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Does social capital protect against the adverse behavioral outcomes of child neglect? (Kotch et al., in press) - This study examined whether informal social control (ISC) and/or social cohesion & trust (SCT), two domains of social capital, reduce aggression & delinquency in a longitudinal cohort of maltreated 14, 16, and 18 year olds.
Linking childhood sexual abuse and early adolescent risk behavior: the intervening role of internalizing and externalizing problems. (Jones et al, 2013) - This study examined the indirect effect of childhood sexual abuse (CSA; from age 2 to 12) trajectory group on risky behavior at age 14 (alcohol use & sexual intercourse) via the intervening role of caregiver-reported internalizing and externalizing problems at age 12. Read more...
Trajectories of maltreatment re-reports from ages 4 to 12: evidence for persistent risk after early exposure (Proctor et al., 2012) - This study identified trajectories of maltreatment re-reports between ages 4 and 12 for children first referred to Child Protective Services (CPS) for maltreatment prior to age 4 and either removed from the home or assessed by a CPS intake worker as moderately or highly likely to be abused/neglected in the future, absent intervention. Read more.... Changes in youth's experiences of child maltreatment across developmental periods in the LONGSCAN consortium. (Villodas et al., 2012) - This study applied person-centered data analytic techniques to identify groups of youth with allegations for combinations of maltreatment types during preschool, and early and late childhood. Read more... Suicidal ideation in adolescence: Examining the role of recent adverse experiences (Thompson et al., 2012) - This study examined the association between recent adverse experiences and suicidal ideation in a sample of 740 at-risk 16-year-old youth. Read more... Psychometric Properties of a Youth Self-report Measure of Neglectful Behavior by Parents (Dubowitz et al., 2011) - This study aimed to empirically assess psychometric properties of a multi-dimensional youth self-report measure of neglectful behavior by parents. Read more... Influence of caregiver network support and caregiver psychopathology on child mental health need and service use in the LONGSCAN study (Lindsey et al., 2012) - The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of caregiver factors (network support and mental health problems) in relation to child need for mental health services and child service use among maltreated children and children at-risk for maltreatment. Read more… Early adolescent risk behavior outcomes of childhood externalizing behavioral trajectories (Thompson et al., 2011) - Findings from this study suggest thatthere is a great deal of continuity between patterns of externalizing behavior in childhood and risk-taking in early adolescence. Read more... Predictors of engagement with mental health services among mothers of children at risk for maltreatment (Thompson et al., 2012) - The purpose of this research was to examine the factors associated with various levels of engagement with mental health services in a large sample of mothers at high risk of maltreating their children. Read more... Internalizing Problems: A Potential Pathway from Child Maltreatment (Lewis et al., 2011) - This study examined the association between childhood maltreatment and adolescent smoking and the extent to which internalizing behavioral problems mediate this hypothesized link. Read more... Witnessed Violence and Youth Behavior Problems: A Multi-Informant Study (Lewis et al., 2010) – This study included data from both caregivers and youth and incorporated a multisource analytic approach to simultaneously examine the association between youth witnessed violence and externalizing and internalizing behavior problems. Read more… Childhood maltreatment, emotional distress, and early adolescent sexual intercourse: Multi-informant perspect ives on parental monitoring (Oberlander et al., 2011) – This investigation used multi-informant models to examine whether parental monitoring moderated associations between child maltreatment and either emotional distress or sexual intercourse. Read more… Developmental trajectories of behavior problems among children who have experienced maltreatment: Heterogeneity during early chil dhood and ecological predictors (Tabone et al., 2011) - The goal of this study was to inform effective intervention plans with respect to behavior problems of maltreated children by examining the different trajectories of behavior problems and by assessing ecological risk factors related to each trajectory. Read more… Trajectories of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Early Adolescent HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors: The Role of Other Maltreatment, Witne ssed Violence, and Child Gender (Jones et al., 2010) – This investigation used semi-parametric mixture modeling to examine the link