Child maltreatment severity, chronic substance abuse, and disability status.

O’Sullivan, Deirdre; Watts, Justin R.; Shenk, Chad E.

doi:10.1037/rep0000196

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“…Those who survive experience long-term adverse effects, such as physical, psychological, and reproductive health issues throughout their life (Sethi et al, 2018). Previous studies have demonstrated that maltreated children are more likely to engage in delinquent behavior, struggle with suicidal ideation, attempted suicide, experience an early onset of mental disorders (e.g., depression and anxiety) and substance misuse, and demonstrate a lower level of education, employment, and earnings as adults than children who have not experienced any maltreatment (Currie & Widom, 2010; Kisely et al, 2018; Miller et al, 2013; O’Sullivan et al, 2018; Williams et al, 2010).…”

Section: Predictors Of Child Maltreatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Parenting stress and risks of child maltreatment among Asian immigrant parents: Does social support moderate the effects?

Yoon¹,

Zhai²,

Gao³

et al. 2023

Asian American Journal of Psychology

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Child maltreatment among Asian immigrant parents has been largely understudied, even though Asian Americans are one of the fastest-growing minority groups in the U.S. This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the potential moderating role of social support in relation to parenting stress and risk of child maltreatment among Asian immigrant parents. In collaboration with a major multiservice agency serving diverse racial and ethnic populations in New York City, face-to-face interviews were conducted among Asian American parents. The data from a sample of 259 Asian parents who identified as firstgeneration immigrants were used in multivariate regression analyses. The results showed that there was a significant positive relationship between parenting stress and risk of child maltreatment, even after controlling for other predictors. While a significant relationship between social support and the risk of child maltreatment was found, it became weaker as other predictors were included. However, a moderating effect of social support was not found to buffer the negative impacts of parenting stress on the risk of child maltreatment. Study findings suggest that more culturally competent interventions should be provided, which aim at reducing parenting stress, increasing utilization of available professional services, and encouraging Asian immigrant families to develop a social support system of family and friends. What is the public significance of this article?This study suggests that parenting stress and lack of social support are important risk factors for child maltreatment among Asian immigrants in the U.S. Although social support was not found to moderate the impact of parenting stress on risk of child maltreatment, this study highlights the point that social support may serve as both a benefit and a strain for Asian immigrant parents. These study findings may help guide culturally informed interventions to prevent child maltreatment among Asian immigrant parents in the U.S.

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Section: Predictors Of Child Maltreatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Parenting stress and risks of child maltreatment among Asian immigrant parents: Does social support moderate the effects?

Yoon¹,

Zhai²,

Gao³

et al. 2023

Asian American Journal of Psychology

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“…CM is associated with a host of negative outcomes that extend into adulthood for the victim. These outcomes include psychological and behavioural problems (e.g., relational challenges, substance abuse; Jonson-Reid et al, 2012;Paradis & Boucher, 2010), physical problems (e.g., disability, brain injury;McKinlay et al, 2014;O'Sullivan & Watts, 2018), sexual problems (e.g., sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancy; Ajilian Abbasi et al, 2015;Gilbert et al, 2009), and long-term health consequences (e.g., cancer, liver disease; Gilbert et al, 2009;Krug et al, 2002). The effects of CM can also be observed before adulthood.…”

Section: General Negative Outcomes Of Child Maltreatmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Self-Compassion Among Youth with Child Maltreatment Histories and Psychological Distress: A Scoping Review

Wong

Kim

Ren

et al. 2022

IJCAR

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Objective: Focusing on youth (ages 15-24), our scoping review aims to address these questions: (1) What is the relationship between self-compassion (SC) and psychological distress in youths with child maltreatment (CM) histories? and (2) How does this relationship differ across child maltreatment types?Methods: Eight databases were screened: OVID MEDLINE, OVID PsychInfo, PsycARTICLES, ProQuest Sociological Abstracts, ProQuest ERIC, OVID Embase, CINAHL, and PUBMED. Our search strategy and inclusion/exclusion criteria yielded an initial 4143 studies. With 1365 duplicates removed, 2778 titles and abstracts were screened. 17 studies were included for full-text screening, and seven studies were selected for data extraction and final inclusion.Results: SC was found to moderate and mediate the relationships between CM and psychological distress. The role of fear of SC was also investigated and found to function as a mediator between CM and PTSD symptom severity. Regarding CM types, emotional abuse was found to significantly predict SC levels in a child welfare population.Implications: Given the significance of SC and fear of SC in the relationship between CM and psychological distress, implementation of SC into clinical practice should be considered. Recommendations are made to expand research into more diverse populations, such as child welfare and/or Indigenous youth.

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“…[147][148][149] Early adversity has been linked to later behavioral disturbances, impulsivity, substance use, affective disorders, dating violence, risky sexual practices, antisocial behavior, and measures of chronic illness and disability. [150][151][152][153][154][155][156][157][158][159][160] What may be detrimental from a mental health standpoint may be necessary to enhance fitness or reproductive success in the short term, given the perils of the surrounding environment. 161,162 Females and males who suffered early sexual abuse have been shown to engage in coercive sexual behaviors later in life.…”

Section: Within-generation Stress Response Epigenetic Agingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Individuals who experience early abuse/deprivation have subsequently exhibited unstructured, less sensitive, and aggressive parenting toward their own children 147–149 . Early adversity has been linked to later behavioral disturbances, impulsivity, substance use, affective disorders, dating violence, risky sexual practices, antisocial behavior, and measures of chronic illness and disability 150–160 . What may be detrimental from a mental health standpoint may be necessary to enhance fitness or reproductive success in the short term, given the perils of the surrounding environment 161,162 .…”

Section: Within-generation Stress Responsementioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Stress Within and Across Generations: Neuroscientific and Epigenetic Considerations

Miller¹

2021

Harv Rev Psychiatry

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The impact of stress and trauma on biological systems in humans can be substantial. They can result in epigenetic changes, accelerated brain development and sexual maturation, and predisposition to psychopathology. Such modifications may be accompanied by behavioral, emotional, and cognitive overtones during one’s lifetime. Exposure during sensitive periods of neural development may lead to long-lasting effects that may not be affected by subsequent environmental interventions. The cumulative effects of life stressors in an individual may affect offspring’s methylome makeup and epigenetic clocks, neurohormonal modulation and stress reactivity, and physiological and reproductive development. While offspring may suffer deleterious effects from parental stress and their own early-life adversity, these factors may also confer traits that prove beneficial and enhance fitness to their own environment. This article synthesizes the data on how stress shapes biological and behavioral dimensions, drawing from preclinical and human models. Advances in this field of knowledge should potentially allow for an improved understanding of how interventions may be increasingly tailored according to individual biomarkers and developmental history.

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Child maltreatment severity, chronic substance abuse, and disability status.

Cited by 11 publications

References 40 publications

Parenting stress and risks of child maltreatment among Asian immigrant parents: Does social support moderate the effects?

Parenting stress and risks of child maltreatment among Asian immigrant parents: Does social support moderate the effects?

Self-Compassion Among Youth with Child Maltreatment Histories and Psychological Distress: A Scoping Review

The Impact of Stress Within and Across Generations: Neuroscientific and Epigenetic Considerations

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