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Cook, Emily C.; Chaplin, Tara M.; Sinha, Rajita; Tebes, Jacob K.; Mayes, Linda C. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2012
Experience with and management of stress has implications for adolescents' behavioral and socioemotional development. This study examined the relationship between adolescents' physiological response to an acute laboratory stressor (i.e., Trier Social Stress Test; TSST) and anger regulation and interpersonal competence in a sample of 175 low-income…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Child Abuse, Adolescents, Psychological Patterns
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Hershkowitz, Irit; Lamb, Michael E.; Orbach, Yael; Katz, Carmit; Horowitz, Dvora – Child Development, 2012
This study examined age differences in 299 preschoolers' responses to investigative interviewers' questions exploring the suspected occurrence of child abuse. Analyses focused on the children's tendencies to respond (a) at all, (b) appropriately to the issue raised by the investigator, and (c) informatively, providing previously undisclosed…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Interviews, Crime, Preschool Children
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Connell, Mary – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2012
Cross, Fine, Jones, and Walsh (2012) provided a thoughtful review and critique of a book chapter describing the interview process at Child Advocacy Centers. They observed some of the ways that concerns raised in that chapter are being addressed and described revised guidelines that further clarify issues. Ongoing research and examination of the…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Mental Health Workers, Child Advocacy
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Pepiton, M. Brianna; Alvis, Lindsey J.; Allen, Kenneth; Logid, Gregory – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2012
This article reviews a recent book arguing how a concept known as parental alienation syndrome--now parental alienation disorder--should be included in official psychiatric/psychological and medical classification diagnostic manuals. Anecdotal cases and opinion are presented as research and scientific evidence, and stories are presented as…
Descriptors: Evidence, Scientific Methodology, Child Custody, Divorce
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Sawyer, Cheryl; Judd, Rebecca G. – Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2012
Child abuse is a tragedy that harms children psychologically, emotionally, and physically while disrupting healthy development. Many abused children live in terror of the accused perpetrator, court proceedings, and complications associated with abandonment from family and friends. Aligned with relational and creative counseling practice, a…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Safety, Empowerment, Counselors
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Blain, Leah M.; Muench, Fred; Morgenstern, Jon; Parsons, Jeffrey T. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objectives: Compulsive sexual behavior (CSB) is an impairing yet understudied clinical phenomenon. The experience of child sexual abuse (CSA) has been implicated as an etiological factor in the development of some cases of CSB (Kuzma & Black, 2008); however, research regarding the role of CSA and related psychopathology in CSB symptomatology has…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Homosexuality
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Allen, Terrence T.; Trzcinski, Eileen; Kubiak, Sheryl Pimlott – Crime & Delinquency, 2012
In this article, the authors used a statewide survey to investigate the extent to which beliefs regarding the age at which youth reach maturity, the role of peer influences, and other factors, such as abuse during childhood, are associated with measures of how harshly juveniles should be treated by the justice system. The results of this study…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Juvenile Justice, Punishment, State Surveys
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Fang, Xiangming; Brown, Derek S.; Florence, Curtis S.; Mercy, James A. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2012
Objectives: To present new estimates of the average lifetime costs per child maltreatment victim and aggregate lifetime costs for all new child maltreatment cases incurred in 2008 using an incidence-based approach. Methods: This study used the best available secondary data to develop cost per case estimates. For each cost category, the paper used…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Victims of Crime, Child Welfare, Productivity
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Rheingold, Alyssa A.; Zajac, Kristyn; Patton, Meghan – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2012
Recent prevention research has established the efficacy of some child sexual abuse prevention programs targeting adults; however, less is known about the feasibility of implementing such programs. The current study examines the feasibility and acceptability of a child sexual abuse prevention program for child care professionals provided in two…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Prevention, Child Care
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Schober, Daniel J.; Fawcett, Stephen B.; Bernier, Jetta – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2012
This case study describes the Enough Abuse Campaign, a multidisciplinary, statewide effort to prevent child sexual abuse in Massachusetts. The study uses the Institute of Medicine's Framework for Collaborative Community Action on Health to provide a systematic description of the campaign's process of implementation, which includes: (a) developing…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Community Action, Prevention
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Mejia, Pamela; Cheyne, Andrew; Dorfman, Lori – Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 2012
News media coverage of child sexual abuse can help policymakers and the public understand what must be done to prevent future abuse, but coverage tends to focus on extreme cases. This article presents an analysis of newspaper coverage from 2007 to 2009 to describe how the daily news presents and frames day-to-day stories about child sexual abuse.…
Descriptors: Sexual Abuse, Child Abuse, Prevention, News Reporting
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McKee, Bronagh E.; Dillenburger, Karola – International Journal of Educational Research, 2012
International evidence confirms that early childhood educators can enter professional practice unprepared for child protection due to inadequate pre-service preparation. This paper makes an original contribution by using the Child Protection Questionnaire for Educators (CPQE) to examine the pre- and post-intervention child maltreatment and…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Child Safety
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Twardosz, Sandra – Early Education and Development, 2012
Research Findings: Research on the effect of experience on the structure and function of the brain across the lifespan pertains directly to the concerns of professionals involved with children's early development and education. This paper briefly reviews (a) the role of experience in shaping the developing brain, (b) individual adaptation to the…
Descriptors: Brain, Teaching Methods, Neurology, Child Development
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Reid, Joan A.; Sullivan, Christopher J. – Journal of Early Adolescence, 2016
Using latent class analysis (LCA), this study identified a dyadic taxonomy of delinquent youth categorized by varying types of maternal-youth reporting discrepancies (i.e., youth < maternal, youth > maternal) within a sample of 764 14-year-old high-risk youth. Four distinctive subgroups of youth were identified, two of which reported more…
Descriptors: Delinquency, Classification, Mothers, Behavior Problems
Public School Forum of North Carolina, 2016
The Roadmap of Need is an in-depth needs assessment for North Carolina youth, produced annually by the Public School Forum of North Carolina's Center for Afterschool Programs (NC CAP). This publication examines 20 indicators of wellness in counties across North Carolina. These indicators contain relevant annual data demonstrating need across North…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Needs Assessment, Wellness, Counties
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