TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Attitudes about child maltreatment in China and the Netherlands
JO  - Child abuse and neglect
A1  - Woudstra, M. J.
A1  - Emmen, Rosanneke A. G.
A1  - Alink, Lenneke R. A.
A1  - Wang, Lamei
A1  - Branger, Marjolein C. E.
A1  - Mesman, Judi
SP  - e104900
EP  - e104900
VL  - 112
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Definitions of child maltreatment vary between studies, and few are informed by research in non-Western countries. <br><br>OBJECTIVE: We examined attitudes  about child maltreatment in China and the Netherlands. PARTICIPANTS AND SETTING: The  sample consisted of 304 participants from three groups (mothers, fathers, and  teachers) and two countries (China and the Netherlands). <br><br>METHODS: Participants  completed the Maltreatment Q-sort in which 90 items reflecting four types of child  maltreatment (physical abuse, emotional abuse, physical neglect, and emotional  neglect) are divided in 9 stacks of 10 cards from least (1) to most (9) damaging to  the child. <br><br>RESULTS: The average within-country (r =.57) and within-group (r =.58)  agreement about the order of harmfulness of the behaviors did not differ from the  average between-country (r =.49) and between-group (r =.53) agreement. Physical  abuse was seen as the most harmful form of child maltreatment and emotional neglect  as the least harmful form (pƞ(2) =.88). Higher thresholds were found for labeling  the behaviors as child maltreatment, and the perceived need for intervention by a  professional than for the need for intervention by a non-professional (pƞ(2) =.67). These thresholds were higher for Chinese than for Dutch participants (pƞ(2) =.31). <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The areas of agreement found are promising because successful  collaboration within and between countries and groups could lead to more successful  prevention and intervention of child maltreatment. The difference between China and  the Netherlands however, stresses the importance of cultural sensitivity when  implementing child maltreatment prevention and intervention programs.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-2134
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104900
ID  - ref1
ER  -