between trajectories of CSA (2 to 12 years old) and HIV = AIDS risk behavior at age 14. Read more… Links between traumatic experiences and expectations about the future in high risk youth (Thompson et al., 2012) – This study examined the role of past traumatic experiences in predicting expectations about social, academic, and occupational outcomes. Read more… Factors associated with caregiver stability in permanent placements: A classification tree approach (Proctor et al., 2011) - This study looked to identify individual and environmental variables associated with caregiver stability and instability for children in diverse permanent placement types. Read more... Adverse experiences and suicidal ideation in adolescence: Exploring the link using the LONGSCAN samples (Thompson et al., 2012) – This study examined the link between lifetime adversities and suicidal ideation in youth. Results showed a significant link between cumulative lifetime adversities and suicidal ideation. Read more… Relationships and traumatic events as predictors of depre ssive styles in high-risk youth (Thompson et al., 2012) – This study examined the link between unsupportive relationships, adverse experiences, and depressive styles, in a sample of low-income, urban youth assessed at ages 14 and 16. Read more… Maltreatment History and Weapon Carrying among Early Adolescents (Lewis et al., 2007) - This study examines the role of maltreatment in weapon carrying among 12-year-old youth. Participants reported their physical and sexual abuse history and provided responses to items assessing perceived need for a weapon and weapon carrying. Read more… Maltreatment Chronicity Defined with Reference to Development: Extension of the Social Adaptation Outcomes Findings to Peer Relations (Graham et al., 2010) – The purpose of this study was to extend work seeking to improve research definitions of chronic maltreatment by contrasting a definition based on patterns of CPS reports across childhood developmental stages. Read more… At-Risk and Maltreated Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Aggression/ Violence: What the Conflict Looks Like and Its Relationship to Child Outcomes (English et al., 2009) -This article explored the nature of IPAV in 554 homes where children were identified as at risk or reported for maltreatment and examined the differences between emotional and behavioral outcomes for children in homes where one or both intimate partners was the alleged perpetrator of IPAV. Read more... Child and Adult Victimization: Seqeulae for Female Caregivers of High-Risk Children (Weisbart et al., 2008) - The study examined whether victimized women (compared to nonvictimized women) would endorse higher rates of depression, lower levels of social support, and poorer recent health. Read more… Perceptions of Neighborhood Collective Efficacy Moderate the Impact of Maltreatment on Aggression (Yonas et al., 2010) - This study examined the moderating influence of positive neighborhood factors such as social cohesion and informal social control (collective efficacy), on the relationship between child maltreatment and aggressive behavior at age 12. Read more... Concordance between adolescent reports of childhood abuse and Child Protective Service determinations in an at-risk sample of young adolescents (Everson et al., 2008) - This study examined the concordance between adolescent reports of abuse and abuse determinations from Child Protective Service (CPS) agencies. It also compared the utility of adolescent reports of abuse, relative to CPS determinations in predicting adolescent psychological adjustment. Read more… Sexual Intercourse Among Adolescents Maltreated Before Age 12: A Prospective Investigation (Black et al., 2009) - This study is one of the first to use a prospective methodology to demonstrate that other forms of maltreatment increase the likelihood of sexual intercourse by 14 and 16 years of age in a high-risk sample. Read more… Adverse Childhood Exposures and Reported Child Health at Age 12 (Flaherty et al., 2009) - This longitudinal study examined the impact of adversity in the first 6 years of life and adversity in the second 6 years of life on child health were compared. Read more... Does social capital protect against the adverse behavioral outcomes of child neglect? (Kotch et al., in press) - This study examined whether informal social control (ISC) and/or social cohesion & trust (SCT), two domains of social capital, reduce aggression & delinquency in a longitudinal cohort of maltreated 14, 16, and 18 year olds.
Linking childhood sexual abuse and early adolescent risk behavior: the intervening role of internalizing and externalizing problems. Jones et al, 2013) - This study examined the indirect effect of childhood sexual abuse (CSA; from age 2 to 12) trajectory group on risky behavior at age 14 (alcohol use & sexual intercourse) via the intervening role of caregiver-reported internalizing and externalizing problems at age 12. Read more...
