School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, 288 Herston Road, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia.
Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia.
Child Abuse Negl. 2020 Nov;109:104744. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104744. Epub 2020 Oct 1.
There is little known about how two sources of child maltreatment reports correspond, specifically for emotional, physical, sexual abuse and emotional or physical neglect.
To compare agency and self-reports of child maltreatment and determine whether they are predicted by similar early life course adverse experiences. Participants Data are taken from a long running birth cohort study (Mater-University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy - MUSP). Mothers (N=7223) were recruited in 1981-83 and their children were followed-up 30 years later (2010-14). In 2000 data from the relevant child protection agency were accessed and linked to the survey data. Setting Consecutive women giving birth to a live singleton baby at a major obstetrical service in Brisbane, Australia were recruited and both mother and child were repeatedly follow-up over a 30 year period. Methods Birth cohort study with data linkage of child protection agency records and self-report survey data (using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire - CTQ) of childhood maltreatment experiences. We compare reports of emotional, physical and sexual abuse and neglect using agency and self-reports (Cramer's V and kappa).
Most children who are notified cases of maltreatment subsequently self-report they experienced little or no maltreatment in childhood. Most children who report experiencing severe maltreatment have not previously been notified to the protection agency. Teenage mothers have children who are notified 2.89 (1.52, 5.52) times, self-report 2.01 (1.31, 3.09) times and both notified and self-report 3.61 (2.26, 6.10) times more than their older comparison mothers.
Different methods of assessing maltreatment identify different subsets of those children who have experienced maltreatment.
对于虐待儿童报告的两个来源如何对应，特别是对于情绪、身体、性虐待和情绪或身体忽视，人们知之甚少。
比较机构和自我报告的虐待儿童情况，并确定它们是否由类似的早期生活经历不良预测。
数据来自一项长期运行的出生队列研究（Mater-University of Queensland 妊娠研究-MUSP）。1981-83 年招募了母亲（N=7223），并在 30 年后（2010-14 年）对其子女进行了随访。2000 年，获取了相关儿童保护机构的数据并与调查数据相关联。
澳大利亚布里斯班一家主要产科服务机构连续分娩的女性，并对其母婴进行了长达 30 年的重复随访。
使用儿童保护机构记录和自我报告调查数据（使用童年创伤问卷-CTQ）进行儿童虐待经历的出生队列研究，对数据进行链接。我们使用 Cramer's V 和 kappa 比较机构和自我报告的情绪、身体和性虐待以及忽视报告。
大多数被通知虐待案件的儿童随后报告说他们在童年时期几乎没有或没有经历过虐待。大多数报告遭受严重虐待的儿童以前没有向保护机构报告过。十几岁的母亲的孩子被通知的次数是其年长对照组母亲的 2.89 倍（1.52,5.52），自我报告的次数是其 2.01 倍（1.31,3.09），两者都通知和自我报告的次数是其 3.61 倍（2.26,6.10）。
评估虐待的不同方法确定了经历过虐待的儿童的不同子集。
