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Childhood Attention Problems Mediate Effects of Child Maltreatment on Decision-Making Performance in Emerging Adulthood
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Warmingham, Jennifer M.; Handley, Elizabeth D.; Russotti, Justin; Rogosch, Fred A.; Cicchetti, Dante – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Decision-making impairments during emerging adulthood confer risk for challenges in social and occupational roles and may increase the odds of developing health problems. Childhood maltreatment is related to maladaptation in cognitive and affective domains (e.g., executive functioning, emotion regulation) implicated in the development of…
Descriptors: Preadolescents, Young Adults, Early Experience, Trauma
Longitudinal Associations among Child Maltreatment, Social Functioning, and Cortisol Regulation
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Alink, Lenneke R. A.; Cicchetti, Dante; Kim, Jungmeen; Rogosch, Fred A. – Developmental Psychology, 2012
Child maltreatment increases the risk for impaired social functioning and cortisol regulation. However, the longitudinal interplay among these factors is still unclear. This study aimed to shed light on the effect of maltreatment on social functioning and cortisol regulation over time. The sample consisted of 236 children (mean age 7.64 years, SD…
Descriptors: Prosocial Behavior, Child Abuse, Aggression, Structural Equation Models
Child Maltreatment and Mediating Influences of Childhood Personality Types on the Development of Adolescent Psychopathology
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Oshri, Assaf; Rogosch, Fred A.; Cicchetti, Dante – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2013
The purpose of this study is to investigate longitudinal risk processes linking early child maltreatment, childhood personality organizations, and adolescent maladaptation. In a sample of maltreated and nonmaltreated children ("N" = 400; 62.3% African American, 11.8% Hispanic; 40.8% girls), a tripartite personality typology based on…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Risk, Longitudinal Studies, Adolescents
Longitudinal Pathways Linking Child Maltreatment, Emotion Regulation, Peer Relations, and Psychopathology
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Kim, Jungmeen; Cicchetti, Dante – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate longitudinal relations among child maltreatment, emotion regulation, peer acceptance and rejection, and psychopathology. Methods: Data were collected on 215 maltreated and 206 nonmaltreated children (ages 6-12 years) from low-income families. Children were evaluated by camp counselors on emotion…
Descriptors: Recreational Activities, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Low Income
Childhood Maltreatment and the Development of Relational and Physical Aggression: The Importance of a Gender-Informed Approach
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Cullerton-Sen, Crystal; Cassidy, Adam R.; Murray-Close, Dianna; Cicchetti, Dante; Crick, Nicki R.; Rogosch, Fred A. – Child Development, 2008
This investigation examined the associations between maltreatment and aggression using a gender-informed approach. Peer ratings, peer nominations, and counselor reports of aggression were collected on 211 maltreated and 199 nonmaltreated inner-city youth (M age = 9.9 years) during a summer day camp. Maltreatment was associated with aggressive…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Aggression, Child Abuse, Day Camp Programs
An Odyssey of Discovery: Lessons Learned through Three Decades of Research on Child Maltreatment
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Cicchetti, Dante – American Psychologist, 2004
Research directed toward maltreated children possesses an urgency characteristic of all problems of great social import. Child maltreatment sets in motion a probabilistic path that is characterized by failure in the successful resolution of major stage-salient issues of development. These developmental disruptions contribute to a profile of…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Risk, Mental Disorders, Child Abuse