The behavior patterns of abused children as described in their testimonies

Katz, Carmit; Barnetz, Zion

doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.08.006

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“…Children in the current study were not actively asked to participate in any intervention or policy practice, and specific questions on all four environments were not asked; however, forensic investigations were carried out with them, and the children made an effort to provide their authentic experiences and perceptions. Focusing on the children’s narratives adds to the developing notion that forensic investigation is a platform that should not only be used to promote the forensic process but that can also be used as a platform for practitioners within various contexts to learn and much better understand these children and the tragic circumstances in their lives (Ballantine, 2012; Katz, 2014; Katz & Barnetz, 2014).…”

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“…Research has demonstrated that the reaction to an attack can take the form of fighting, fleeing, or freezing (Bracha, Ralston, Matsukawa, Williams, & Bracha, 2004; Cannon, 1932; Gray, 1991). However, the latest findings stress that these reactions do not encompass all human experience, and therefore, the self-change response pattern has been added (Brown, 2003; Carter, 2007; Fanon, 1982; Granfield, 1991; Katz & Barnetz, 2014). Indeed, children in the current study display difficulties in addressing their behavior with the interviewers, displaying guilt and shame for not stopping the incident or resisting it.…”

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confidence: 99%

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From My Own Brother in My Own Home: Children’s Experiences and Perceptions Following Alleged Sibling Incest

Katz

Hamama

2015

J Interpers Violence

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Sibling incest is an understudied field despite its high prevalence rates. The current study was designed to characterize the way children describe their experiences and perceptions following alleged sibling incest. The sample consisted of 20 forensic investigations with children who were referred to forensic investigation following suspected sibling incest. The age range of the children was between 6 and 12 years old, including 17 girls and three boys. Thematic analysis was conducted on all the interviews and the children's perceptions greatly echoed the ecological framework while they elaborated on three levels: family level, in which children discussed the context of the abuse and the disclosure; sibling level, in which children discussed their siblings' behaviors and the grooming process; and the child level, in which the children discussed their own behavior during the abuse. The discussion highlights the relevance of the ecological framework to the study's results and stresses the complexity of this phenomenon and the challenges it raises for practitioners in various contexts-child protective, forensic, and clinical.

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confidence: 99%

Section: Discussion and Practical Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

From My Own Brother in My Own Home: Children’s Experiences and Perceptions Following Alleged Sibling Incest

Katz

Hamama

2015

J Interpers Violence

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“…In two studies, participants gave spontaneous reports, rather than being asked directly, about specific forms of responses to CM. The Katz and Barnetz (2014) study conducted a quantitative analysis of 224 forensic interview transcripts with children ages 5–14. The cases included physical abuse and sexual abuse, with some cases being single incident and some being multiple incident.…”

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“…The sample sizes ranged between 15 and 2,000. Four of the studies were conducted in the United States, one was carried out in Israel (Katz & Barnetz, 2014), and one was carried out in Brazil (Kalaf et al, 2017). Table 1 elaborates on the various characteristics of the identified studies.…”

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“…The Katz and Barnetz (2014) study used the expression “behavior patterns,” putting the focus on the “seen behaviors” of the children’s responses to CM. The researchers’ coding of the children’s spontaneous responses to CM included “fight behavior” and “flight behavior,” referring to the traditional meanings of these responses.…”

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Children’s Responses to Maltreatment: Key Conclusions From a Systematic Literature Review

Katz

Tsur

Nicolet

et al. 2020

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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Child maltreatment (CM) has received much research attention in recent years, leading to the enormous development of services provided to children worldwide. However, although the literature in the field of trauma studies recognizes that responses to trauma are of central importance, for a variety of reasons, the research on this subject is sparse. The current systematic literature review was therefore designed to characterize and analyze the existing knowledge on children’s responses to CM, while putting in focus all possible responses that will appear in the identified manuscripts. Key databases were explored using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, and only six studies were identified as relevant to the focus of the current study. Utilizing thematic analysis, the results addressed four main themes: the studies’ methodologies, the terminology and responses that were explored in these studies, the abuse-related factors and contexts that were taken into account, and the consequences for the children (of their responses to the maltreatment). A key conclusion from this review is that concepts in this area, as well as theory, are considerably lacking. Promoting the development of theory regarding children’s responses to CM is urgently needed, as it will greatly impact clinical intervention, legal investigation, and the development of prevention programs.

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Violent Geographies of Childhood and Home: The Child in the Closet

Hörschelmann¹

2017

Conflict, Violence and Peace

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The behavior patterns of abused children as described in their testimonies

Cited by 35 publications

References 31 publications

From My Own Brother in My Own Home: Children’s Experiences and Perceptions Following Alleged Sibling Incest

From My Own Brother in My Own Home: Children’s Experiences and Perceptions Following Alleged Sibling Incest

Children’s Responses to Maltreatment: Key Conclusions From a Systematic Literature Review

Violent Geographies of Childhood and Home: The Child in the Closet

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