Mersky Joshua P, Berger Lawrence M, Reynolds Arthur J, Gromoske Andrea N
Department of Social Work, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI 53201, USA.
Child Maltreat. 2009 Feb;14(1):73-88. doi: 10.1177/1077559508318399. Epub 2008 Jul 2.
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.
本研究调查了个体、家庭和家庭外因素与随后儿童期和青少年期遭受虐待可能性之间的关联。作者分析了芝加哥纵向研究中的1411名参与者，其虐待记录经行政数据核实。研究结果表明，孩子出生时母亲的年龄是虐待结果的有力预测因素。接受公共援助和单亲家庭状况与特定结果显著相关。在所考察的学龄指标中，家长参与学校事务与大多数虐待结果呈负相关。参与芝加哥儿童-家长中心项目与虐待呈负相关，尽管不同类型和时间的虐待其影响有所不同。在单独分析中，有几个因素与忽视相关，但只有孩子出生时母亲的年龄与身体虐待相关。研究结果表明，预防项目可能需要针对特定人群以及与不同类型虐待相关的特定机制，以实现效果最大化。
