The timing of child physical maltreatment: A cross-domain growth analysis of impact on adolescent externalizing and internalizing problems
The timing of child physical maltreatment: A cross-domain growth analysis of impact on adolescent externalizing and internalizing problems
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DOI：
10.1017/s0954579401004084
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发表时间：
2001-09-01
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Pettit, GS
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作者：
Keiley, ML;Howe, TR;Pettit, GS
在578名幼儿园至八年级儿童的样本中，我们使用生长模型来确定母亲报告和教师报告的三种身体虐待儿童的外化和内化行为的基本发展轨迹-早期伤害（5岁之前），后期伤害（5岁及以上）和非伤害-控制社会经济地位和性别。结果表明，孩子越早受到重要成年人的严厉身体治疗，他们越有可能在青春期早期经历适应问题。在多个领域，早期身体虐待比后期发生的相同类型的虐待与更多的负面后遗症有关。此外，拟合的成长模型显示，早期伤害组在幼儿园表现出较高的教师报告的外化问题的初始水平，并且这些问题行为的变化率显著不同于其他儿童。母亲们在9年的研究中报告了这一点。在幼儿园的老师看来，早期受到伤害的孩子也表现出更高水平的内化行为。在他们的老师看来，在9年的时间里，后来受到伤害的孩子的外化问题行为比早期或未受到伤害的孩子增加得更快。这些发现表明，虐待的时间是检查身体伤害对发育影响的一个显著因素。
In a sample of 578 children assessed in kindergarten through the eighth grade, we used growth modeling to determine the basic developmental trajectories of mother-reported and teacher-reported externalizing and internalizing behaviors for three physical maltreatment groups of children-early-harmed (prior to age 5 years), later-harmed (age 5 years and over), and nonharmed-controlling for SES and gender. Results demonstrated that the earlier children experienced harsh physical treatment by significant adults, the more likely they were to experience adjustment problems in early adolescence. Over multiple domains, early physical maltreatment was related to more negative sequelae than the same type of maltreatment occurring at later periods. In addition, the fitted growth models revealed that the early-harmed group exhibited somewhat higher initial levels of teacher-reported externalizing problems in kindergarten and significantly different rates of chang in these problem behaviors than other children. as reported by mothers over the 9 years of this study. The early-harmed children were also seen by teachers, in kindergarten, as exhibiting higher levels of internalizing behaviors. The later-harmed children were seen by their teachers as increasing their externalizing problem behaviors more rapidly over the 9 years than did the early- or nonharmed children. These findings indicate that the timing of maltreatment is a salient factor in examining the developmental effects of physical harm.