Hambrick Erin P, Tunno Angela M, Gabrielli Joy, Jackson Yo, Belz Cassidy
University of Kansas.
J Aggress Maltreat Trauma. 2014 Jan 1;23(7):751-771. doi: 10.1080/10926771.2014.933463.
To understand the psychosocial implications of child maltreatment, methods used to document prevalence must be clear. Yet, rates of maltreatment found in child self-report are generally inconsistent with data found in case files from state social service agencies. Although self-reports and case file reports of abuse disagree on occurrence of specific events, it is unclear if reporters agree when overall categories of abuse are considered. This study investigated differences between case file and youth report of abuse by examining four types of abuse: physical, sexual, neglect, and psychological, in a within-subjects design using a sample of 97 youth in foster care aged 8 to 22. Case files were coded for the presence of any indication of each type of abuse. Self-report of abuse was also assessed for any indication of each type of abuse. Results indicated that, overall, youth reported more physical and psychological abuse, and younger youth reported more sexual abuse than documented in their file. Implications for research and service provision for maltreated youth are discussed.
为了理解儿童虐待的心理社会影响，用于记录患病率的方法必须清晰明了。然而，儿童自我报告中发现的虐待率通常与州社会服务机构的案件档案数据不一致。尽管自我报告和案件档案报告在具体事件的发生情况上存在分歧，但当考虑虐待的总体类别时，报告者是否意见一致尚不清楚。本研究采用受试者内设计，以97名年龄在8至22岁的寄养青年为样本，通过检查身体虐待、性虐待、忽视和心理虐待这四种虐待类型，调查了案件档案与青年报告之间的差异。对案件档案进行编码，以确定是否存在每种虐待类型的任何迹象。还对虐待的自我报告进行评估，以确定是否存在每种虐待类型的任何迹象。结果表明，总体而言，青年报告的身体虐待和心理虐待更多，而较年轻的青年报告的性虐待比其档案记录的更多。文中讨论了对受虐待青年的研究和服务提供的影响。
