Definitions of child maltreatment vary between studies, and few are informed by research in non-Western countries. We examined attitudes about China the Netherlands. The sample consisted 304 participants from three groups (mothers, fathers, teachers) two countries (China Netherlands). Participants completed Maltreatment Q-sort which 90 items reflecting four types (physical abuse, emotional phys...

Child abuse reports are made every ten seconds in the United States, a country with one of poorest records among industrialized nations, an average five children dying daily due to and neglect 2019. This literature review furnishes synopsis essential analysis child maltreatment, including neglect, examines its numerous processes complex effects on individuals, families, society. Childhood maltr...

This study examined the relationship among child maltreatment, parental bonding, and a lifetime history of major depressive disorder (MDD) in a sample of 119 Latino students. Forty five students reported a lifetime history of MDD and 74 reported not having a lifetime history of MDD. The results indicated that emotional abuse and maternal overprotection were significantly associated with having ...

Child maltreatment and domestic violence were once considered separate topics both in research and in clinical practice. his brief communication attempts to shed light on the lethal risk posed to children living with domestic violence. It is oped that the acknowledgment of these risks will better inform research and clinical practice to protect children in these ircumstances. Recent studies hav...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of four types of childhood maltreatment in Denmark while taking into considerations how each of the types of maltreatment vary as a function of gender or child-protection status. METHODS Data were collected from a Danish national study conducted by The Danish National Centre for Social Research in 2008 and 2009. The study used a stratified random probabil...

Child maltreatment is a robust psychosocial risk factor linked to the development of a wide range of risk behaviors among young adults. Adult attachment style and emotion dysregulation are two potential mechanisms through which maltreatment leads to risk behaviors. Yet, less is known about the specificity of the relations among different maltreatment types, attachment styles, emotion regulation...

Given the relevance of child maltreatment for the development and treatment of many mental disorders, the objective of our study was the psychometric evaluation of the German version of the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ). In a sample of psychiatric patients (N=1 524) the established factor structure (i.e. sexual, physical and emotional abuse as well as physical and emotional neglect) was ...

Objective: To examine the relationship between child maltreatment, clinically relevant adjustment problems, and dating violence in a community sample of adolescents. Method: Adolescents from 10 high schools (N = 1,419; response rate = 62%) in southwestern Ontario completed questionnaires that assessed past maltreatment, current adjustment, and dating violence. Logistic regression was used to co...

Exposure to maltreatment is associated with biological, psychological, and social development impairments in children. This systematic literature review sought to determine whether an association exists between child maltreatment and facial emotion processing and recognition. The search was conducted using the databases PubMed, PsycINFO, and SciELO using the following keywords: "maltreatment," ...

The neurobiological alterations resulting from adverse childhood experiences that subsequently may lead to neglectful mothering are poorly understood. Maternal neglect of an infant's basic needs is the most prevalent type of child maltreatment. We tested white matter alterations in neglectful mothers, the majority of whom had also suffered maltreatment in their childhood, and compared them to a...