Toward an Ecological/Transactional Model of Community Violence and Child Maltreatment: Consequences for Children’s Development

Cicchetti, Dante; Lynch, Michael

doi:10.1080/00332747.1993.11024624

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“…Multifinality and equifinality both suggest that the study of CSBP should occur within a broad, ecological-transactional framework (Belsky, 1993;Bronfenbrenner, 1979;Cicchetti & Lynch, 1993) and consider risk and protective factors across multiple domains. Cicchetti and Lynch's (1993) ecological-transactional model provides a convenient and organized conceptual framework for considering the network of findings related to the development of CSBP.…”

Section: Development Of Child Sexual Behavior Problemsmentioning

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“…Cicchetti and Lynch's (1993) ecological-transactional model provides a convenient and organized conceptual framework for considering the network of findings related to the development of CSBP. While originally formulated to explain the combined influence of child maltreatment and community violence on children's development, this model is applicable to the study of development more broadly (see, for example, Lynch & Cicchetti, 1998).…”

Section: Development Of Child Sexual Behavior Problemsmentioning

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“…Developmental psychopathology, including ecological-transactional models (Cicchetti & Lynch, 1993), acknowledges that children are not simply blank slates shaped by outside forces (such as the experience of sexual abuse) but rather actors continuously affecting and being affected by their environment (Bronfenbrenner, 1979). Recent research has also examined a number of factors, beyond that of abuse characteristics, which may also impact the relationship between victimization and subsequent CSBP.…”

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“…However, factors in the exosystem and mesosystem have yet to be examined as possible mediators of CSA and CSBP. Although these contexts may be less proximal, extant research indicates that exosystem-level factors, including exposure to community violence and poverty, can serve as enduring vulnerability factors that can both increase risk for abuse (Cicchetti & Lynch, 1993) and have detrimental effects on children's socioemotional development and health (Jenkins & Bell, 1997). These factors are important to examine in future work.…”

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“…Its main focus is to highlight developmental processes and the importance and complexity of risk and protective factors across a number of ecological domains (Belsky, 1993;Bronfenbrenner, 1979;Cicchetti & Lynch, 1993), including biological, familial, economic and cultural in understanding developmental changes. Rather than the result of a single causal factor, children's development is conceptualized as constantly being influenced by multiple interacting factors both within and across domains (Cicchetti & Rizley, 1981;Sameroff & Chandler, 1975).…”

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Understanding child sexual behavior problems: A developmental psychopathology framework

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Children exhibiting sexual behavior have increasingly gained the attention of child welfare and mental health systems, as well as the scientific community. While a heterogeneous group, children with sexual behavior problems consistently demonstrate a number of problems related to adjustment and overall development. In order to appropriately intervene with these children, a comprehensive understanding of etiology is imperative. The overarching goal of the present paper is to review the extant research on mechanisms associated with the development of problematic sexual behavior in childhood within a developmental psychopathology framework. What is known about normative and nonnormative sexual behavior in childhood is reviewed, highlighting definitional challenges and age-related developmental differences. Further, the relationship between child sexual abuse and child sexual behavior problems is discussed, drawing attention to factors impacting this relationship. Risk factors for child sexual behavior problems, beyond that of sexual abuse, are also reviewed utilizing a transactional-ecological framework. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of implications of a developmental psychopathology perspective on problematic child sexual behaviors to inform future research and intervention efforts. Such implications include the need for attention to normative childhood sexual behavior, developmental sensitivity, and examinations of ecological domain in concert.

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A Number-Needed-to-Treat Analysis of the Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immune Globulin to Prevent Hospitalization

Robbins

Tilford²,

Jacobs³

et al. 1998

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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To estimate how many infants in selected high-risk subgroups would require treatment with respiratory syncytial virus immune globulin (RSV-IG) to avoid 1 hospital admission and to determine whether this is economically justified. Design: Cost-benefit analysis. Data from 3 randomized controlled trials of RSV-IG are used to estimate the number needed to treat to prevent 1 hospital admission for respiratory syncytial virus infection. The threshold number needed to treat is computed according to a formula incorporating costs and benefits of RSV-IG prophylaxis. Estimates of the willingness to pay were obtained from a sample of 39 health care providers (35 physicians and 4 nurses). Main Outcome Measures: The number needed to treat to prevent 1 hospital admission for respiratory syncytial virus infection. The threshold number needed to treat that would balance costs with benefits. Results: More than 16 (95% confidence interval, 12.5-23.8) infants would need to be treated with RSV-IG to Editor's Note: I expect to receive some "interesting" comments from those readers who have contributed to previous studies that reached a different conclusion-using different analyses. That's the cost and benefit of publishing studies like this one.

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Distress Symptoms Among Urban African American Children and Adolescents

Howard

Stanton

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Objectives: To explore the factor structure of the Checklist of Children's Distress Symptoms (CCDS); to examine whether there is a higher-order single construct underlying the CCDS measure; and, to assess the association between children's distress symptoms, as reflected by the CCDS factors, and children's self-reported exposure to community violence (both victimization and witness events).Designs: Community-based cross-sectional survey.Settings: Ten public housing developments in an eastern metropolis.Participants: A total of 349 low-income urban African American children and adolescents (198 males; 151 females), 9 through 15 years of age.Measures: Children's distress symptoms, exposure to community violence, and selected demographic information including parental education, parental employment status, perceived health status, and school performance.Analysis: Exploratory factor analysis was performed to determine the factorial structure of the CCDS measure. Second-order confirmatory factor analysis was performed to determine if there is a higher-order single underlying construct among CCDS factors. Pearson correlation coefficients were computed to assess the relationship between exposure to violence and CCDS factors.Major Findings: The exploratory factor analysis yielded a 6-factor solution for the CCDS measure with satisfactory internal consistency. The confirmatory factor model with a single second-order construct yielded a good fit to the data. In general, youth who experienced violent victimization or witnessed violent events reported higher levels of distress symptoms than those who did not. Distress symptoms labeled as "intrusive thoughts," "distraction," and "lack of belongingness" were most frequently associated with exposure to violence. Distress symptoms did not differ on the basis of sex or age. Conclusions:The CCDS has utility as a measure of distress symptoms among urban African American children and adolescents. Whereas analysis provided support for a single higher-order construct, using the proposed 6-factor structure should enhance our understanding of the psychological impact of exposure to violence on youth and contribute to more effective intervention efforts.

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Toward an Ecological/Transactional Model of Community Violence and Child Maltreatment: Consequences for Children’s Development

Cited by 954 publications

References 71 publications

Understanding child sexual behavior problems: A developmental psychopathology framework

Understanding child sexual behavior problems: A developmental psychopathology framework

A Number-Needed-to-Treat Analysis of the Use of Respiratory Syncytial Virus Immune Globulin to Prevent Hospitalization

Distress Symptoms Among Urban African American Children and Adolescents

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