@article{ref1,
title="Are father surrogates a risk factor for child maltreatment?",
journal="Child maltreatment",
year="2001",
author="Radhakrishna, A. and Bou-Saada, I. E. and Hunter, Wanda M. and Catellier, D. J. and Kotch, Jonathan B.",
volume="6",
number="4",
pages="281-289",
abstract="Most research on the effect of father figures in the home on the incidence of child maltreatment has been cross-sectional and has focused on sexual abuse. This prospective study's purpose is to determine if the presence of a father surrogate in the home affects the risk of a subsequent child maltreatment report. In a longitudinal sample of at-risk children, North Carolina's Central Registry for Child Abuse and Neglect was used to determine the maltreatment history of children from birth to age 8 years. Children who had a father surrogate living in the home were twice as likely to be reported for maltreatment after his entry into the home than those with either a biological father (odds ratio = 2.6, 95 % confidence interval = 1.4-4.7) or no father figure in the home (odds ratio = 2.0, 95% confidence interval = 1.1-3.5).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-5595",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}