New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research

Petersen, Anne C.; Joseph, Joshua J.; Feit, Monica; Children, Youth Board on; Families,

doi:10.17226/18331

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“…SPSS Statistics for Macintosh, 23.0 (IBM, 2015) was used for preliminary data handling. Analyses were performed in Mplus 8 (Muthén andMuthén, 1998-2017) and R environment for statistical computing 3.3.2 (R Core Team, 2016), package OpenMx 2.10.0 (Neale et al, 2016).…”

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Genetic Vulnerability to Experiencing Child Maltreatment

Pezzoli¹,

Antfolk²,

Hatoum³

et al. 2018

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Although there are multiple forms of experiences of childhood maltreatment (CM), previous research has mainly focused on its different aspects separately. Possible genetic influences on these purportedly environmental causes of later psychopathology have also been largely overlooked. In a large population-based Finnish twin-sample, we investigated the co-occurrence of 55 different adverse experiences and the covariance of the identified latent types of CM. We also estimated the genetic and environmental influences on both the individual adverse experiences and latent types of CM. We found evidence that the reported CM are influenced by genetic factors. Importantly, specific genetic and environmental factors still influenced traits that modulate the risk of sexual abuse after accounting for shared genetic influences on all types of CM and on their covariance. Genes and shared environments differently influenced the occurrence of CM within and outside the family. Finally, we found evidence that heritable traits might bias retrospective self-reports of experiences more susceptible to interpretation.

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Genetic Vulnerability to Experiencing Child Maltreatment

Pezzoli¹,

Antfolk²,

Hatoum³

et al. 2018

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“…The World Health Organization (2014), p. 82) defines child maltreatment as the “abuse and neglect of children under 18 years of age,” including “all types of physical and/or emotional ill-treatment, sexual abuse, neglect, negligence and commercial or other exploitation, which results in actual or potential harm to the child’s health, survival, development or dignity in the context of a relationship of responsibility, trust or power.” In line with this definition, child maltreatment is often perpetrated by parents and caregivers (Van der Kolk, 2005; Gilbert et al, 2009; National Research Council, 2014; Stoltenborgh et al, 2015). Although most modern societies have developed and implemented child welfare systems, child maltreatment remains a widespread problem exposing children worldwide to increased risk of harmful health and social consequences (Norman et al, 2012; Stoltenborgh et al, 2015; Pezzoli et al, 2019).…”

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Genetic Vulnerability to Experiencing Child Maltreatment

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Although biological factors may influence the risk of experiencing negative life events, the role of genes in the vulnerability to child victimization remains poorly understood. In a large population-based Finnish sample (N = 13,024), we retrospectively measured multiple experiences of child victimization and, in a subsample of twins (n = 9,562), we estimated the extent to which genetic and environmental factors influenced these experiences. In particular, we investigated whether genetic and environmental influences varied depending on the type of child victimization, the genetic relatedness with the perpetrator, and the sex of the victim. Our quantitative genetic analyses supported the presence of both genetic and environmental influences on the occurrence and co-occurrence of child abuse and neglect. We also identified one common etiological pathway underlying multiple child victimizations, and after accounting for this common etiology, we singled out risk factors specific to sexual abuse. Environmental factors shared and nonshared between twins raised together influenced the risk of victimization by genetically related and unrelated perpetrators, respectively. Furthermore, we estimated sex differences in the etiology of emotional and sexual victimization, including larger unshared environmental influences for men and sex-limited genetic effects for women. These findings can inform child protection as they contribute to explaining why certain individuals are at increased risk of experiencing one or more types of child maltreatment.

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“…However, the prevalence of household crowding and the extent of its impact on violent discipline and neglect of children are not comparable to other studies that have adopted different definitions. Fourth, although the measures of violent discipline and neglect of children in the MICSs have shown validity in field studies [32][33][34], adults might underreport violent discipline due to fear of retribution [53]. The frequency of different modes of violent discipline varied greatly in our study.…”

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Association between Household Crowding and Violent Discipline and Neglect of Children: Analysis of Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys in 26 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Gao

Wang

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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The influence of household crowding on physical and mental health has been well documented. However, research on the influence of household crowding on violent discipline and neglect of children is scarce. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether household crowding was associated with violent discipline and neglect of children in low- and- middle-income countries (LMICs). Cross-sectional data for 280,005 and 73,030 children in 26 LMICs surveyed using the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey were analyzed for (1) violent discipline and (2) neglect, respectively. In each country, we used logistic regression models to estimate the effects of household crowding on multiple forms of violent discipline and stimulation activities (as a proxy of the level of child neglect). Estimates were pooled using random effects meta-analyses. After adjusting for confounding variables, household crowding was associated with higher odds of any violent discipline (odds ratio (OR) = 1.09, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.15, p = 0.002) and lower odds of engaging in four or more stimulation activities (OR = 0.88, 95% CI 0.83 to 0.94, p < 0.001). The associations were stronger for urban children and children living in low- and lower-middle-income countries. The findings suggest that screenings and interventions aimed at reducing the effects of household crowding might be effective in preventing and controlling violent discipline and neglect of children in LMICs.

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New Directions in Child Abuse and Neglect Research

Cited by 47 publications

References 30 publications

Genetic Vulnerability to Experiencing Child Maltreatment

Genetic Vulnerability to Experiencing Child Maltreatment

Genetic Vulnerability to Experiencing Child Maltreatment

Association between Household Crowding and Violent Discipline and Neglect of Children: Analysis of Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys in 26 Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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