Trajectories of maltreatment re-reports from ages 4 to 12: evidence for persistent risk after early exposure (Proctor et al., 2012) - This study identified trajectories of maltreatment re-reports between ages 4 and 12 for children first referred to Child Protective Services (CPS) for maltreatment prior to age 4 and either removed from the home or assessed by a CPS intake worker as moderately or highly likely to be abused/neglected in the future, absent intervention. Read more.... Changes in youth's experiences of child maltreatment across developmental periods in the LONGSCAN consortium. (Villodas et al., 2012) - This study applied person-centered data analytic techniques to identify groups of youth with allegations for combinations of maltreatment types during preschool, and early and late childhood. Read more... Suicidal ideation in adolescence: Examining the role of recent adverse experiences (Thompson et al., 2012) - This study examined the association between recent adverse experiences and suicidal ideation in a sample of 740 at-risk 16-year-old youth. Read more... Psychometric Properties of a Youth Self-report Measure of Neglectful Behavior by Parents (Dubowitz et al., 2011) - This study aimed to empirically assess psychometric properties of a multi-dimensional youth self-report measure of neglectful behavior by parents. Read more... Influence of caregiver network support and caregiver psychopathology on child mental health need and service use in the LONGSCAN study (Lindsey et al., 2012) - The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of caregiver factors (network support and mental health problems) in relation to child need for mental health services and child service use among maltreated children and children at-risk for maltreatment. Read more… Early adolescent risk behavior outcomes of childhood externalizing behavioral trajectories (Thompson et al., 2011) - Findings from this study suggest thatthere is a great deal of continuity between patterns of externalizing behavior in childhood and risk-taking in early adolescence. Read more... Predictors of engagement with mental health services among mothers of children at risk for maltreatment (Thompson et al., 2012) - The purpose of this research was to examine the factors associated with various levels of engagement with mental health services in a large sample of mothers at high risk of maltreating their children. Read more... Internalizing Problems: A Potential Pathway from Child Maltreatment (Lewis et al., 2011) - This study examined the association between childhood maltreatment and adolescent smoking and the extent to which internalizing behavioral problems mediate this hypothesized link. Read more... Witnessed Violence and Youth Behavior Problems: A Multi-Informant Study (Lewis et al., 2010) – This study included data from both caregivers and youth and incorporated a multisource analytic approach to simultaneously examine the association between youth witnessed violence and externalizing and internalizing behavior problems. Read more… Childhood maltreatment, emotional distress, and early adolescent sexual intercourse: Multi-informant perspect ives on parental monitoring (Oberlander et al., 2011) – This investigation used multi-informant models to examine whether parental monitoring moderated associations between child maltreatment and either emotional distress or sexual intercourse. Read more… Developmental trajectories of behavior problems among children who have experienced maltreatment: Heterogeneity during early chil dhood and ecological predictors (Tabone et al., 2011) - The goal of this study was to inform effective intervention plans with respect to behavior problems of maltreated children by examining the different trajectories of behavior problems and by assessing ecological risk factors related to each trajectory. Read more… Trajectories of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Early Adolescent HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors: The Role of Other Maltreatment, Witne ssed Violence, and Child Gender (Jones et al., 2010) – This investigation used semi-parametric mixture modeling to examine the link between trajectories of CSA (2 to 12 years old) and HIV = AIDS risk behavior at age 14. Read more… Links between traumatic experiences and expectations about the future in high risk youth (Thompson et al., 2012) – This study examined the role of past traumatic experiences in predicting expectations about social, academic, and occupational outcomes. Read more… Factors associated with caregiver stability in permanent placements: A classification tree approach (Proctor et al., 2011) - This study looked to identify individual and environmental variables associated with caregiver stability and instability for children in diverse permanent placement types. Read more... Adverse experiences and suicidal ideation in adolescence: Exploring the link using the LONGSCAN samples (Thompson et al., 2012) – This study examined the link between lifetime adversities and suicidal ideation in youth. Results showed a significant link between cumulative lifetime adversities and suicidal ideation. Read more… Relationships and traumatic events as predictors of depre ssive styles in high-risk youth (Thompson et al., 2012) – This study examined the link between unsupportive relationships, adverse experiences, and depressive styles, in a sample of low-income, urban youth assessed at ages 14 and 16. Read more… Maltreatment History and Weapon Carrying among Early Adolescents (Lewis et al., 2007) - This study examines the role of maltreatment in weapon carrying among 12-year-old youth. Participants reported their physical and sexual abuse history and provided responses to items assessing perceived need for a weapon and weapon carrying. Read more… Maltreatment Chronicity Defined with