The reported health and functioning of children maltreated while in family foster care
The reported health and functioning of children maltreated while in family foster care
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DOI：
10.1016/0145-2134(96)00044-0
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发表时间：
1996-07-01
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Brandt, D
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作者：
Benedict, MI;Zuravin, S;Brandt, D
准确评估家庭寄养期间虐待风险因素的能力对于制定预防和干预战略至关重要。然而，关于在寄养期间遭受虐待的儿童的信息非常有限。本相关性研究报告的特点，健康和功能参数的所有78名儿童证实虐待报告1984-1988年之间在城市寄养计划相比，随机抽样的229 nonmaltreated儿童寄养在同一时期。几乎50%经证实的虐待是性虐待，其余是身体虐待和忽视。在健康，发展和功能的问题，在社会服务的记录报告了大量的所有儿童，但儿童性虐待，而在照顾更有可能有一个非亲属安置，并有心理健康和发展问题的确定。寄养期间的身体虐待和忽视与儿童健康和功能特征无关。这些结果的影响进行了讨论的背景下使用的数据源。
The ability to assess accurately risk factors for maltreatment while in family foster care is essential for developing prevention and intervention strategies. Yet information about children involved in maltreatment episodes while in foster care is severely limited. This correlational study reports on characteristics, health, and functioning parameters of all 78 children with substantiated maltreatment reports between 1984-1988 in an urban foster care program as compared to a random sample of 229 nonmaltreated children in foster care in the same time period. Almost 50% of the substantiated maltreatment was sexual abuse with the remainder physical abuse and neglect. Problems in health, development, and functioning were reported in the social services record for a large number of all children, but children sexually abused while in care were significantly more likely to have a nonkinship placement, and to have mental health and development problems identified. Physical abuse and neglect while in foster care were not associated with child health and functioning characteristics. The implications of these results are discussed within the context of the data source used.