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Cuijpers, Pim; Smit, Filip; Unger, Froukje; Stikkelbroek, Yvonne; ten Have, Margreet; de Graaf, Ron – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objectives: There is much evidence showing that childhood adversities have considerable effects on the mental and physical health of adults. It could be assumed therefore, that the disease burden of childhood adversities is high. It has not yet been examined, however, whether this is true. Method: We used data of a large representative sample (N =…
Descriptors: Evidence, Mental Disorders, Public Health, Physical Health
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Deb, Sibnath; Mukherjee, Aparna; Mathews, Ben – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
The broad objective of this study was to understand the incidence and severity of aggression among sexually abused girls who were trafficked and who were then further used for commercial sexual exploitation (referred to subsequently as sexually abused trafficked girls). In addition, the impact of counseling for minimizing aggression in these girls…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Females, Psychological Testing, Program Effectiveness
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Jonson-Reid, Melissa; Presnall, Ned; Drake, Brett; Fox, Louis; Bierut, Laura; Reich, Wendy; Kane, Phyllis; Todd, Richard D.; Constantino, John N. – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2010
Objective: Evidence is steadily accumulating that a preventable environmental hazard, child maltreatment, exerts causal influences on the development of long-standing patterns of antisocial behavior in humans. The relationship between child maltreatment and antisocial outcome, however, has never previously been tested in a large-scale study in…
Descriptors: Evidence, Siblings, Child Abuse, Psychopathology
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Kidd, Sean A.; Liborio, Renata Maria Coimbra – Youth & Society, 2011
An extensive international literature has been developed regarding the risk trajectories of sex trade-involved children and youth. This literature has not, however, substantially incorporated the narratives of youths regarding their experiences. In this article, the contemporary literature on child and youth sex trade-involvement is reviewed and…
Descriptors: Drug Use, Foreign Countries, Social Isolation, Sexuality
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Scheeringa, Michael S.; Weems, Carl F.; Cohen, Judith A.; Amaya-Jackson, Lisa; Guthrie, Donald – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2011
Background: The evidence base for trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in youth is compelling, but the number of controlled trials in very young children is few and limited to sexual abuse victims. These considerations plus theoretical limitations have led to doubts about the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Young Children, Cognitive Restructuring
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Tajima, Emiko A.; Herrenkohl, Todd I.; Moylan, Carrie A.; Derr, Amelia S. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2011
We investigate parenting characteristics and adolescent peer support as potential moderators of the effects of childhood exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) on adolescent outcomes. Lehigh Longitudinal Study (N = 416) data include parent and adolescent reports of childhood IPV exposure. Exposure to IPV predicted nearly all adverse outcomes…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Family Violence, Physical Activities, Child Abuse
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Piche, Genevieve; Bergeron, Lise; Cyr, Mireille; Berthiaume, Claude – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2011
We investigated the interaction effects between mother's lifetime depressive/anxiety disorders and psychosocial correlates of 6 to 11 year-old children's self-reported externalizing symptoms in the Quebec Child Mental Health Survey. A representative subsample of 1,490 Quebec children aged 6 to 11 years was selected from the original sample. We…
Descriptors: Prevention, Anxiety Disorders, Intervention, Sexual Abuse
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Taussig, Heather N.; Culhane, Sara E.; Raviv, Tali; Fitzpatrick, Leslie E. Schnoll; Hodas, Robyn Wertheimer – Educational Horizons, 2010
Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) is a randomized controlled trial of an intervention for preadolescent youth placed in foster care because of maltreatment. As part of the FHF program, graduate students spend sixteen to twenty hours per week mentoring two youths in foster care and receiving intensive training and supervision. During summer and fall…
Descriptors: Foster Care, Preadolescents, Youth, Child Abuse
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Goldsmith, Rachel E.; Jandorf, Lina; Valdimarsdottir, Heiddis; Amend, Kandace L.; Stoudt, Brett G.; Rini, Christine; Hershman, Dawn; Neugut, Alfred; Reilly, James J.; Tartter, Paul I.; Feldman, Sheldon M.; Ambrosone, Christine B.; Bovbjerg, Dana H. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: The present study investigated relations between reported childhood abuse and recent traumatic stress symptoms in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer (n = 330). Methods: As part of a larger ongoing study, patients from eight public and private hospitals were referred by their physicians and completed the Childhood Trauma…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Females, Psychologists
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Wilson, Helen W.; Widom, Cathy Spatz – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2010
Behaviors beginning in childhood or adolescence may mediate the relationship between childhood maltreatment and involvement in prostitution. This paper examines 5 potential mediators: early sexual initiation, running away, juvenile crime, school problems, and early drug use. Using a prospective cohort design, abused and neglected children (ages…
Descriptors: Youth, Behavior Problems, Sexual Abuse, Child Neglect
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Portwood, Sharon G.; Lambert, Richard G.; Abrams, Lyndon P.; Nelson, Ellissa Brooks – Journal of Primary Prevention, 2011
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Adults and Children Together (ACT) Against Violence Parents Raising Safe Kids program, developed by the American Psychological Association in collaboration with the National Association for the Education of Young Children, as an economical primary prevention intervention for child maltreatment. Using…
Descriptors: Discipline, Focus Groups, Child Rearing, Program Effectiveness
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Maikovich, Andrea Kohn; Koenen, Karestan C.; Jaffee, Sara R. – Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2009
Very few studies have prospectively examined sex differences in posttraumatic stress symptoms and symptom trajectories in youth victimized by childhood sexual abuse. This study addresses that question in a relatively large sample of children, drawn from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, who were between the ages of 8-16 years…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Females, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
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McColgan, Maria D.; Cruz, Mario; McKee, Jessica; Dempsey, Sandra H.; Davis, Martha B.; Barry, Patricia; Yoder, Ana Lisa; Giardino, Angelo P. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of a multifaceted Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) intervention on knowledge, attitudes, and screening practices of pediatric residents. Methods: The intervention included: an on-site IPV counselor, IPV training for attending physicians, residents and social workers, and screening prompts. Evaluation included…
Descriptors: Medical Education, Intervention, Child Abuse, Physicians
Coombes, Margaret Lillian – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Children who are abused or maltreated may experience negative consequences or trauma symptoms that are not immediately apparent or may emerge over time. Child welfare interventions are intended to prevent future incidents of child abuse and decrease the negative outcomes that result from such traumatic events (English, et al., 2005; Herrenkohl &…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Outcomes of Treatment, Child Welfare, Social Services
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Odell, Tracy – Disability & Society, 2011
Sixteen adults with physical disabilities participated in this emancipatory research study to document their recollection of institutionalization in Toronto's Bloorview Hospital, Home and School between 1960 and 1989. This study suggests that: there were two distinct cohorts of residents, with the latter group having a relatively more positive…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Physical Disabilities, Recreational Programs
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