Stopping abuse before it occurs: Different solutions for different population groups

Cohn, Anne Harris

doi:10.1016/0145-2134(82)90091-6

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“…An integrated approach to abuse allows one to consider many different prevention strategies (Cohn, 1982) and remediation points (Garbarino, 1981) in attempting to address the problem of child maltreatment. The results from this study suggest that mothers from abusing families experience difficulties in many aspects of their social support networks.…”

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Social network characteristics of mothers in abusing and nonabusing families and their relationships to parenting beliefs

Corse

Schmid

Trickett

1990

J. Community Psychol.

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This study compares the social networks of mothers in families identified as abusive and mothers in control families and looks at the relationships between social networks and parenting beliefs and practices. Participants were mothers from 52 families who were part of a larger investigation of child‐rearing in physically abusing versus nonabusing families. Mothers were interviewed about their social networks and completed the Family Environment Scale (Moos & Moos, 1981) and the Child‐Rearing Practices Q‐Sort (Block, 1981). Mothers in abusing families were found to be more socially isolated than were those mothers in nonabusing families. They had fewer peer relationships, more troubled relationships with relatives, and more limited contact with the wider community. A pattern linking social support and parenting beliefs emerged, suggesting that the presence of peers in the network is related to greater enjoyment of and openness in parenting.

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Section: Implications and Conclusionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Social network characteristics of mothers in abusing and nonabusing families and their relationships to parenting beliefs

Corse

Schmid

Trickett

1990

J. Community Psychol.

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“…Intervention has sometimes been seen as so sensitive that it should remain in a clinical context, while others have argued for a community-based approach involving many types of adults in raising awareness. Programs have been criticized for putting too much responsibility on children for keeping themselves safe and failing to understand the nature of power between adults and children (Briggs & Hawkins, 1994a, 1994bCohn, 1986). Such disputes neglect the differences between primary, secondary, and tertiary intervention (e.g., Rayner, 1994).…”

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School-Based Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs: A Review of Effectiveness

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Barron

2009

Review of Educational Research

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In this systematic and critical review of purely school based child sexual abuse prevention program efficacy studies, 22 studies meeting the inclusion criteria differed by target population, program implementation, and evaluation methodology. Measured outcomes for children included knowledge, skills, emotion, risk perception, touch discrimination, reported response to actual threat or abuse, disclosure, maintenance of gains, and negative effects. Many studies had methodological limitations (e.g., sampling problems, lack of adequate control groups, lack of reliable and valid measures). However, most investigators claimed that their results showed significant impact in primary prevention (increasing all children’s knowledge or awareness and/or abuse prevention skills). There was little evidence of change in disclosure. There was limited follow-up evidence of actual use and effectiveness of prevention skills, and the evidence for maintenance of gains was mixed. Several programs reported some negative effects. Very few studies reported implementation fidelity data, and no study reported cost-effectiveness. Implications for future research, policy, and practice are outlined.

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“…Student responses, however, revealed insights into these settings. Students felt little control at home, suggesting high levels of adult power (Cohn, 1986), with the oldest students disclosing domestic violence, an outcome rarely researched despite Al-Krenawi et al's (2007) finding that higher levels of domestic violence occur within political violence contexts. In addition, while some parents spontaneously supported their children, it would seem more explicit parental involvement may be necessary, particularly as parental support is core to child trauma recovery (Levine, 1997).…”

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confidence: 93%

Evaluation of a Group-Based Trauma Recovery Program in Gaza: Students' Subjective Experiences

Barron

Abdullah²

2012

Journal of Loss and Trauma

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Stopping abuse before it occurs: Different solutions for different population groups

Cited by 21 publications

References 24 publications

Social network characteristics of mothers in abusing and nonabusing families and their relationships to parenting beliefs

Social network characteristics of mothers in abusing and nonabusing families and their relationships to parenting beliefs

School-Based Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs: A Review of Effectiveness

Evaluation of a Group-Based Trauma Recovery Program in Gaza: Students' Subjective Experiences

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