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Child Abuse
Larita Settles
Liberty University
Aboul-Hagag, K., & Hamed, A. (2013). Prevalence and pattern of child sexual abuse. Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2(3), 89-96. Doi: 10.1016/j.ejfs.2012.05.001
This study aimed at determining the prevalence and pattern of child sexual abuse among samples selected from college students. The researchers employed a cross-sectional survey of 450 undergraduates at Sohag University, Egypt. It was found out that the overall prevalence of sexual abuse on children was at 29.8% of the sample with higher rates in females compared to males. Male children aged nine years and female children aged 10years were found to be victims of child sexual abuse. The study also found out that a big number of child sexual abuse perpetrators were male and mainly from outside families of the victims. This study sets a phase of child sexual abuse, and it’s important in my research as it improves the scope of child abuse.
Al Odhayani, A., Watson, W. J., & Watson, L. (2016). Behavioral consequences of child abuse. Canadian family physician, 59(8), 831-836.
Authors of the article aimed at examining the consequences of childhood abuse on behavior development, identify behavioral indicators of child abuse and evaluate the role of family physicians in the social problem. Sources of information for the article included a systematic search of relevant research, clinical review articles, and child protection agency information. It was found out that childhood abuse results in disordered psychological development and behavioral concerns. Also, the authors found out that family physicians have an essential role in identifying indicators of child abuse. This article was important as it provided a wide range of information on behavioral indicators of abused children.
Cuadra, L., Jaffe, A., Thomas, R., & DiLillo, D. (2014). Child maltreatment and adult criminal behavior: Does criminal thinking explain the association? Child Abuse & Neglect, 38(8), 1399-1408.Doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.02.005
The research examined the correlations between child abuse and adult criminal behaviors. Information was gathered from 338 men who had been adjudicated. Results of the study showed that there were relationships between child sexual abuse and sexual offenses and a grownup. Child physical abuse was also found to endorse proactive and reactive criminal thinking behaviors. The outcomes indicate that child abuse is directly related to criminal behaviors. This article was essential as it provides information on the long-term effects of child maltreatment.
Hong, S., Rhee, T., & Piescher, K. (2018). Longitudinal association of child maltreatment and cognitive functioning: Implications for child development. Child Abuse & Neglect, 84, 64-73.Doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.07.026
The authors investigated cognitive functioning in association with time variant child abuse patterns. They investigated the relationship between child abuse timing and cognitive functioning using multiple time-variant linear mixed models. It was found out that child that experienced concurrent child abuse had to fluctuate cognitive functioning while cognitive functioning of children that experience abuse before the testing year remained stable. The authors recommended further research on the relationship between cognitive functioning and the role of poverty on child abuse. This article adds a lot of value to my research by extending the knowledge of the effects of child abuse.
Lin, P., Bai, H., Sun, J., Guo, W., Zhang, H., & Cao, F. (2017). Association between child maltreatment and prospective and retrospective memory in adolescents: The mediatory effect of neuroticism. Child Abuse & Neglect, 65, 58-67. Doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.01.010
The researchers aimed at examining the relationship between child abuse and prospective and retrospective memory children by investigating the linking role or neuroticism. Adolescents were recruited from a middle school and tasked to complete a questionnaire on the subject. It was found out that the extent of abuse was associated with the magnitude of memory impairment in adolescents. Neuroticism was also found to be prevalent in children that were exposed to childhood abuse. It was recommended that early intervention would contribute to the reduction of neuroticism on adolescents. The importance of this study to my research was that it contributed to a large information base on the effects of child abuse.
Maholmes, V. (2017). Federal research priorities in child abuse and neglect research: A commentary on multi-site research networks. Child Abuse & Neglect, 70, 408-410. Doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.03.026
The purpose of this study was to lay the groundwork for prevention research, development and testing of therapeutic interventions. This was because of the long history of the national institute of health to support the investigation of child abuse research. The study results were that the establishments under the institute provided an opportunity for a greater collaboration among researchers focused on creating awareness for the need to treat and care for abused children. This study was instrumental to my research as it offered a lot of information on child abuse and neglect.
Medina, S. P., Sell, K., Kavanagh, J., Curtis, C., & Wood, J. N. (2014). Tracking child abuse and neglect: The role of multiple data sources in improving child safety.
The aim of this study was to provide an overview of data collection systems thus identifying strategies for improving the tracking of child abuse and neglect cases. The results of the study were that improved systems would systematically collect, analyze and interpret data to inform an effective response to child abuse. This study was important in my research because monitoring of child abuse activity can inform the development of policies that respond to the concerns of the affected children.
Moraes, C., Sampaio, P., Reichenheim, M., & Veiga, G. (2018). The intertwined effect of lack of emotional warmth and child abuse and neglect on common mental disorders in adolescence. Child Abuse & Neglect, 83, 74-82. Doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.07.008
The study aimed to evaluate the risk factors of child abuse and neglect and explore the effects of various types of child abuse according to levels of parent-child relationships on mental impairments in adolescents. The study found out that emotional abuse and neglect, low-level parent-child relationship and physical abuse are essential risk factors for common mental disorders in youths. However, families with high child-parent relationship experience reduced child abuse negative effects. Enhancing parental practices could prevent common mental disorders in adolescents.
This research was used to show the relationship of abuse between children who have delayed development, compared to children who have developed properly. The outcomes according to the authors were that children with developmental concerns were abused more than the control group. It was recommended that child welfare resources should be directed to strategies that reduce abuse among children with developmental issues. The study contributed to a wide spectrum of information about child abuse about other psychological issues.
Young, J., & Widom, C. (2017). Long-term effects of child abuse and neglect on emotion processing in adulthood. Child Abuse & Neglect, 38(8), 1369-1381. Doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2014.03.008
The purpose of this study was to examine whether child abuse has long-term effects on emotional processing abilities in adulthood. A prospective cohort design was used to match children with documented cases of neglect and abuse with non-abused children, and a follow-up was made to adulthood. It was found out that individuals that were exposed to child abuse were less accurate in emotional processing than their peers. The authors recommended consideration of the role of IQ in research and interventions purposed at enhancing emotional processing challenges in abused children. The research provided important information on the relationship between childhood abuse and emotional processing in later years.
