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Lipsky, Sherry; Cristofalo, Meg; Reed, Sarah; Caetano, Raul; Roy-Byrne, Peter – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
The objectives of this study were to examine racial and ethnic disparities in perpetrator and incident characteristics and discrepancies between police charges and reported perpetrator behaviors in police-reported intimate partner violence (IPV). This cross-sectional study used standardized police data and victim narratives of IPV incidents…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Violence, Prevention, Public Health
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Rakow, Aaron; Smith, Daniel; Begle, Angela M.; Ayer, Lynsay – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2011
This study examines the role of abuse-specific maternal support in the association between parent depressive symptoms and child externalizing problems in a sample of children with a history of sexual abuse. In total, 106 mother-child dyads were studied. The association between maternal depressive symptoms and child delinquency behaviors was found…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Depression (Psychology), Mothers
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Gomez, Anu Manchikanti – Youth & Society, 2011
Child abuse is an important determinant of future violence perpetration and victimization. Past research examining linkages between child abuse and adult intimate partner violence (IPV) has predominantly focused on married individuals and not considered adolescent dating violence. In the present study, data from three waves of the National…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Adolescents, Dating (Social), Gender Differences
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Han, In Young; Lee, Yongwoo; Yoo, Seo Koo; Hong, Jun Sung – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2011
This study examined the prevalence of and risk factors for sexual abuse of boys in South Korea by asking a national sample of 1,043 adult males whether they had experienced sexual abuse during childhood. The results indicate that 13.5% experienced at least one of the nine types of child sexual abuse assessed. In addition, the majority of the…
Descriptors: Socioeconomic Status, Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Incidence
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Papadakaki, Maria; Tzamalouka, Georgia S.; Chatzifotiou, Sevasti; Chliaoutakis, Joannes – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2009
The objective of this article is to gain a better understanding of the magnitude of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Greece and to explore factors associated with increased risk of IPV prevalence. A cross-sectional study was undertaken among 1,122 men and women, aged 18 to 65, who are residents of urban areas of Greece. The questionnaire used…
Descriptors: Violence, Urban Areas, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
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Marquis, Robyn A.; Leschied, Alan W.; Chiodo, Debbie; O'Neill, Arlene – Child Welfare, 2008
Dramatic increases in child welfare rates in Canada over recent years have been largely driven by an increased reporting of neglect cases (Trocme, Fallon, MacLaurin, & Neves, 2005). To a large extent, exploring the importance of neglect separate from physical maltreatment has been ignored in the child maltreatment literature. This study…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Placement, Child Neglect, Child Abuse
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Kameen, Marilyn C.; Thompson, Diane L. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1983
Investigated the relationship between substance abuse and child abuse-neglect by analyzing child protective services workers' (N=21) responses to a questionnaire. Found significant demographic differences between substance- and nonsubstance-abuse child abusers, and differences in protective service workers' service plans for substance and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Drug Abuse