Portilla-Saavedra Diego, Pinto-Cortez Cristián, Guerra Cristóbal, Cárdenas Fabiola Peña
Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile.
Escuela de Psicología Y Filosofía, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Juridicas, Universidad de Tarapacá, Avenida 18 de Septiembre 2222, Casilla 7-D, Arica, Chile.
Child Adolesc Psychiatry Ment Health. 2022 Sep 7;16(1):74. doi: 10.1186/s13034-022-00509-3.
This study examined the prevalence and risk factors associated to victimization by caregivers in a national large sample of Chilean children and adolescents. 19,687 children and adolescents aged 12-17, selected by random probability sampling of 699 public schools in Chile who were surveyed by trained interviewers. Victimization by Caregivers was evaluated through a module of the Juvenile Victimization Questionnaire (JVQ). The prevalence (12 months) for physical abuse were (12.9%), for emotional abuse (27.9%), neglect (5.3%) and parental interference (3.5%). The results suggest as risk factors, sex, age, migration status, disability, geographical location, and type of school. The findings highlight the urgent need to address the issue of child maltreatment and victimization by caregivers in Chilean society and minimize its impact.
本研究在智利全国范围内的大量儿童和青少年样本中,调查了照料者造成伤害行为的发生率及其相关风险因素。通过对智利699所公立学校进行随机概率抽样,选取了19687名12至17岁的儿童和青少年,由经过培训的访谈员进行调查。通过青少年受害情况调查问卷(JVQ)的一个模块来评估照料者造成的伤害行为。身体虐待的发生率(12个月内)为12.9%,情感虐待为27.9%,忽视行为为5.3%,父母干涉为3.5%。结果表明,风险因素包括性别、年龄、移民身份、残疾状况、地理位置和学校类型。研究结果凸显了智利社会迫切需要解决儿童虐待和照料者造成伤害行为的问题,并尽量减少其影响。