what exactly is harmful for their children are typically rooted in their actions' need for an intervention.…”

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Child Neglect: What Is It, What Causes It and How We Can Minimize It?

Rokach¹,

Ohayon-Inger²

2022

IJCCR

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Almost all forms of abuse include child neglect, and still the professional and clinical community is only now starting to focus attention to this phenomenon and its short- and long-term effects. This paper begins with defining child neglect, what causes parents to neglect the children which they are supposed to love and protect, and the protective factors that parents and the community must be aware of and utilize in protecting kids.

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“…Chinese people generally regard physical punishment as a necessary parenting technique (Zhao et al, 2017). A multi-country comparison found that Chinese people have the highest threshold for labeling behaviors as maltreatment (Mesman et al, 2020). Such high tolerance for childhood violence may reduce child post-traumatic depression, as children might rationalize such violent behaviors.…”

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Ethnic Disparities and the Psychological Trauma of Maltreated Children: Evidence from Three Multi-ethnic Counties in China

Wan

Gong

2021

Applied Research Quality Life

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This study aims to discuss the effect of ethnicity on child maltreatment trauma in China and to contribute to international knowledge on the quality of life of children. The data come from a survey of 1763 rural children (Mage = 12.34, 50.0% boys) in three multi-ethnic counties in western China that was conducted from November 2019 to January 2020 with the modified versions of the “Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire” Scale. There are three important findings of this study. First, child maltreatment is significantly related to child depression in China. The depression score and rate of severe depression symptoms (SDS) are 2.09 times and 3.82 times higher, respectively, for maltreated children than children without maltreatment. Second, the effects of maltreatment on child depression differ significantly among the ethnic groups. The negative effect of maltreatment is most influential among the Han population and least influential among the Zhuang population. Third, ethnic disparities are also found in the effects of the influencing factors on child depression. The effect of intergenerational relationships on child depression is significant only in the Han and Tibetan populations, while the negative effect of peer support is found only among Han, Tibetan, and Miao children. Based on the confirmation of ethnic disparities in trauma due to maltreatment, this study suggests that it is necessary to establish a high-quality psychological intervention system in China’s multi-ethnic counties.

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Crossing boundaries: A pilot study of maternal attitudes about child maltreatment in nine countries

Cited by 13 publications

References 37 publications

Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Short Form) Across Genders, Time Points and Presence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Chinese Adolescents

Psychometric Properties and Measurement Invariance of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Short Form) Across Genders, Time Points and Presence of Major Depressive Disorder Among Chinese Adolescents

Child Neglect: What Is It, What Causes It and How We Can Minimize It?

Ethnic Disparities and the Psychological Trauma of Maltreated Children: Evidence from Three Multi-ethnic Counties in China

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