Reference to Development: Extension of the Social Adaptation Outcomes Findings to Peer Relations (Graham et al., 2010) – The purpose of this study was to extend work seeking to improve research definitions of chronic maltreatment by contrasting a definition based on patterns of CPS reports across childhood developmental stages. Read more… At-Risk and Maltreated Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Aggression/ Violence: What the Conflict Looks Like and Its Relationship to Child Outcomes (English et al., 2009) -This article explored the nature of IPAV in 554 homes where children were identified as at risk or reported for maltreatment and examined the differences between emotional and behavioral outcomes for children in homes where one or both intimate partners was the alleged perpetrator of IPAV. Read more... Child and Adult Victimization: Seqeulae for Female Caregivers of High-Risk Children (Weisbart et al., 2008) - The study examined whether victimized women (compared to nonvictimized women) would endorse higher rates of depression, lower levels of social support, and poorer recent health. Read more… Perceptions of Neighborhood Collective Efficacy Moderate the Impact of Maltreatment on Aggression (Yonas et al., 2010) - This study examined the moderating influence of positive neighborhood factors such as social cohesion and informal social control (collective efficacy), on the relationship between child maltreatment and aggressive behavior at age 12. Read more... Concordance between adolescent reports of childhood abuse and Child Protective Service determinations in an at-risk sample of young adolescents (Everson et al., 2008) - This study examined the concordance between adolescent reports of abuse and abuse determinations from Child Protective Service (CPS) agencies. It also compared the utility of adolescent reports of abuse, relative to CPS determinations in predicting adolescent psychological adjustment. Read more… Sexual Intercourse Among Adolescents Maltreated Before Age 12: A Prospective Investigation(Black et al., 2009) - This study is one of the first to use a prospective methodology to demonstrate that other forms of maltreatment increase the likelihood of sexual intercourse by 14 and 16 years of age in a high-risk sample. Read more… Adverse Childhood Exposures and Reported Child Health at Age 12 (Flaherty et al., 2009) - This longitudinal study examined the impact of adversity in the first 6 years of life and adversity in the second 6 years of life on child health were compared. Read more... Does social capital protect against the adverse behavioral outcomes of child neglect? (Kotch et al., in press) - This study examined whether informal social control (ISC) and/or social cohesion & trust (SCT), two domains of social capital, reduce aggression & delinquency in a longitudinal cohort of maltreated 14, 16, and 18 year olds.
Linking childhood sexual abuse and early adolescent risk behavior: the intervening role of internalizing and externalizing problems. Jones et al, 2013) - This study examined the indirect effect of childhood sexual abuse (CSA; from age 2 to 12) trajectory group on risky behavior at age 14 (alcohol use & sexual intercourse) via the intervening role of caregiver-reported internalizing and externalizing problems at age 12. Read more...
Trajectories of maltreatment re-reports from ages 4 to 12: evidence for persistent risk after early exposure (Proctor et al., 2012) - This study identified trajectories of maltreatment re-reports between ages 4 and 12 for children first referred to Child Protective Services (CPS) for maltreatment prior to age 4 and either removed from the home or assessed by a CPS intake worker as moderately or highly likely to be abused/neglected in the future, absent intervention. Read more.... Changes in youth's experiences of child maltreatment across developmental periods in the LONGSCAN consortium. (Villodas et al., 2012) - This study applied person-centered data analytic techniques to identify groups of youth with allegations for combinations of maltreatment types during preschool, and early and late childhood. Read more... Suicidal ideation in adolescence: Examining the role of recent adverse experiences (Thompson et al., 2012) - This study examined the association between recent adverse experiences and suicidal ideation in a sample of 740 at-risk 16-year-old youth. Read more... Psychometric Properties of a Youth Self-report Measure of Neglectful Behavior by Parents (Dubowitz et al., 2011) - This study aimed to empirically assess psychometric properties of a multi-dimensional youth self-report measure of neglectful behavior by parents. Read more... Influence of caregiver network support and caregiver psychopathology on child mental health need and service use in the LONGSCAN study (Lindsey et al., 2012) - The aim of this study was to examine the relationship of caregiver factors (network support and mental health problems) in relation to child need for mental health services and child service use among maltreated children and children at-risk for maltreatment. Read more… Early adolescent risk behavior outcomes of childhood externalizing behavioral trajectories (Thompson et al., 2011) - Findings from this study suggest thatthere is a great deal of continuity between patterns of externalizing behavior in childhood and risk-taking in early adolescence. Read more... Predictors of engagement with mental health services among mothers of children at risk for maltreatment (Thompson et al., 2012) - The purpose of this research was to examine the factors associated with various levels of engagement with mental health services in a large sample of mothers at high risk of maltreating their children. Read more... Internalizing Problems: A Potential Pathway from Child Maltreatment (Lewis et al., 2011) - This study