The Potential for Child Neglect: The Case of Adolescent Mothers and Their Children

Lounds, Julie J.; Borkowski, John G.; Whitman, Thomas L.

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“…We also reviewed six studies that did not directly measure maltreatment perpetration by parents, but instead administered a proxy measure, typically the Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAPI; Milner and Wimberley, 1979, 1980) for use as an outcome (Caliso & Milner, 1992; DiLillo, Tremblay, & Peterson, 2000; Doumas, Margolin, & John, 1994; Lounds, Borkowski, & Whitman, 2006; Narang & Contreras, 2005; Ornduff, Kesley, Bursi, Alpert, & Bada, 2002). The CAPI is designed to estimate the likelihood of a parent physically abusing a child, and can be used as a screening tool to identify families at risk for maltreatment.…”

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“…All of these studies relied on a single reporter, using measures of victimization and potential perpetration taken from the same respondent. There were also several sampling limitations associated with these studies—many had small sample sizes (e.g., Caliso & Milner, 1992; Lounds et al, 2006; Narang & Contreras, 2005), others were taken from non-representative samples (e.g., DiLillo et al., 2000; Doumas et al, 1994, Ornduff et al, 2002), and some utilized data collection techniques typically associated with low participation rates, such as mailed questionnaires and public advertisements (e.g., Doumas et al, 1994). …”

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Does Maltreatment Beget Maltreatment? A Systematic Review of the Intergenerational Literature

Thornberry

Knight

Lovegrove

2012

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

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In this paper, we critically review the literature testing the cycle of maltreatment hypothesis which posits continuity in maltreatment across adjacent generations. That is, we examine whether a history of maltreatment victimization is a significant risk factor for the later perpetration of maltreatment. We begin by establishing 11 methodological criteria that studies testing this hypothesis should meet. They include such basic standards as using representative samples, valid and reliable measures, prospective designs, and different reporters for each generation. We identify 47 studies that investigated this issue and then evaluate them with regard to the 11 methodological criteria. Overall, most of these studies report findings consistent with the cycle of maltreatment hypothesis. Unfortunately, at the same time, few of them satisfy the basic methodological criteria that we established; indeed, even the stronger studies in this area only meet about half of them. Moreover, the methodologically stronger studies present mixed support for the hypothesis. As a result, the positive association often reported in the literature appears to be based largely on the methodologically weaker designs. Based on our systematic methodological review, we conclude that this small and methodologically weak body of literature does not provide a definitive test of the cycle of maltreatment hypothesis. We conclude that it is imperative to develop more robust and methodologically adequate assessments of this hypothesis to more accurately inform the development of prevention and treatment programs.

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Section: Review Of the Evidencementioning

confidence: 99%

Does Maltreatment Beget Maltreatment? A Systematic Review of the Intergenerational Literature

Thornberry

Knight

Lovegrove

2012

Trauma, Violence, & Abuse

232

197

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“…Likewise, it is well known that children who have a parent or caregiver suffering from depression or a substance abuse disorder are at risk of being maltreated (Chaffin, Kelleher, & Hollenberg, 1996; Sun, Shillington, Hohman, & Jones, 2001). Many studies have also found that adults who were maltreated during childhood are at risk of maltreating children in their care (e.g., Dixon, Browne, & Hamilton-Giachritsis, 2005; Lounds, Borkowski, Whitman, 2006; Pears & Capaldi, 2001), although other studies have not found strong support for this hypothesis (Fergusson, Boden, & Horwood, 2006; Renner & Slack, 2006). …”

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Risk Factors for Child and Adolescent Maltreatment

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This study investigates associations between individual, family, and extrafamilial factors and the likelihood of subsequent childhood and adolescent maltreatment. The authors analyzed 1,411 participants in the Chicago Longitudinal Study whose maltreatment records were verified from administrative data. Findings suggest that maternal age at the child’s birth was a robust predictor of maltreatment outcomes. Receipt of public assistance and single-parent family status were significantly associated with select outcomes. Among school-age indicators examined, parent participation in school was negatively associated with most maltreatment outcomes. Participation in the Chicago Child-Parent Center program was negatively associated with maltreatment, although effects varied by type and timing of maltreatment. In separate analyses, several factors were associated with neglect, but only maternal age at the child’s birth was associated with physical abuse. Findings suggest that prevention programs may need to target select populations and specific mechanisms associated with different types of maltreatment to maximize effectiveness.

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“…37,38 In samples of abusive parents, sensitivity was 80% and specificity was 90%. 40 Although developed for adults, it has been used extensively with adolescent parents, 31,35,39,42 pregnant adolescents, 21 and in nonpregnant and nonparent female and male teens. 27,31,38 The psychometric properties when used in adolescents have been questioned, particularly with the use of the clinical cut points and sensitivity and specificity.…”

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Physical Child Abuse Potential in Adolescent Girls: Associations with Psychopathology, Maltreatment, and Attitudes toward Child-Bearing

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Objective: Adolescent mothers are at increased risk of mistreating their children. Intervening before they become pregnant would be an ideal primary prevention strategy. Our goal was to determine whether psychopathology, exposure to maltreatment, preparedness for child-bearing, substance use disorders (SUDs), IQ, race, and socioeconomic status were associated with the potential for child abuse in nonpregnant adolescent girls. Method:The Child Abuse Potential Inventory (CAPI) was administered to 195 nonpregnant girls (aged 15 to 16 years; 54% African American) recruited from the community. Psychiatric diagnoses from a structured interview were used to form 4 groups: conduct disorder (CD), internalizing disorders (INTs; that is, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, or both), CD + INTs, or no disorder. Exposure to maltreatment was assessed with the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, and the Childbearing Attitudes Questionnaire measured maternal readiness.Results: CAPI scores were positively correlated with all types of psychopathology, previous exposure to maltreatment, and negative attitudes toward child-bearing. IQ, SUDs, and demographic factors were not associated. Factors associated with child abuse potential interacted in complex ways, but the abuse potential of CD girls was high, regardless of other potentially protective factors. Conclusions:Our study demonstrates that adolescent girls who have CD or INT are at higher risk of perpetrating physical child abuse when they have children. However, the core features of CD may put this group at a particularly high risk, even in the context of possible protective factors. Treatment providers should consider pre-pregnant counselling about healthy mothering behaviours to girls with CD. W W WPotentiel de maltraitance physique dans l'enfance chez des adolescentes : associations à la psychopathologie, à la maltraitance et aux attitudes envers la procréation Objectif : Les mères adolescentes sont à risque accru de maltraiter leurs enfants. Une intervention avant qu'elles ne soient enceintes serait une stratégie idéale de première prévention. Notre but était de déterminer si la psychopathologie, l'exposition à la maltraitance, la préparation à la procréation, les troubles liés à l'utilisation d'une substance (TUS), le QI, la race, et le statut socioéconomique étaient associés au potentiel de maltraitance dans l'enfance chez les adolescentes non enceintes.

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The Potential for Child Neglect: The Case of Adolescent Mothers and Their Children

Cited by 54 publications

References 53 publications

Does Maltreatment Beget Maltreatment? A Systematic Review of the Intergenerational Literature

Does Maltreatment Beget Maltreatment? A Systematic Review of the Intergenerational Literature

Risk Factors for Child and Adolescent Maltreatment

Physical Child Abuse Potential in Adolescent Girls: Associations with Psychopathology, Maltreatment, and Attitudes toward Child-Bearing

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