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Preliminary Evaluation of the Childhood Experiences of Violence Questionnaire Short Form
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Tanaka, Masako; Wekerle, Christine; Leung, Eman; Waechter, Randall; Gonzalez, Andrea; Jamieson, Ellen; MacMillan, Harriet L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
Despite advances in child maltreatment research, accurate measurement of exposure remains a key issue. In this study, we evaluated a short form (CEVQ-SF) of the Childhood Experiences of Violence Questionnaire (CEVQ) in a sample of adolescents involved with child protection services in an urban city in Ontario, Canada. Focusing on the two most…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Construct Validity, Predictive Validity
Child Abuse and Chronic Pain in a Community Survey of Women
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Walsh, Christine A.; Jamieson, Ellen; MacMillan, Harriet; Boyle, Michael – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
This study examined the relationship between a self-reported history of child physical and sexual abuse and chronic pain among women (N = 3381) in a provincewide community sample. Chronic pain was significantly associated with physical abuse, education, and age of the respondents and was unrelated to child sexual abuse alone or in combination with…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Low Income
Reported Contact with Child Protection Services among Those Reporting Child Physical and Sexual Abuse: Results from a Community Survey
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MacMillan, Harriet L.; Jamieson, Ellen; Walsh, Christine A. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
Objective: This study uses results from a large community survey to examine the relationship between a history of child maltreatment and self-reports of contact with Child Protection Services (CPS). Methods: The Ontario Health Supplement was a province-wide, probability-based survey of household dwellings in the province of Ontario, Canada. A…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Community Surveys, Foreign Countries
Childhood Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Child Sexual Abuse: Results of a Canadian Survey of Three Professional Groups.
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Thomas, B. Helen; Jamieson, Ellen – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
A Canadian survey investigated the knowledge and attitudes of nurses (n=929), youth/social workers (n=99), and physicians (n=574) about the occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in children and implications for child sexual abuse treatment. Physicians scored higher on knowledge about STDs, and youth/social workers knew more about…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Child Abuse, Foreign Countries, Health Personnel
The Relationship between Parental Psychiatric Disorder and Child Physical and Sexual Abuse: Findings from the Ontario Health Supplement.
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Walsh, Christine; MacMillan, Harriet; Jamieson, Ellen – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2002
A study interviewed 8,548 participants in the Ontario Mental Health Supplement about parental psychiatric history and childhood physical and sexual abuse. Respondents reporting a parental history of depression, mania, or schizophrenia had a two to threefold increase in the rates of physical, sexual, or any abuse. (Contains references.) (CR)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Depression (Psychology), Family Problems
The Relationship between Parental Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment: Findings from the Ontario Health Supplement
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Walsh, Christine; MacMillan, Harriet L.; Jamieson, Ellen – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2003
Objective: This study examined the relationship between reported exposure to child abuse and a history of parental substance abuse (alcohol and drugs) in a community sample in Ontario, Canada. Method: The sample consisted of 8,472 respondents to the Ontario Mental Health Supplement (OHSUP), a comprehensive population survey of mental health. The…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Mental Health