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Miranda, Jenniffer K.; de la Osa, Nuria; Granero, Roser; Ezpeleta, Lourdes – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objectives: The current study examined the independent effects of mothers' childhood abuse (CA) and intimate partner violence (IPV) on psychopathology and functional impairment in children; and the potential moderating and mediating role of individual and family factors in these relationships. Additionally, this study explored the potential…
Descriptors: Health Services, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Mothers
Rodriguez, M. L.; Dumont, K.; Mitchell-Herzfeld, S. D.; Walden, N. J.; Greene, R. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objectives: This paper examines the effectiveness of the Healthy Families New York (HFNY) home visiting program in promoting parenting competencies and preventing maladaptive parenting behaviors in mothers at risk for child abuse and neglect. Methods: The study used microlevel observational assessments of mother-child interactions in the third…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Child Abuse, Mothers, Prevention
Pears, Katherine C.; Fisher, Philip A.; Bruce, Jacqueline; Kim, Hyoun K.; Yoerger, Karen – Child Development, 2010
In this study, 85 maltreated foster children and 56 nonmaltreated community children (M age = 3-6 years) were assessed across kindergarten and first grade to examine the hypothesis that inhibitory control and caregiver involvement mediate associations between a history of maltreatment and foster placement and early school adjustment. Specifically,…
Descriptors: Emotional Intelligence, School Readiness, Placement, Caregivers
Williams, James Herbert; Van Dorn, Richard A.; Bright, Charlotte Lyn; Jonson-Reid, Melissa; Nebbitt, Von E. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2010
Child welfare and criminology research have increasingly sought to better understand factors that increase the likelihood that abused and neglected children will become involved in the juvenile justice system. However, few studies have addressed this relationship among African American male adolescents. The current study examines the relationship…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Delinquency, Child Neglect, Child Abuse
Kingston, Jessica; Clarke, Sue; Remington, Bob – Behavior Modification, 2010
Despite their formal dissimilarity, problem behaviors (e.g., substance misuse, binge eating, self-harm) may share a common function. According to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), this shared function is "Experiential Avoidance," the process of avoiding, escaping or otherwise altering unwanted private events (e.g., thoughts, feelings,…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Structural Equation Models, Eating Disorders, Risk
Stafford, Brian – Journal of Loss and Trauma, 2009
The authors of the primary articles in this special edition provide early and promising evidence that developmentally sensitive psychotherapeutic interventions and integrated care systems improve the lives of children who have been exposed to abuse or neglect. Why, then, do so many children in the social welfare system receive care that is not…
Descriptors: Children, Psychotherapy, Intervention, Child Development
Parkes, Georgina; Hall, Ian; Wilson, Daniel – British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2009
We aimed to determine the characteristics of people with learning disability who cross-dress or who have gender dysphoria. Using a retrospective review of anonymised data from clinical records about people referred to a specialist service. All 13 participants cross-dressed and 12 were biological males. Only one person was in a core transsexual…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Surgery, Sexual Identity, Ethics
McEachern, Adriana G.; Aluede, Oyaziwo; Kenny, Maureen C. – Journal of Counseling & Development, 2008
Emotional abuse of students by teachers is a topic infrequently discussed in the child abuse literature. In some classrooms, it can be a daily occurrence. This article defines emotional abuse and discusses the types of classroom behaviors teachers may demonstrate that are emotionally abusive to students. The role of school-based counselors in the…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Antisocial Behavior, Teacher Student Relationship, Prevention
Everson, Mark D.; Sandoval, Jose Miguel – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2011
Objectives: Evaluators examining the same evidence often arrive at substantially different conclusions in forensic assessments of child sexual abuse (CSA). This study attempts to identify and quantify subjective factors that contribute to such disagreements so that interventions can be devised to improve the reliability of case decisions. Methods:…
Descriptors: Evidence, Evaluators, Persuasive Discourse, Sexual Abuse
Messman-Moore, Terri L.; Walsh, Kate L.; DiLillo, David – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: The current study examined emotion dysregulation as a mechanism underlying risky sexual behavior and sexual revictimization among adult victims of child sexual abuse (CSA) and child physical abuse (CPA). Methods: Participants were 752 college women. Victimization history, emotion dysregulation, and risky sexual behavior were assessed…
Descriptors: Contraception, Rape, Child Abuse, Risk
Ashton, Rebecca – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2010
Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in infancy is relatively common, and is likely to lead to poorer outcomes than injuries sustained later in childhood. While the headlines have been grabbed by infant TBI caused by abuse, often known as shaken baby syndrome, the evidence base for how to support children following TBI in infancy is thin.…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Injuries, Infants, Genetics
Lee, Stephanie; Aos, Steve – Research on Social Work Practice, 2011
Since 1983, the Washington State Institute for Public Policy has conducted applied research as a nonpartisan agency of the state legislature. Over the years, discussions in the state have turned toward emphasizing "evidence-based" programs and policies in decision making, and research requests of the legislature have evolved to reflect…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Public Policy, State Government, Intervention
O'Neill, Linda; Guenette, Francis; Kitchenham, Andrew – British Journal of Special Education, 2010
Elementary and special education teachers and school counsellors currently provide support to children presenting learning disabilities and behavioural problems symptomatic of the more hidden diagnosis of complex trauma resulting from abuse or severe attachment disruption. Specific disorders such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD)…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mental Retardation, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse
Shenk, Chad E.; Noll, Jennie G.; Putnam, Frank W.; Trickett, Penelope K. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objective: Recent literature has emphasized the simultaneous assessment of multiple physiological stress response systems in an effort to identify biobehavioral risk factors of psychopathology in maltreated populations. The current study assessed whether an asymmetrical stress response, marked by activation in one system and a blunted response in…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Females, Structural Equation Models, Late Adolescents
Al Eissa, Majid; Almuneef, Maha – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objectives: To describe increased child abuse and neglect (CAN) reporting and the characteristics of the reports in the context of the development of a system of intervention for one of the hospital-based child protection centers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia aligned with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) Article 19.…
Descriptors: Intervention, Child Abuse, Prevention, Foreign Countries