Empathy and child neglect: A theoretical model

Paúl, Joaquı́n de; Guibert, María

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2008.03.003

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“…Neglectful mothers are less able to "read" and respond to their babies' emotional cues or to engage in emotional perspective taking (Dubowitz et al, 2005), and they are less expressive, offer little exchange of emotional information, and acknowledge their children less than do non-maltreating mothers (Gaudin, Polansky, Kilpatrick, & Shilton, 1996). This may reflect an inability to empathize with their children (de Paúl & Guibert, 2008). Adolescent parents, in particular, lack empathy in interactions with their babies (Schatz & Lounds, 2007;Shahar, 2001) and may be especially unlikely to pick up on and respond to an infant's needs when they have been maltreatment victims (Leerkes, Crockenberg, & Burrous, 2004).…”

Section: Conceptualizing Infant Neglect For Prevention Researchmentioning

confidence: 92%

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The moderating effect of relationships on intergenerational risk for infant neglect by young mothers

Bartlett

Easterbrooks

2015

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Section: Conceptualizing Infant Neglect For Prevention Researchmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Assessment of early risk for maltreatment may help to identify children who are not reported to CPS. Research suggests that parental lack of empathy may be related to early neglect risk (de Paúl & Guibert, 2008;Shahar, 2001).…”

Section: Conceptualizing Infant Neglect For Prevention Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

The moderating effect of relationships on intergenerational risk for infant neglect by young mothers

Bartlett

Easterbrooks

2015

Child Abuse & Neglect

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“…It is likely that decreases in empathy would be at the core of the disregard of the child's needs shown by neglectful mothers [52], [53]; ERP evidence of this is not available, however. Anhedonia, which is the loss of the capacity to subjectively experience pleasure, might lie at the heart of neglectful mothers' tendency to avoid interpersonal relationships and to be unmotivated to pay attention to others [2], [18], [19].…”

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Electrophysiological Responses to Affective Stimuli in Neglectful Mothers

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Results illustrating an atypical neural processing in the early and late differentiation of infant faces have been obtained with neglectful mothers. The present study explores whether a different pattern of response is observed when using non-infant affective pictures. We examined the event-related evoked potentials and induced delta, theta and alpha activity in 14 neglectful mothers and 14 control mothers elicited while categorizing positive, negative and neutral pictures from the International Affective Picture System. Self-reports of anhedonia and empathy were also recorded. Early posterior negativity, P200 and late positive potential components were modulated by the emotional content of pictures in both groups. However, the LPP waveform had a more delayed and more attenuated maximum in neglectful mothers than in control mothers. Oscillatory responses indicated lower power increases for neglectful mothers than for control mothers in delta (1–4 Hz), theta (4–8 Hz) and lower alpha (8–10 Hz) bands at frontal sites, and a more consistent increase for neglectful mothers in theta and lower alpha bands at occipital sites, especially for negative pictures. These findings help us to better understand the limits of emotional insensitivity in neglectful mothers.

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“…No sólo es importante comprender los efectos que generan el maltrato y negligencia sobre el desarrollo, sino también las causas que llevan a padres y cuidado-res a involucrarse en este tipo de interacciones. Al respecto se han generado distintos modelos explicativos, enfatizando desde variables propias del cuidador o del niño, avanzando hacia modelos centrados en la interacción, hasta modelos que incorporan también variables contextuales, socioculturales e históricas (De Paúl y Guibert, 2008;Moreno, 2006;National Research Council, 1993;Santana, Sánchez y Herrera, 1998). Actualmente, se reconoce ampliamente que el maltrato infantil es un fenómeno multicausal, que debe ser comprendido y abordado a su vez desde una perspectiva multidimensional y ecológica (Barudy, 1998;De Paúl y Arruabarrena, 2003).…”

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Padres Competentes, Hijos Protegidos: Evaluación de Resultados del Programa “Viviendo en Familia”

Gómez¹,

Cifuentes²,

Ortún³

2012

Psychosocial Intervention

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Familia" es un programa dirigido a fortalecer una parentalidad positiva y bientratante, que aborda situaciones de maltrato infantil, negligencia y violencia intrafamiliar desde el enfoque Ecosistémico de la Resiliencia Familiar. El estudio evaluó los resultados del programa en 543 casos atendidos entre enero 2008 y julio 2010; usando mediciones pre-post intervención con la Escala de Evaluación Familiar de Carolina del Norte, NCFAS (Valencia y Gómez, 2010). Todos los indicadores de protección infantil mostraron una mejoría estadísticamente significativa (p < .001), salvo violencia de pareja; con mayores resultados en maltrato emocional y negligencia parental. En los indicadores globales NCFAS (entorno, competencias parentales, interacciones familiares, seguridad familiar y bienestar del niño), hubo un desplazamiento significativo (p < .001) hacia el rango de fortaleza. De 31 variables evaluadas, las familias promediaron 5,9 problemas moderado/graves al ingreso, disminuyendo a 2,2 al finalizar (p < .001). De los casos que completaron la intervención, la tasa acumulativa de reingreso a programas de la red SENAME fue 3,4% a 6 meses, 4,7% a 12 meses y 6,5% a los 18 meses de seguimiento. Se obtuvo mayores niveles de logro en función del grado de fidelidad de los equipos al diseño, siendo un desafío a considerar. Palabras clave: competencias parentales, familias multiproblemáticas, intervención familiar, maltrato infantil, negligencia. Abstract. "Viviendo en Familia" is a program aimed at strengthening a positive and well-treating parenting, which addresses situations of child abuse, neglect and domestic violence, from the ecosystem approach of Family Resilience. The study evaluated the program results in 543 cases treated between January 2008 and July 2010; using pre-post intervention measurements with the North Carolina Family Assessment Scale, NCFAS (Valencia & Gómez, 2010). All child protection indicators showed a statistically significant improvement (p < .001), except couple violence, with greater outcomes in emotional abuse and parental neglect. In NCFAS global dimensions (environment, parental competencies, family interactions, family safety and child well-being), there was a significant shift (p < .001) to the range of strength. Of the 31 variables evaluated, families averaged 5.9 moderate/serious problems at admission, decreasing to 2.2 at discharge (p < .001). Of the cases that completed the intervention, the cumulative rate of relapse to SENAME network programs was 3.4% at 6 months, 4.7% at 12 months and 6.5% at 18 months follow up. We obtained higher levels of achievement based on the degree of staff´s fidelity to the program design, being a challenge to consider.

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Empathy and child neglect: A theoretical model

Cited by 31 publications

References 65 publications

The moderating effect of relationships on intergenerational risk for infant neglect by young mothers

The moderating effect of relationships on intergenerational risk for infant neglect by young mothers

Electrophysiological Responses to Affective Stimuli in Neglectful Mothers

Padres Competentes, Hijos Protegidos: Evaluación de Resultados del Programa “Viviendo en Familia”

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