Predictors of Re-Referral to Child Protective Services

Thompson, Richard; Wiley, Tisha R. A.

doi:10.1177/1077559508325317

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“…These analyses extend the research base on parent-level variables associated with re-referrals to child protective services. A recent study examining predictors of re-referrals to child protective services among maltreated infants found that demographic variables were better predictors than parent-level variables (Thompson & Wiley, 2009). In the study, several parent-level variables were examined including parent psychopathology, substance use, and harsh parenting behaviors, none of which were associated with re-referrals.…”

Section: Maternal Sensitivity and Child Removal From The Homementioning

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Maternal Sensitivity: Within-Person Variability and the Utility of Multiple Assessments

2010

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In this study, we examined within-person variability in maternal sensitivity among a culturally diverse sample of high-risk mother–infant dyads (N = 25). We also examined incremental increases in effect sizes between maternal sensitivity and two related variables, attachment state of mind and child removal from the home, as a function of increasing observations of maternal sensitivity. The dyads were videotaped during 10 1-hour-long home visits and maternal sensitivity was coded using the abbreviated (25-item) version of the Maternal Behavior Q–Sort (MBQS). Attachment state of mind was assessed using the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI). Within-person variability in maternal sensitivity was greater for nonautonomous mothers compared to autonomous mothers. Mothers who were relatively low in maternal sensitivity were more likely to be nonautonomous and also more likely to have their child removed from their home by child protective services. Results from data sampling trials showed incremental increases in these effect sizes as the number of observations of maternal sensitivity increased. Fewer observations of maternal sensitivity resulted in systematic underestimates of effect sizes between maternal sensitivity and related variables. We discuss the implications for maltreatment researchers and interventionists.

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Section: Maternal Sensitivity and Child Removal From The Homementioning

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Maternal Sensitivity: Within-Person Variability and the Utility of Multiple Assessments

2010

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“…Parental harsh discipline behavior, including physical aggression and corporal punishment, has been linked to child behavioral and emotional outcomes (Dehon & Weems, 2010; Thompson & Wiley, 2009). Further, in a recent review by Thornberry, Knight, and Lovegrove (2012), exposure to child maltreatment was an established predictor of physical abuse, suggesting that harsh discipline represents one transgenerational pathway related to early child maltreatment (Berlin, Appleyard, & Dodge, 2012; Rijlaarsdam et al, 2014) – although notably, data on the intergenerational transmission of child maltreatment is mixed, with some studies finding higher likelihood of subsequent maltreatment among victims and others failing to observe this association (Ben-David, Jonson-Reid, Drake & Kohl, 2015).…”

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Impact of Physical Abuse on Internalizing Behavior Across Generations

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This study investigated the multigenerational impact of mothers’ own exposure to physical maltreatment on internalizing symptoms in her child after accounting for her parenting practices, depression, and the child’s own exposure to stressful life events. Children (n = 101, ages 5–16), predominantly African American, were recruited into this cross sectional study using ethnographic mapping and targeted sampling for high-risk neighborhoods. Mothers reported retrospectively on their own exposure to physical maltreatment in childhood, their parenting practices, as well as current depressive symptoms. Maternal report of her child’s exposure to stressful life events and child behavior was also collected. Maternal childhood exposure to physical maltreatment was significantly associated with her child’s internalizing symptoms (p = .004); this effect remained after accounting for child sex, maternal depressive symptoms, harsh parenting practices, and the child’s own exposure to stressful life events. Formal tests of mediation through these pathways were non-significant. Findings suggest mothers’ experience of childhood maltreatment contributes uniquely to children’s internalizing symptoms, potentially through previously uncharacterized pathways. Examination of additional behavioral, psychosocial and biological pathways may help better describe the multi-generational effects of child maltreatment.

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“…12 In the years following a CPS investigation, 22–62% of children will be referred back for new concerns of maltreatment. 13–19 …”

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Household, Family, and Child Risk Factors After an Investigation for Suspected Child Maltreatment

Campbell¹,

Cook²,

LaFleur³

et al. 2010

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med

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Predictors of Re-Referral to Child Protective Services

Cited by 64 publications

References 35 publications

Maternal Sensitivity: Within-Person Variability and the Utility of Multiple Assessments

Maternal Sensitivity: Within-Person Variability and the Utility of Multiple Assessments

Impact of Physical Abuse on Internalizing Behavior Across Generations

Household, Family, and Child Risk Factors After an Investigation for Suspected Child Maltreatment

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