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… Factor structure and reliability of the childhood trauma questionnaire and prevalence … 2011 Authors Forde, David R. Baron, Stephen W. Scher, Christine D. Stein, Murray B. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, … Within the past three decades there has been sizeable growth in research examining various aspects of childhood maltreatment.  The Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ) and Childhood Trauma Questionnaire Short-Form (CTQ-SF) are widely used in clinical settings, community surveys and program evaluation, and provide a retrospective identification of the prevalence of child abuse and neglect.…

… The linkages among childhood maltreatment, adolescent mental health, and self-compassion in child welfare adolescents 2011 Authors Tanaka, Masako … self-compassion.  Self-compassion was defined as a concept of positive acceptance of the self.  The present sample was … Childhood maltreatment is a risk factor for poor physical and mental health.  This study explored the relationship between child maltreatment and self-compassion.  Self-compassion was defined as a concept of positive acceptance of the self.  The present sample was taken from the Maltreatment and Adolescent Pathways (MAP) Longitudinal Study.  A total of 117 youths completed the…

… Preliminary evaluation of the Childhood Experiences of Violence Questionnaire Short Form 2012 Authors Tanaka, Masako Wekerle, Christine Leung, Eman Waechter, Randall Gonzalez, Andrea Jaimeson, … Albeit there have been advances in child maltreatment research and theory, accurate measurement of exposure to child maltreatment is not well understood.  This article presents an evaluation of the Childhood Experiences of Violence Questionnaire (CEVQ) and the short form version (CEVQ-SF).  The CEVQ was developed for youth aged 12 to 18 years and asks about victimization experiences.…

… Promotive and risk factors as concurrent predictors of educational outcomes in supported transitional living 2011 Authors Flynn, Robert … emotional support to former youth in out-of-home care in the province of Ontario.  Youth who have been discharged … Extended care and maintenance (ECM) is a transitional living program that provides financial, instrumental, and emotional support to former youth in out-of-home care in the province of Ontario.  Youth who have been discharged from out-of-home care are often ill prepared for the transition, and are more likely than the general population to exhibit behaviours associated with poorer outcomes (…

… Contributions of the glucocorticoid receptor polymorphism (Bcl1) and … nervosa 2011 Authors Steiger, Howard Bruce, Kenneth Gauvin, Lise Groleau, Patricia Joober, Ridha Israel, Mimi Richardson, Jodie Ng Yin Kin, Francois Psychiatry Research, Volume 187, Issues … Current theory suggests bulimia nervosa (BN) may be associated with hereditary susceptibilities triggered by environmental factors. This study proposed that traumatic stress may increase the risk of BN in individuals who are genetically predisposed. It is speculated that the stressful effects of childhood abuse may alter functioning in the hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, the main…

… Understanding contextual effects on externalizing behaviors in children in out-of-home care: Influence of workers and foster families 2011 … behaviour (e.g., destruction of property, harm towards others) than children living with their biological parents. … Children residing in out-of-home care may be more vulnerable to exhibiting higher levels of externalizing behaviour (e.g., destruction of property, harm towards others) than children living with their biological parents. Extant literature illustrates that child specific features and foster parent characteristics have been found to have an effect on the externalizing behaviour of children in out-…

… Is child abuse declining in Canada? An analysis of child welfare data 2010 Authors Collin-Vézina, Delphine … such as depression and substance abuse. Research from the United States suggests a decline in investigated and … Child sexual abuse (CSA) is a social problem associated with trauma symptoms, such as depression and substance abuse. Research from the United States suggests a decline in investigated and substantiated child welfare CSA cases. Data from a self-report survey by Statistics Canada indicate an increase in sexual assault among Canadians 15 years and older reported from 1993 to 1999. Less severe types…

… Co-Occurrence of Interparental Violence and Child Physical Abuse and its Effect on the Adolescent's Behavior 2007 Authors Bourassa, Chantal … Volume 22, Issue 8, pp. 691 - 701 Co-Occurrence of Interparental Violence and Child Physical Abuse and its … This study surveyed Francophone teenagers in New Brunswick secondary schools to determine the impact of the co-occurrence of parent-to-child and interparental violence on their behavior. Results showed that half of all the teens who responded to the questionnaire had been exposed at least once to domestic violence within the past five years, and nearly a third had been physically abused by a…

… Challenging the presumption of diminished capacity to parent: Does divorce really change … This study tracked a sample of Canadian households over time to determine whether divorced parents exhibit a diminished capacity to parent their children in the period following divorce. Using 2 waves of data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, the study followed 5,004 children living in 2-biological parent households at initial interviews in 1994 and subsequent…

… Child abuse and chronic pain in a community survey of women 2007 Authors Walsh, Christine A. Jamieson, Ellen … pain in a community survey of women This study examined the relationship between self-reported history of child … This study examined the relationship between self-reported history of child physical and sexual abuse and chronic pain among women (N = 3381) as determined by secondary analyses of the Ontario Health Survey and the Ontario Mental Health Supplement. Regression analyses tested the relationships between chronic pain and childhood abuse, age, socioeconomic status, physical health and mental health.…