examined the association between childhood maltreatment and adolescent smoking and the extent to which internalizing behavioral problems mediate this hypothesized link. Read more... Witnessed Violence and Youth Behavior Problems: A Multi-Informant Study (Lewis et al., 2010) – This study included data from both caregivers and youth and incorporated a multisource analytic approach to simultaneously examine the association between youth witnessed violence and externalizing and internalizing behavior problems. Read more… Childhood maltreatment, emotional distress, and early adolescent sexual intercourse: Multi-informant perspect ives on parental monitoring (Oberlander et al., 2011) – This investigation used multi-informant models to examine whether parental monitoring moderated associations between child maltreatment and either emotional distress or sexual intercourse. Read more… Developmental trajectories of behavior problems among children who have experienced maltreatment: Heterogeneity during early chil dhood and ecological predictors (Tabone et al., 2011) - The goal of this study was to inform effective intervention plans with respect to behavior problems of maltreated children by examining the different trajectories of behavior problems and by assessing ecological risk factors related to each trajectory. Read more… Trajectories of Childhood Sexual Abuse and Early Adolescent HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors: The Role of Other Maltreatment, Witne ssed Violence, and Child Gender (Jones et al., 2010) – This investigation used semi-parametric mixture modeling to examine the link between trajectories of CSA (2 to 12 years old) and HIV = AIDS risk behavior at age 14. Read more… Links between traumatic experiences and expectations about the future in high risk youth (Thompson et al., 2012) – This study examined the role of past traumatic experiences in predicting expectations about social, academic, and occupational outcomes. Read more… Factors associated with caregiver stability in permanent placements: A classification tree approach (Proctor et al., 2011) - This study looked to identify individual and environmental variables associated with caregiver stability and instability for children in diverse permanent placement types. Read more... Adverse experiences and suicidal ideation in adolescence: Exploring the link using the LONGSCAN samples (Thompson et al., 2012) – This study examined the link between lifetime adversities and suicidal ideation in youth. Results showed a significant link between cumulative lifetime adversities and suicidal ideation. Read more… Relationships and traumatic events as predictors of depre ssive styles in high-risk youth (Thompson et al., 2012) – This study examined the link between unsupportive relationships, adverse experiences, and depressive styles, in a sample of low-income, urban youth assessed at ages 14 and 16. Read more… Maltreatment History and Weapon Carrying among Early Adolescents (Lewis et al., 2007) - This study examines the role of maltreatment in weapon carrying among 12-year-old youth. Participants reported their physical and sexual abuse history and provided responses to items assessing perceived need for a weapon and weapon carrying. Read more… Maltreatment Chronicity Defined with Reference to Development: Extension of the Social Adaptation Outcomes Findings to Peer Relations (Graham et al., 2010) – The purpose of this study was to extend work seeking to improve research definitions of chronic maltreatment by contrasting a definition based on patterns of CPS reports across childhood developmental stages. Read more… At-Risk and Maltreated Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Aggression/ Violence: What the Conflict Looks Like and Its Relationship to Child Outcomes (English et al., 2009) -This article explored the nature of IPAV in 554 homes where children were identified as at risk or reported for maltreatment and examined the differences between emotional and behavioral outcomes for children in homes where one or both intimate partners was the alleged perpetrator of IPAV. Read more... Child and Adult Victimization: Seqeulae for Female Caregivers of High-Risk Children (Weisbart et al., 2008) - The study examined whether victimized women (compared to nonvictimized women) would endorse higher rates of depression, lower levels of social support, and poorer recent health. Read more… Perceptions of Neighborhood Collective Efficacy Moderate the Impact of Maltreatment on Aggression (Yonas et al., 2010) - This study examined the moderating influence of positive neighborhood factors such as social cohesion and informal social control (collective efficacy), on the relationship between child maltreatment and aggressive behavior at age 12. Read more... Concordance between adolescent reports of childhood abuse and Child Protective Service determinations in an at-risk sample of young adolescents (Everson et al., 2008) - This study examined the concordance between adolescent reports of abuse and abuse determinations from Child Protective Service (CPS) agencies. It also compared the utility of adolescent reports of abuse, relative to CPS determinations in predicting adolescent psychological adjustment. Read more… Sexual Intercourse Among Adolescents Maltreated Before Age 12: A Prospective Investigation(Black et al., 2009) - This study is one of the first to use a prospective methodology to demonstrate that other forms of maltreatment increase the likelihood of sexual intercourse by 14 and 16 years of age in a high-risk sample. Read more… Adverse Childhood Exposures and Reported Child Health at Age 12 (Flaherty et al., 2009) - This longitudinal study examined the impact of adversity in the first 6 years of life and adversity in the second 6 years of life on child health were compared. Read more... |