Reported Maltreatment Among Clinic-Referred Children: Implications for Presenting Problems, Treatment Attrition, and Long-Term Outcomes

Lau, Anna S.; Weisz, John R.

doi:10.1097/01.chi.0000085754.71002.14

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“…Similar to previous research (Haskett et al 2003;Larrance and Twentyman 1983;Lau and Weisz 2003), the findings in this study suggest that attitudes related to the use of corporal punishment were related to more negative and harmful forms of discipline, especially the increased use of physical punishment to correct children.…”

Section: Parental Attitudessupporting

confidence: 86%

Parental Attitude: A Mediating Role in Disciplinary Methods Used by Parents

Juby

2009

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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This study examines the mediating effect of parental attitude in the relationship between environmental factors (educational attainment, income status, and marital status) and disciplinary methods used by parents. A structural model was designed to examine the impact of the selected environmental factors on disciplinary methods once parental attitude (defined as ''devaluing attitudes'' and ''belief in corporal punishment'') was added to the equation. Parents with low educational attainment who valued corporal punishment were more likely to use psychological abuse, corporal punishment, and physical assault against their children. Parental attitude, however, did not mediate the relationship between income or marital status and disciplinary methods.

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Section: Parental Attitudessupporting

confidence: 86%

Parental Attitude: A Mediating Role in Disciplinary Methods Used by Parents

Juby

2009

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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“…A gap in the field is how to engage parents who are court-ordered and where the treatment focus is on the parent. Even when the reason for seeking treatment was because of child behavior, maltreated children had a higher rate of attrition from mental health treatment than did the children not maltreated (Lau & Weisz, 2003). Engagement efforts need to be developed to reach maltreated children and their families.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Treatment Engagement with Caregivers of At-risk Children: Gaps in Research and Conceptualization

2006

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The high rates of dropping out and other engagement problems are significant concerns in the delivery of mental health and adjunct services to the families of at-risk children. Consequently, researchers have examined the correlates of attrition and have developed interventions to increase engagement and retention. However, the lack of a clear definition of engagement and gaps in theory about the relationship of engagement to other treatment processes hinder knowledge development. In this paper the behavioral and attitudinal aspects of engagement are disentangled. Current knowledge about treatment barriers and interventions to increase appointment keeping is summarized. A preliminary conceptualization of the engagement process is presented and research needs and practice implications are discussed.

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“…This is suggested by studies linking maltreatment of children to aggression (Dodge, Pettit, & Bates, 1990;Haskett & Kistner, 1991) depression (Ackerman, Newton, McPherson, Jones, & Dykman, 1998) and anxiety (Green, 1998). A recent study (Lau & Weisz, 2003) reported that children exposed to maltreatment had more externalizing symptoms at treatment entry, were more likely to exit treatment early and had greater externalizing symptoms after 2 years compared to other clinic-referred children. However, this study did not report whether any of the children studied suffered from bipolar disorder.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 87%

“…One area of limited understanding is the prevalence and outcome of exposure to psychological stress and maltreatment among individuals with PBD. In fact, there has been very little research on how children with any diagnosis and a history of maltreatment respond to treatment relative to other children (Lau & Weisz 2003).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%