DEVELOPMENTAL CONSEQUENCES OF CHILD ABUSE AND VIOLENCE

描述(改编自申请人的摘要)：这是一份申请 独立科学家奖(ISA)。该提案旨在允许申请者 制定一个多方面的研究计划，考察不同的 对男性和女性发展的虐待和其他暴力形式 不同民族的儿童和青少年。的主要目标 研究方案是：(1)为了更好地了解两者之间的关系 身体虐待和性虐待与不良心理发展 男性和女性的童年、青春期和青春期 不同的种族背景(特别是高加索人、非裔美国人和 西班牙裔)。(2)更好地显示儿童的发展阶段 与虐待的心理影响有关：检查虐待是否 发生在青春期开始之前和进入青春期有更大的 如果它在其他时间发生，就会产生更大的影响。(3)表明是否有性行为 虐待儿童与进入和通过的时间有关 一直到青春期。要检查此关联的可概括性 身体虐待和性虐待，男性和女性来自 不同的种族背景。(四)提供支持(或反对)的证据 儿童性虐待引起荷尔蒙变化的假说 对于适应和行为问题的发展：检查 这些变化对身体虐待和性虐待的概括性 以及来自不同种族背景的男性和女性。(5)至 考察邻里或社区暴力对儿童的影响 心理发展，以确定荷尔蒙的变化，如 皮质醇失调，与这种类型的暴力暴露有关， 并了解孩子在家庭中的养育环境(包括 存在滥用)可能会调解这一影响。(6)努力实现 不同形式虐待儿童后果的多元理论 以及整合了发展、心理生物学和语境的暴力 (生态)视角。描述了三项研究。一是 正在进行，由R01提供资金。另外两个正在规划中，并在外部 将寻求资金。 概述了职业发展计划，强调努力扩大 候选人在两个领域的知识对计划中的研究计划至关重要。 其中第一个领域涉及猪的生物学和内分泌学。 儿童时期的发展，重点是青春期过渡， 以及压力是如何影响这种发育的。第二个领域涉及 复杂、多变量纵向研究的设计与分析。这个 申请者所在的南加州大学的制度环境尤其 在这两个领域都有很强的实力。这份职业发展计划将是 通过包括研究生课程工作在内的一系列活动实施， 研讨会，并扩大与国际知名和 这些领域的受人尊敬的专家。

DESCRIPTION (Adapted from applicant's abstract): This is a request for an Independent Scientist Award (ISA). The proposal aims to allow the applicant to develop a multifaceted research program examining the impact of different forms of abuse and other violence on the development of male and female children and adolescents of different ethnic groups. The main objectives of the research program are: (1) To better understand the relationship between physical and sexual abuse and adverse psychological development in childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood in males and females from different ethnic backgrounds (especially Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic). (2) To better indicate how the child's stage of development is related to the psychological impact of abuse: To examine whether abuse that occurs before the onset of puberty and entry into adolescence has a greater impact than if it occurs at other times. (3) To show whether or not sexual abuse of children is associated with the timing of entry into and passage through puberty. To examine the generalizability of this association for physical abuse as well as sexual abuse and for males as well as females from different ethnic backgrounds. (4) To provide evidence for (or against) hypotheses that child sexual abuse causes hormonal changes that contribute to the development of adjustment and behavioral problems: To examine the generalizability of these changes for physical abuse as well as sexual abuse and for males as well as females from different ethnic backgrounds. (5) To examine the impact of neighborhood or community violence on children's psychological development, to determine whether hormonal changes, such as cortisol dysregulation, are associated with this type of violence exposure, and to understand how the child rearing context of the home (including the presence of abuse) may mediate this impact. (6) To work toward a multivariate theory of the consequences of different forms of child abuse and violence that integrates developmental, psychobiological, and contextual (ecological) perspectives. Three research studies are described. One is ongoing, funded by an R01. The other two are being planned and external funding will be sought. A career development plan is outlined that emphasizes efforts to expand the candidate's knowledge in two areas critical to the planned research program. The first of these areas concerns the biology and endocrinology of development during childhood, with an emphasis on the pubertal transition, and how this development is affected by stress. The second area concerns the design and analysis of complex, multivariate longitudinal research. The institutional environment of the applicant's university, USC, is especially strong in both these areas. This career development plan will be implemented through a number of activities including graduate course work, seminars, and expanded collaborations with internationally known and respected experts in these areas.