Describing the context and nature of emotional maltreatment reports in children

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 626-633

  Simmel, Cassandra ^a   Shpiegel, Svetlana ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse reports; Child and caregiver risk factors; Domestic violence; Emotional maltreatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874429862     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

References (38)

1. Administration for Children and Families (n.d.). How do caseworker judgments predict substantiation of child maltreatment? Issue Brief #6: Findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being Study. Available at National Data Archive on Child Abuse and Neglect, Cornell University.
2. Baker A.J.L., Festinger T. Emotional abuse and emotional neglect subscales of the CTQ; Associations with each other, other measures of psychological maltreatment, and demographic variables. Children and Youth Services Review 2011, 33:2297-2302.
3. Binggeli N.J., Hart S.N., Brassard M.R. Psychological maltreatment: A study guide 2001, Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA.
4. Brassard M.R., Donovan K.L. Defining psychological maltreatment. Defining and classifying child abuse and neglect for research purposes 2006, 151-198. Brooks Publishing, Baltimore, MD. M. Freerick, J. Knutson, P. Trickett, S. Flanzer (Eds.).
5. Cross T.P., Casanueva C. Caseworker judgments and substantiation. Child Maltreatment 2009, 14(1):38-52.
6. Dettlaff A.J., Rivaux S.L., Baumann D.J., Fluke J.D., Rycraft J.R., James J. Disentangling substantiation: The influence of race, income, and risk on the substantiation decision in child welfare. Children and Youth Services Review 2011, 33:1630-1637.
7. Drake B. Unraveling "unsubstantiated". Child Maltreatment 1996, 1(3):261-271.
8. Dubowitz H., Pitts S., Black M. Measurement of three major subtypes of child neglect. Child Maltreatment 2004, 9(4):344-356.
9. Edleson J.L. The overlap between child maltreatment and woman battering. Violence Against Women 1999, 5:134-154.
10. Erickson M.F., Egeland B. Child neglect. The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment 2002, 3-20. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA. 2nd ed. J.B. Myers, L. Berliner, J. Briere, C.T. Hendrix, C. Jenny, T.A. Reid (Eds.).
11. Fava G.A., Guidi J., Porcelli P., Rafanelli C., Bellomo A., Grandi S., et al. A cluster analysis-derived classification of psychological distress and illness behavior in the medically ill. Psychological Medicine 2012, 42:401-407.
12. Finkelhor D., Ormrod R., Turner H., Hamby S.L. The victimization of children and youth: A comprehensive, national survey. Child Maltreatment 2005, 10(1):5-25.
13. Fluke J.D., Shusterman G.R., Hollinshead D.M., Yuan Y. Longitudinal analysis of repeated child abuse reporting and victimization: Multistate analysis of associated factors. Child Maltreatment 2008, 13(1):76-88.
14. Friend C., Shlonsky A., Lambert L. From evolving discourse to new practice approaches in domestic violence and child protective services. Children and Youth Services Review 2008, 30:689-698.
15. Graham-Bermann S.A. Child abuse in the context of domestic violence. The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment 2002, 119-130. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA. 2nd ed. J.B. Myers, L. Berliner, J. Briere, C.T. Hendrix, C. Jenny, T.A. Reid (Eds.).
16. Graham-Bermann S.A., Levendosky A.A. Traumatic stress symptoms in children of battered women. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 1998, 13:111-128.
17. Hamarman S., Pope K.H., Czaja S.J. Emotional abuse in children: Variations in legal definitions and rates across the United States. Child Maltreatment 2002, 7(4):303-311.
18. Hart S.N., Brassard M.R., Binggeli N.J., Davidson H.A. Psychological maltreatment. The APSAC handbook on child maltreatment 2002, 79-104. Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA. 2nd ed. J.B. Myers, L. Berliner, J. Briere, C.T. Hendrix, C. Jenny, T.A. Reid (Eds.).
19. Hussey J.M., Marshall J.M., English D.J., Dawes Knight E., Lau A.S., Dubowitz H., et al. Defining maltreatment according to substantiation; Distinction without a difference. Child Abuse & Neglect 2005, 29:479-492.
20. Kesner J.E., Bingham G.E., Kwon K. Child maltreatment in United States: An examination of child reports and substantiation rates. International Journal of Children's Rights 2009, 17(3):433-444.
21. Kohl P.L., Edleson J.L., English D.J., Barth R.P. Domestic violence and pathways into child welfare services: Findings from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-being. Children and Youth Services Review 2005, 27:1167-1182.
22. McRoy R.G. Overrepresentation of children and youth of color in foster care. Child welfare for the twenty-first century: A handbook of practices, policies and programs 2005, 623-634. Columbia University Press, New York. G.P. Mallon, P.M. Hess (Eds.).
23. Miller-Perrin C.L., Perrin R.D., Kocur J.L. Parental physical and psychological aggression: Psychological symptoms in young adults. Child Abuse & Neglect 2009, 33:1-11.
24. Moles K. Bridging the divide between child welfare and domestic violence services: Deconstructing the change process. Children and Youth Services Review 2008, 30:674-688.
25. National Research Council Understanding child abuse and neglect 1993, National Academy Press, Washington D.C.
26. Palusci V.J. Risk factors and services for child maltreatment among infants and young children. Children and Youth Services Review 2011, 33:1374-1382.
27. Palusci V.J., Ondersma S.J. Services and recurrence after psychological maltreatment confirmed by Child Protective Services. Child Maltreatment 2012, 17(2):153-163.
28. Postmus J.L. Domestic violence. Child welfare for the 21st century: a handbook of children, youth, and family services: practices, policies, and programs 2005, 355-374. Columbia University Press, New York. G.P. Mallon, P. McCartt Hess (Eds.).
29. Simmel C. Demographic profiles of children reported to the child welfare system. Journal of Public Child Welfare 2011, 5(1):87-110.
30. Slep A.M.S., Heyman R.E., Snarr J.D. Child emotional aggression and abuse: Definitions and prevalence. Child Abuse & Neglect 2011, 35:783-796.
31. Trickett P.K., Mennen F.E., Kim K., Sang J. Emotional abuse in a sample of multiply maltreated, urban young adolescents: Issues of definition and identification. Child Abuse & Neglect 2009, 33:27-35.
32. Tsai J., Edens E.L., Rosenheck R.A. A typology of childhood problems among chronically homeless adults and its association with housing and clinical outcomes. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2011, 22(3):853-870.
33. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Children's Bureau 2010, National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) Child File, FFY 2008 [Dataset].
34. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Child maltreatment 2010. Washington: D.C. Retrieved August 10, 2012 from. http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/cb/pubs/cm09/cm09.pdf.
35. Wekerle C. Emotionally maltreated: The under-current of impairment?. Child Abuse & Neglect 2011, 35(10):899-903.
36. Williams G., Tonmyr L., Jack S.M., Fallon B., MacMillan H.L. Determinants of maltreatment substantiation in a sample of infants involved with the child welfare system. Children and Youth Services Review 2011, 33:1345-1353.
37. Wolfe D.A., McIsaac C. Distinguishing between poor/dysfunctional parenting and child emotional maltreatment. Child Abuse & Neglect 2011, 35:802-813.
38. Wulczyn F., Barth R.P., Yuan Y.T., Jones Harden B., Landsverk J. Beyond common sense: Child welfare, child well-being, and the evidence for policy reform 2005, Aldine Transaction, New Brunswick, NJ.