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Lane, Wendy Gwirtzman; Dubowitz, Howard; Langenberg, Patricia; Dischinger, Patricia – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objectives: (1) To estimate the incidence of abusive abdominal trauma (AAT) hospitalizations among US children age 0-9 years. (2) To identify demographic characteristics of children at highest risk for AAT. Design: Secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional, national hospitalization database. Setting: Hospitalization data from the 2003 and 2006…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Incidence, Injuries, Epidemiology
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Thompson, Richard; Proctor, Laura J.; English, Diana J.; Dubowitz, Howard; Narasimhan, Subasri; Everson, Mark D. – Journal of Adolescence, 2012
Although there is a well-known link between adverse experiences and suicidal ideation, there has been little study of the effects of recent adverse experiences on suicidal ideation in teenagers. This study examined the association between recent adverse experiences and suicidal ideation in a sample of 740 at-risk 16-year-old youth in the LONGSCAN…
Descriptors: Suicide, Psychological Patterns, Experience, Adolescents
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Jones, Deborah J.; Lewis, Terri; Litrownik, Alan; Thompson, Richard; Proctor, Laura J.; Isbell, Patricia; Dubowitz, Howard; English, Diana; Jones, Bobby; Nagin, Daniel; Runyan, Desmond – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2013
A robust literature links childhood sexual abuse (CSA) to later substance use and sexual risk behavior; yet, relatively little empirical attention has been devoted to identifying the mechanisms linking CSA to risky behavior among youth, with even less work examining such processes in boys. With the aim of addressing this gap in the literature, the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Prevention, Adolescents, Early Adolescents
Dubowitz, Howard – ZERO TO THREE, 2013
Child maltreatment affects millions of children each year. health care providers are increasingly called upon to address such psychosocial problems facing many families. In this article, the authors describe a practical approach to further enhance pediatric primary care and make it more responsive to the needs of children and families. The Safe…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Well Being, Primary Health Care
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Dubowitz, Howard; Villodas, Miguel T.; Litrownik, Alan J.; Pitts, Steven C.; Hussey, Jon M.; Thompson, Richard; Black, Maureen M.; Runyan, Desmond – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objective: This study aimed to empirically assess psychometric properties of a multi-dimensional youth self-report measure of neglectful behavior by parents. Method: Data were gathered from 593 12-year-old youth participating in the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) consortium; 272 also had data at age 14. Youth responded…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Validity, Parent Child Relationship, Factor Analysis
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Lane, Wendy G.; Dubowitz, Howard – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objective: We assessed the self-reported experience, comfort and competence of primary care pediatricians in evaluating and managing child maltreatment (CM), in rendering opinions regarding the likelihood of CM, and in providing court testimony. We examined pediatricians' need for expert consultation when evaluating possible maltreatment. Methods:…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Pediatrics, Physicians, Primary Health Care
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Dubowitz, Howard; Kim, Jeongeun; Black, Maureen M.; Weisbart, Cindy; Semiatin, Joshua; Magder, Laurence S. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objective: To help professionals identify factors that place families at risk for future child maltreatment, to facilitate necessary services and to potentially help prevent abuse and neglect. Method: The data are from a prospective, longitudinal study of 332 low-income families recruited from urban pediatric primary care clinics, followed for…
Descriptors: Intervals, Child Abuse, Low Income, Child Health
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Thompson, Richard; Tabone, Jiyoung Kim; Litrownik, Alan J.; Briggs, Ernestine C.; Hussey, Jon M.; English, Diana J.; Dubowitz, Howard – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2011
Little is known about the early childhood indicators of adolescent risk. The link between trajectories of externalizing behavioral problems and early adolescent risk behavior was examined in a longitudinal sample of 875 child participants in the LONGSCAN studies. Five trajectory groups of children defined by externalizing behavior problems were…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Delinquency, Early Adolescents, Predictor Variables
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Tabone, Jiyoung K.; Guterman, Neil B.; Litrownik, Alan J.; Dubowitz, Howard; Isbell, Patricia; English, Diana J.; Runyan, Desmond K.; Thompson, Richard – Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders, 2011
The current study is a longitudinal investigation of unobserved heterogeneity in the developmental trajectories of problem behaviors among children who have experienced maltreatment. The goal of this study is to inform effective intervention plans with respect to behavior problems of maltreated children by examining the different trajectories of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Early Intervention, Child Abuse, Probability
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Feigelman, Susan; Dubowitz, Howard; Lane, Wendy; Prescott, Leslie; Meyer, Walter; Tracy, J. Kathleen; Kim, Jeongeun – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2009
Objectives: To determine: (1) the prevalence of harsh punishment among parents in a pediatric clinic, and (2) the sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, and stability of a brief screening measure. Methods: A subset of families involved in a study of child maltreatment prevention were recruited for this study. Two items in a parent screening…
Descriptors: Discipline, Child Abuse, Pediatrics, Infants
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Hussey, Jon M.; Marshall, Jane Marie; English, Diana J.; Knight, Elizabeth Dawes; Lau, Anna S.; Dubowitz, Howard; Kotch, Jonathan B. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 2005
Objective: To examine whether children with substantiated maltreatment reports between 4 and 8 years of age differ from children with unsubstantiated reports on any of 10 behavioral and developmental outcomes. Method: Longitudinal data from 806 children and their adult caregivers collected in four US study sites were pooled and analyzed using…
Descriptors: Regression (Statistics), Probability, Caregivers, Social Services
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Lane, Wendy G.; Dubowitz, Howard; Harrington, Donna – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2002
Sixty-eight parents of children with alleged child sexual abuse (CSA) were surveyed 4 months after visiting an interdisciplinary CSA evaluation clinic in order to examine the extent to which recommendations were recalled and implemented. Results reveal that 9% of parents recalled recommendations for medical follow-up, 79% recalled recommendations…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Compliance (Psychology), Medical Evaluation, Parents
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Runyan, Desmond K.; Cox, Christine E.; Dubowitz, Howard; Newton, Rae R.; Upadhyaya, Mukund; Kotch, Jonathan B.; Leeb, Rebecca T.; Everson, Mark D.; Knight, Elizabeth D. – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 2005
Objective: The National Research Council identified inadequate research definitions for abuse and neglect as barriers to research in child maltreatment. We examine the concordance between child protective services (CPS) classifications of maltreatment type with the determinations of type from two research coding systems. We contrast the two coding…
Descriptors: Prediction, Definitions, Child Behavior, Check Lists
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Dubowitz, Howard; Sawyer, Richard J. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1994
Analysis of data on 282 Baltimore (Maryland) children placed in kinship care following neglect or abuse revealed that, compared to classroom peers, subjects had poor study habits and attention/concentration skills. Subjects had average or better relationships with teachers and peers. There was poor to moderate concordance in assessments of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Environment
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Dubowitz, Howard – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
Addresses three issues: (1) how children respond to the medical evaluation for sexual abuse; (2) how the trauma of the evaluation experienced by some children can be minimized and the benefits maximized; and (3) how children's responses to the medical evaluation for sexual abuse can be interpreted. (DB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Clinical Diagnosis, Emotional Problems, Emotional Response
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