How neighborhoods influence child maltreatment: A review of the literature and alternative pathways

Coulton, Claudia J.; Crampton, David; Irwin, Molly; Spilsbury, James C.; Korbin, Jill E.

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.03.023

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“…Alternatively, neighborhood chaos and social disruptions may directly influence maladaptive parenting practices, thus increasing abuse. For example, parents dealing with poverty-related stress may also be facing higher parenting stress, which leads to higher likelihood of maltreating their children (Coulton et al, 2007). Similar to the idea that within-level factors may influence each other (e.g., parental factors such as substance use and psychopathology affecting parenting practices), factors may also interact across levels (environmental context affecting parenting practices).…”

Section: Environment and Social Network Factorsmentioning

confidence: 92%

“…Hunter and Kilstrom (1979) observed that parents who did not repeat child maltreatment were more likely to rely on a broad network of resources and social support, such as a positive relationship with one parent. Studies that have compared different communities based on interviews of residents, community leaders, and social service agency clients found that neighborhoods with low rates of child maltreatment reported greater social resources and community social network (as reviewed in Coulton et al, 2007). In contrast, Hashima and Amato (1994) found that the effect of poverty on punitive and unsupportive parenting behaviors was greater for parents reporting low social support.…”

Section: Environment and Social Network Factorsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Poverty-related factors such as low income level, median residential housing/property value, unemployment, and low education have been linked to increased risk of child abuse and neglect (Coulton, Crampton, Irwin, Spilsbury, & Korbin, 2007;Ertem, Leventhal, & Dobbs, 2000). Several structural characteristics of neighborhoods that go hand-in-hand with poverty are also associated with increased child abuse risk.…”

Section: Environment and Social Network Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Several structural characteristics of neighborhoods that go hand-in-hand with poverty are also associated with increased child abuse risk. For example, substandard or vacant housing, overcrowding, and residential instability are also linked to child abuse risk (as reviewed in Coulton et al, 2007). Child maltreatment rates in neighborhoods also have been shown to correlate with other indicators of social distress, such as infant mortality, juvenile delinquency, violent crime, and drug trafficking (Coulton, Korbin, Su, & Chow, 1995).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…First, we do not yet know the processes by which social and economic characteristics of neighborhoods relate to child maltreatment. One possibility is that geographic concentrations of social disorganization (within which child abuse is more likely to occur) result from families already possessing multiple maltreatment risk factors forced to live in poor and unstable neighborhoods (Coulton et al, 2007). Furthermore, when child protective abuse rates are used as the primary data source, it remains unclear whether more abuse actually occurs in low-income homes or whether the increased involvement of system-based representatives is more likely to result in reports of abuse in low-income families relative to more well-to-do families where abuse also occurs.…”

Section: Environment and Social Network Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Child abuse occurs across cultures and societies, remaining a critically important public health and policy issue due to its myriad detrimental outcomes. A substantial body of research now focuses on identifying vulnerability and protective factors that moderate children's risk of abuse in the hopes of being able to understand the mechanisms underlying why and how abuse occurs and to prevent it from happening in the future. Although a comprehensive review of all possible vulnerability and protective factors of child abuse is beyond the scope of this chapter, we describe key findings from the empirical literature organized around three major sections: (a) individual (e.g., gender, gender identity/orientation, age, disability status), (b) parental and familial context (e.g., parental abuse history, parenting practices, substance abuse, co-occurring intimate partner violence [IPV], family composition), and (c) environment and social network factors (e.g., poverty, neighborhood structure, community social support, religion, cultural identity). To understand vulnerability and resilience, we draw on studies that have used diverse sampling strategies (e.g., national surveys from the general population, clinical samples, university students) and methodologies (e.g., retrospective self-report and interviews, review of medical and child welfare records, prospective study designs). Finally, we discuss future directions for, and policy implications of, this body of research.

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Section: Environment and Social Network Factorsmentioning

confidence: 92%

Section: Environment and Social Network Factorsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Environment and Social Network Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Environment and Social Network Factorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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IMPORTANCE-Interpersonal violence, which includes child abuse and neglect, youth violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and elder abuse, affects millions of US residents each year. However, surveillance systems, programs, and policies to address violence often lack broad, cross-sector collaboration, and there is limited awareness of effective strategies to prevent violence.OBJECTIVES-To describe the burden of interpersonal violence in the United States, explore challenges to violence prevention efforts and to identify prevention opportunities.

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IMPORTANCEThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, associated mitigation measures, and social and economic impacts may affect mental health, suicidal behavior, substance use, and violence.OBJECTIVE To examine changes in US emergency department (ED) visits for mental health conditions (MHCs), suicide attempts (SAs), overdose (OD), and violence outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTSThis cross-sectional study used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Syndromic Surveillance Program to examine national changes in ED visits for MHCs, SAs, ODs, and violence from December 30, 2018, to October 10, 2020 (before and during the COVID-19 pandemic). The National Syndromic Surveillance Program captures approximately 70% of US ED visits from more than 3500 EDs that cover 48 states and Washington, DC.MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Outcome measures were MHCs, SAs, all drug ODs, opioid ODs, intimate partner violence (IPV), and suspected child abuse and neglect (SCAN) ED visit counts and rates. Weekly ED visit counts and rates were computed overall and stratified by sex.

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How neighborhoods influence child maltreatment: A review of the literature and alternative pathways

Cited by 562 publications

References 48 publications

Vulnerability and protective factors for child abuse and maltreatment.

Vulnerability and protective factors for child abuse and maltreatment.

Violence in the United States

Trends in US Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health, Overdose, and Violence Outcomes Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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