Contextual predictive factors of child sexual abuse: The role of parent-child interaction

Ramirez, Clemencia; Pinzón-Rondón, Ángela María; Botero, Juan Carlos

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.10.004

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“…A maltreating parent's limited empathy and insensitivity to children's communications and internal experiences may also contribute to delays in ToM development (Cicchetti et al 2003). Maltreatment is also likely to selectively limit the parental explanatory discourse about other people's thoughts and feelings (Ramírez et al 2011). Yet, conversations about these inner states of mind have been shown (e.g., Brown et al 1996;Harris et al 2005) to predict rapid ToM understanding in nonmaltreated preschoolers both crosssectionally and longitudinally.…”

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Maltreatment and Advanced Theory of Mind Development in School-aged Children

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Theory of mind (ToM), the understanding of people's beliefs and states of mind underpins effective communication and social relationships throughout life. Plausibly, the experience of being maltreated could delay the child's development of ToM. However empirical evidence for this is scanty, especially in children age five and over. The present study aimed to fill this void. 105 Australian children were tested on first-and second-order false belief tests and a developmentallysequenced ToM Scale. Of this sample, 52 children had experienced maltreatment and were receiving therapy and 53 children were matched nonclinic controls. As predicted, controls outperformed the maltreated on first-order changed-locations, misleading container false belief tests, and on an advanced belief-emotion test. Furthermore, maltreatment severity was an independent negative predictor of ToM understanding after controlling other variables. Findings reveal the persistence of problems in understanding others' minds for maltreated children with implications both for social cognition and for applied interventions.

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“…A study conducted by Ramirez, Pinzon-Rondon, and Botero (2011) assessed the significance of caregivers' communication with their children in regards to the prevalence of child abuse. Specifically, the researchers analyzed the type, or quality of communication and affection shared between caregivers and their children in regards to the frequency of acts in which children were abused by their caregivers (Ramirez et al, 2011). Participants included a total of 1089 households, with a total of 2992 children (Ramirez et al, 2011).…”

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“…Specifically, the researchers analyzed the type, or quality of communication and affection shared between caregivers and their children in regards to the frequency of acts in which children were abused by their caregivers (Ramirez et al, 2011). Participants included a total of 1089 households, with a total of 2992 children (Ramirez et al, 2011). The levels, or quality of communication expressed by caregivers was measured using the "Pacific and Atlantic Coast Family Characteristics Survey" (Ramirez et al, 2011(Ramirez et al, : p. 1024.…”

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“…Participants included a total of 1089 households, with a total of 2992 children (Ramirez et al, 2011). The levels, or quality of communication expressed by caregivers was measured using the "Pacific and Atlantic Coast Family Characteristics Survey" (Ramirez et al, 2011(Ramirez et al, : p. 1024. The researchers specifically assessed various types of communication patterns exhibited by participants, which included positive interactions, comprised of affection and communication as well as negative communication styles exhibited between parents and their children that measured the prevalence of abuse within children's environ-H. MILLS, E. MCCARROLL ments (Ramirez et al, 2011).…”

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“…Hierarchical logistical models were conducted on the data to assess whether caregivers' types, or levels of communication may affect the prevalence of child abuse (Ramirez et al, 2011).…”

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Ramifications Associated with Child Abuse

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The incidence of child abuse has become quite prevalent and may be referred to as a global phenomenon (Pala, Unalacak, & Unluoglu, 2011). In terms of a global phenomenon, it may be significant to assess negative ramifications that are in existence for children's overall social, emotional, and cognitive maturation (DeOliveira, Bailey, Moran, & Pederson, 2004). Specifically, preschool children who are abused within their home environments are less likely to detect variations in emotional expressions as compared to preschoolers who have not been abused (Pollak, Cicchetti, Hornung, & Reed, 2000). In regards to the domain of cognitive development, children who are reared in abusive home environments are likely to display overactive behaviors and exhibit less concentration (Schatz, Smith, Borkowski, Whitman, & Keogh, 2008). In relation, children reared in abusive environments are less likely to perform at high levels in regards to their math and reading abilities (Crozer & Barth, 2005). Thus, the act of child abuse may also be better well understood by assessing parenting styles and how they play a role with affecting the type of behaviors they elicit towards their children (Baumrind, 1994). For instance, specific traits or factors related to individuals' parenting abilities, such as stress, depression, domestic violence, incarceration, and psychological difficulties may be more likely to abuse their children as opposed to parents who do not obtain these traits or factors (Nair, Schular, Black, Kettinger, & Harrington, 2003). Implications in regards to the prevalence of child abuse may be quite significant, especially considering psychological ramifications that may surface due to the act of children's exposure to abuse (Johnson et al., 2002). For instance, children may be more likely to suppress, or internalize their emotions due to the exposure to child abuse and they may be more likely to externalize, or exhibit certain behaviors in an outward fashion towards others due to the immersion within environments comprised of child abuse (Schatz, Smith, Borkowski, Whitman, & Keogh, 2008). Furthermore, professionals who obtain the knowledge about child abuse may better serve families and children who have experienced abuse within their lives.

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The Four Preconditions Model

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2016

The Wiley Handbook on the Theories, Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offending

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The Four Preconditions Model asserted that four preconditions needed to be met in order for child sexual abuse to occur: (1) an offender with a predisposition to sexually abuse a child; (2) the ability overcome any internal inhibitions against acting on that predisposition; (3) the ability to overcome external barriers, such as lack of access to the child or supervision of the child by others; and (4) the ability to overcome any resistance or reluctance on the part of the child. The offender predisposition was itself conceptualized as comprising three components, which were also to some extent preconditions: someemotional congruenceto the act of sexual abuse with this particular child, the capacity forsexual arousalto this child and this activity, and someblockageof his ability to get his emotional and sexual needs met in another way that would not involve a criminal activity. This chapter tries to make an assessment of the current status of the model based on research evidence and clinical practice.

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Contextual predictive factors of child sexual abuse: The role of parent-child interaction

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Maltreatment and Advanced Theory of Mind Development in School-aged Children

Maltreatment and Advanced Theory of Mind Development in School-aged Children

Ramifications Associated with Child Abuse

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