Do children unintentionally report maltreatment? Comparison of disclosures of neglect versus sexual abuse.
Do children unintentionally report maltreatment? Comparison of disclosures of neglect versus sexual abuse.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105824
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发表时间：
2022-11
影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Quas, Jodi A.
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作者：
Lavoie, Jennifer;Williams, Shanna;Lyon, Thomas D.;Quas, Jodi A.
儿童的初次报告往往在确定虐待情况方面发挥关键作用，大量的科学研究研究了儿童如何揭发性虐待和身体虐待。尽管忽视在虐待经历中占很大比例，但人们对儿童是否以及如何披露忽视的关注相对较少。本研究的主要目的是通过比较疏忽案件和性虐待案件的披露模式来记录这一过程。对4至17岁儿童中被证实的被忽视(n=71)和性虐待(n=65)被证明的受抚养人案件的审判权报告(N=136)进行了编码，以说明为什么怀疑虐待，以及儿童对虐待的知觉和披露。疏忽最初最常见的怀疑是通过与紧急服务机构(例如警察、紧急医疗服务)的接触，而性虐待最常见的最初怀疑是由于儿童的陈述。与忽视相比，儿童表现出对性虐待更多的感知，并且更有可能在他们的第一次调查性采访中透露前者。感知到的意识还与儿童的陈述在第一次调查面谈中发现虐待和披露的可能性更高有关。孩子们可能会受益于更多关于他们对安全、监管和家庭用品的需求的知识，这可能会增加他们披露疏忽的可能性。反过来，这可能会导致对儿童和家庭的更早干预。
Children’s initial reports often play a key role in the identification of maltreatment, and a sizeable amount of scientific research has examined how children disclose sexual and physical abuse. Although neglect constitutes a large proportion of maltreatment experiences, relatively little attention has been directed toward understanding whether and how children disclose neglect. The overarching aim of the present study was to document this process by comparing disclosure patterns in cases of neglect to those in cases of sexual abuse. Redacted jurisdiction reports (N = 136) of substantiated dependency cases of neglect (n = 71) and sexual abuse (n = 65) in 4- to 17-year-olds were coded for why maltreatment was suspected, and for children’s perceived awareness and disclosure of the maltreatment. Neglect was most often initially suspected via contact with emergency services (e.g., police, emergency medical services), whereas sexual abuse was most often initially suspected as a result of children’s statements. Children evidenced greater perceived awareness of sexual abuse than neglect and were more likely to disclose the former in their first investigative interview. Perceived awareness was further associated with a higher likelihood of children’s statements initiating discovery of maltreatment and disclosing in the first investigative interview. Children may benefit from greater knowledge about their needs for safety, supervision, and provision in the home, which could increase the likelihood they would disclose neglect. Such, in turn, could lead to earlier interventions for children and families.
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