Perception and determination of child maltreatment: Exploratory comparisons across three countries

Fakunmoju, Sunday B.; Bammeke, Funmi O.; Bosiakoh, Thomas Antwi; Asante, Rabiu K. B.; Wooten, Nikki R.; Hill, Anthony C.; Karpman, Hannah E.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.06.001

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“…Thorough reviews of child abuse behaviors have identified several different forms (e.g., Fakunmoju et al, 2013). We will first review the psychologically aggressive child abuse behaviors that APs use with their children, and then review other forms of child abuse behaviors.…”

Section: Parental Alienating Behaviors As Child Abusementioning

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“…Cross-cultural research indicates that severe physical violence (e.g., choking a romantic partner or a child) is perceived as inexcusable and unjustifiable in most human cultures of the world (e.g., Fakunmoju et al, 2013), so intent to harm is presumed when a person commits such an act. But what about those acts that are perceived as more "socially acceptable?"…”

Section: Is the Intentional Use Of Parental Alienating Behaviors "Jus...mentioning

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Parental alienating behaviors: An unacknowledged form of family violence.

Harman

Kruk

Hines

2018

Psychological Bulletin

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Despite affecting millions of families around the world, parental alienation has been largely unacknowledged or denied by legal and health professionals as a form of family violence. This complex form of aggression entails a parental figure engaging in the long-term use of a variety of aggressive behaviors to harm the relationship between their child and another parental figure, and/or to hurt the other parental figure directly because of their relationship with their child. Like other forms of family violence, parental alienation has serious and negative consequences for family members, yet victims are often blamed for their experience. In order to be recognized as a form of family violence and to secure protection for victims under law and social policies, a formal review and comparison of parental alienating behaviors and outcomes to child abuse and intimate partner violence has been sorely needed. The result of this review highlights how the societal denial of parental alienation has been like the historical social and political denial or other forms of abuse in many parts of the world (e.g., child abuse a century ago). Reframing parental alienating behaviors as a form of family violence also serves as a desperate call to action for social scientists to focus more theoretical and empirical attention to this topic. Public Significance StatementThis article presents parental alienating behaviors as a form of family violence with serious consequences for children and families. Professional recognition of parental alienation and the alienating behaviors that cause it is a necessary first step toward stimulating much needed research in this area and in the development and testing of effective clinical, educational, and legal interventions to prevent and mitigate the damaging effects of this form of family violence.

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Section: Parental Alienating Behaviors As Child Abusementioning

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Section: Is the Intentional Use Of Parental Alienating Behaviors "Jus...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Parental alienating behaviors: An unacknowledged form of family violence.

Harman

Kruk

Hines

2018

Psychological Bulletin

104

106

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“…Different models have been proposed to incorporate environmental components into the study of child development (Bronfenbrenner, 1979;Williams et al, 1989). Regarding risk and protection for children, Fakunmoju et al (2013) refer to different contextual and cultural elements influencing risk and protective perceptions. In a similar spirit, this article presents findings that illustrate how a different context, in this case the Ultra-Orthodox context, generates significantly different terms, definitions, and perceptions of what constitutes child risk and protection.…”

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“…Recent research refers to the significant impact of culture and context on risk and protective perceptions (Fernandez & Fogli, 2009;Nadan et al, 2018;Seager, 2009). Fakunmoju et al (2013) describe different areas relating to the influence of context and culture on risk and protective perceptions, among them: the child's attributes (e.g. the child's gender poses risk in different contexts), the family (e.g.…”

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Social workers’ constructions of child risk and protection in the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community

Gemara

Nadan

Roer‐Strier

2020

Journal of Social Work

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Summary Social workers’ perceptions regarding child risk and protection tend to rely on universal criteria that may differ from the perceptions of minority groups. The Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community in Israel is a strictly religious, segregated, close-knit community with idiosyncratic values and norms that differ from those of social workers in the country. This qualitative study aimed to explore social workers’ perceptions and ascribed meanings of child risk and protection in Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. To this end, 30 in-depth interviews were conducted with social workers working with this community. Findings The study identified four distinct primary areas of risk and protection for children in Israel’s Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community: spirituality, collectivism, segregation, and hierarchy. Each of these areas encompasses factors of both protection and risk. Applications The study’s findings highlight the gaps between the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community and social workers who adopt Western universal views regarding child risk and protection. This article advocates a context-informed approach when dealing with minority communities. Adopting such an approach can contribute to better cooperation between professionals and their clients from minority groups and advance the well-being of children.

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“…Given the overall findings in the literature on child sexual abuse being consistently identified as a severe form of maltreatment (Bensley et al, 2004; Dhooper et al, 1991; Fakunmoju et al, 2013; Ferrari, 2002; Maiter, Alaggia, and Trocme, 2004; Pierce and Bozalek, 2004; Portwood 1998, 1999), we were intrigued that residents’ identification of sexual abuse as an example of child abuse and neglect actually decreased in rank between 1995 and 2015. The reasons for this decline are unclear.…”

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Change and consistency in descriptions of child maltreatment: A comparison of caregivers’ perspectives 20 years apart

Spilsbury

Gross-Manos

Haas

et al. 2018

Child Abuse & Neglect

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Although approximately one-fifth of child maltreatment reports originate with family members, friends, neighbors, or community members, their efforts to identify and report child maltreatment are still not well understood. Nor is it well understood how these individuals' perceptions of what constitutes maltreatment may change over time. This study examined descriptions of behavior perceived as maltreatment by caregivers of minors in Cleveland, Ohio, USA neighborhoods. Data were obtained from two neighborhood-based cross-sectional surveys of caregivers of minors: one conducted in 1995-1996 and the other in 2014-2015. The sample consisted of 400 caregivers living in 20 census tracts with varying profiles of maltreatment risk in the 1995-1996 study, and 400 caregivers living in the same 20 census tracts surveyed in 2014-2015. Each time point, participants were asked to provide three examples of behaviors they considered to be child abuse and neglect. All responses were categorized using the 1995-1996 coding scheme. Logistic regression analyses including all 800 participants, adjusted for individual and neighborhood characteristics, and accounting for residential clustering in neighborhoods, showed that participating in the 2014-2015 survey was associated with 51% increased odds of mentioning an act of neglect and a 39% decreased odds of mentioning an act of physical abuse. No significant temporal changes were observed for inadequate supervision, emotional or verbal abuse, sexual abuse, and parental misbehavior. Associations between specific types of maltreatment and individual and neighborhood characteristics were observed. Potential practice implications and future research directions include seeking greater familiarity with caregivers' perceptions of maltreating behaviors to better understand how these perceptions might "translate" into child maltreatment reports and investigations.

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Perception and determination of child maltreatment: Exploratory comparisons across three countries

Cited by 19 publications

References 63 publications

Parental alienating behaviors: An unacknowledged form of family violence.

Parental alienating behaviors: An unacknowledged form of family violence.

Social workers’ constructions of child risk and protection in the Ultra-Orthodox Jewish community

Change and consistency in descriptions of child maltreatment: A comparison of caregivers’ perspectives 20 years apart

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