Epidemiologic Features of the Physical and Sexual Maltreatment of Children in the Carolinas (original) (raw)
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The epidemiology of child abuse was investigated with data from the Second National Incidence and Prevalence Study of Child Abuse and Neglect. A statistical comparison of incidence rates suggested that age, family income, and ethnicity were risk factors for both sexual abuse and physical abuse, but county metrostatus was not. Gender was a risk factor for sexual abuse but not for physical abuse. A logistic regression analysis showed that ethnicity, county metrostatus, and a gender-by-income interaction distinguished sexual abuse from physical abuse.
CHAPTER 8 Child Physical Abuse
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EVEN THOUGH acts of child abuse have been committed throughout history (Zigler & Hall, 1989), widespread concern over child abuse as a significant social problem began as recently as the 1960s. Maltreated children have been an increasing focus of protection efforts, which may be due to frequent and intense attention from the media, general public, legislators, and health, mental health, and social service professionals (Hansen, Conaway, & Christopher, 1990). Increased attention to child maltreatment is evident in the research literature, which has grown rapidly since the 1970s. Much of the initial focus was on identification and remediation of deficits in parental functioning , whereas current emphases seem to be on identification of the correlates and consequences Several excellent reviews have provided detailed summaries of the more established assessment procedures specifically for use with physically abusive parents and their children, including newly developed measures (e. The ...