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… Potential mediators between child abuse and both violence and victimization in juvenile offenders Journal article … 1 … en … Potential mediators between child abuse and both violence and victimization in juvenile offenders … Juvenile offenders are at risk for involvement in both fighting behavior and peer victimization. Understanding the potential causal mechanisms leading to these outcomes is important to address the needs of this population. The present study tested four mediator models of violent perpetration and peer victimization in a sample of 112 incarcerated youth (68 males and 44 females). In the models, the…

… Intimate partner abuse before and during pregnancy as risk factors for postpartum mental … Journal article … 1 … en … Intimate partner abuse before and during pregnancy as risk factors for postpartum mental … Background: Although research has established the profound effects that intimate partner abuse can have on postpartum mental health, little is known regarding how this association may change as a function of the timing and type of abuse. This study examined associations of psychological, physical and sexual abuse experienced as adults before and during pregnancy with symptoms of postpartum mental…

… The relationship between dimensions of physical abuse and aggressive behavior in a child protective services … en … The relationship between dimensions of physical abuse and aggressive behavior in a child protective services … Although a relationship between harshness of childhood physical abuse and later aggression is well documented, researchers have rarely examined this association using information from the victim's perspective. Also, no study has controlled for the possibility that victims of harsh abuse are aggressive because they often require more invasive child protection services (CPS), and thus experience…

… Child maltreatment: Variation in trends and policies in six developed countries Journal article … 1 … en … Child maltreatment: Variation in trends and policies in six developed countries … We explored trends in six developed countries in three types of indicators of child maltreatment for children younger than 11 years, since the inception of modern child protection systems in the 1970s. Despite several policy initiatives for child protection, we recorded no consistent evidence for a decrease in all types of indicators of child maltreatment. We noted falling rates of violent death…

… between internal resilience, smoking, alcohol use, and depression symptoms in emerging adults transitioning out … between internal resilience, smoking, alcohol use, and depression symptoms in emerging adults transitioning out … Objective: It is well established that child maltreatment reflects a context of risk for multiple negative outcomes. Identifying factors that protect against negative outcomes is important for the development of strengths-based approaches that emphasize resilience, particularly for youth transitioning out of the child welfare system. The current study examined the relationship between an…

… moderators of the relationship between emotional distress and alcohol problems in a sample of adolescents involved … moderators of the relationship between emotional distress and alcohol problems in a sample of adolescents involved … Adolescents involved with child welfare are at particular risk for the development of alcohol problems due to their histories of child maltreatment. Based on an emotion dysregulation-maladaptive coping model of alcohol problems, the current study explored whether drinking to cope with negative affect (coping motives) moderated the relationship between emotional distress (i.e., anxiety and…

… within a Canadian child welfare sample: Associated risks and child maladjustment Journal article … 1 … en … Subtypes … within a Canadian child welfare sample: Associated risks and child maladjustment … Children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) are at increased risk of experiencing behavioral difficulties including externalizing and internalizing problems. While there is mounting evidence about mental health problems in children exposed to IPV, most of the research to date focuses on IPV exposure as a unitary, homogeneous construct. The purpose of this study was to examine the…

… between family involvement with child protective services and adolescent adjustment Journal article … 1 … en … The … between family involvement with child protective services and adolescent adjustment … The objective of this study was to examine the role of school connectedness in the association between a history of family involvement with child protective services (CPS) and symptoms of psychological distress and delinquency among youth. Data were obtained from 3181 participants within the 2009 cycle of the Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey, a province-wide school-based survey of 7th–…

… Long-term depression and suicidal ideation outcomes subsequent to emancipation … population Journal article … 1 … en … Long-term depression and suicidal ideation outcomes subsequent to emancipation … Major depressive episode (MDE) and suicidal ideation (SI) associated with history of foster care placement (HxFCP), and mediating effects of psychosocial and socioeconomic factors through which placement may confer psychiatric risks in the years subsequent to emancipation were examined in a national sample of 7534 Métis. More than one third of emancipated respondents reported past year MDE, a…

… Mothers and infants exposed to intimate partner violence compensate Journal article … 1 … en … Mothers and infants exposed to intimate partner violence compensate … Reasons for the developmental variability in children exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) are unclear and under studied. This article presents exploratory findings on (a) the potential impact of IPV on mother-child relationships and child development and (b) the association between these maternal-child relationship impacts and child development. The fit of findings with compensatory,…