Citation

Kim K, Mennen FE, Trickett PK. Child Fam. Soc. Work 2017; 22(1): 492-502.

Affiliation

School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/cfs.12268

PMID

29225485

PMCID

PMC5720384

Abstract

This study examined the patterns and correlates of the types of maltreatment experienced by adolescents aged 9-12, participating in an ongoing longitudinal study on the impact of neglect on children's development. Using case record abstraction, the study compared the child protection classification and findings from the case record abstraction with regard to the rates of four types of maltreatment (i.e. physical, sexual, emotional abuse and neglect) as well as co-occurrence across multiple types of maltreatment. Next, the study examined the frequently observed patterns of child maltreatment. Finally, the study investigated whether aspects of caretaker functioning and the detailed incident characteristics in the cases of neglect differed by the number of different types of maltreatment the children experienced.

RESULTS showed significant discrepancies between the Child Protective Service classification and case record abstraction. Child Protective Service classification considerably underestimated the rate of co-occurrence across multiple types of maltreatment. Neglect accompanied by physical and emotional abuse was the most common form. Some of the caretaker functioning variables distinguished the number of types of maltreatment. Based on the findings, future-research directions and practice implication were discussed.

Language: en

Keywords

child abuse; child abuse (neglect); child protection; child protection (policy and practice)