Elevated child maltreatment rates in immigrant families and the role of socioeconomic differences

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-73

  Euser, Eveline M ^a   van IJzendoorn, Marinus H ^a   Prinzie, Peter ^b   Bakermans Kranenburg, Marian J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

abuse; child maltreatment; educational level; immigrants; neglect; prevalence; refugees; risk factor; SES; the Netherlands

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; NETHERLANDS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650995945     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559510385842     Document Type: Article

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