RESUMO
In a longitudinal study of the effects of early childhood maltreatment, 92 adolescents who had become parents while under 20 years of age were compared to 297 adolescents who had not become parents during their teenage years. Preschool and school-age physical abuse alone and in combination with neglect were found to have significant relationships with teenage parenthood. Low self-esteem, as evaluated by elementary school teachers, was related to both early maltreatment and teenage parenthood. Sexual abuse, based on retrospective reports of the adolescents, had a significant but weaker relationship to teenage parenthood. The implications of these findings and the findings that high school dropout, assaultive behavior, and drug use are also related to teenage parenthood are discussed.
Assuntos
Abuso Sexual na Infância/psicologia , Poder Familiar , Adolescente , Fatores Etários , Feminino , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
A 16-year longitudinal study followed preschool maltreated and nonmal-treated children to identify their involvement in assaultive behavior as adolescents. Severity of physical discipline, negative quality of the mother's interaction with the child, and the experience of sexual abuse were related to adolescent assaultive behavior.
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Maus-Tratos Infantis/estatística & dados numéricos , Transtornos do Comportamento Infantil/epidemiologia , Violência , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Maus-Tratos Infantis/psicologia , Abuso Sexual na Infância/psicologia , Abuso Sexual na Infância/estatística & dados numéricos , Transtornos do Comportamento Infantil/etiologia , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Relações Mãe-Filho , ProbabilidadeRESUMO
An analysis to identify risks for behavioral dysfunction is described in which maltreatment is viewed as one of multiple factors putting behavioral outcome at risk. Based on a study of physically abused and neglected, and nonabused, non-neglected children (n = 206) assessed at two points in time--preschool age and school age--variables representative of several domains (parenting, family environment, and child characteristics) were identified as significantly affecting children's behavioral functioning. Based on teachers' ratings, the children were assigned to one of three groups: high, medium, and low functioning. Discriminant analysis was used to determine which factors discriminated among the three groups. Results indicated that behavioral functioning is most strongly differentiated by the sociocultural and family climate in which the child is raised with physical and emotional maltreatment being significant but less powerful influences.
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Maus-Tratos Infantis/psicologia , Transtornos do Comportamento Infantil/psicologia , Transtornos Cognitivos/psicologia , Nível de Saúde , Relações Pais-Filho , Desenvolvimento da Personalidade , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Criança , Maus-Tratos Infantis/diagnóstico , Maus-Tratos Infantis/prevenção & controle , Transtornos do Comportamento Infantil/diagnóstico , Transtornos do Comportamento Infantil/prevenção & controle , Proteção da Criança , Pré-Escolar , Transtornos Cognitivos/diagnóstico , Feminino , Humanos , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Poder Familiar/psicologia , Determinação da Personalidade , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
The interaction of individual and environmental characteristics over time in children from maltreating families is examined in order to explore the origins, scope, and stability of resilience in children from abusive and neglectful home environments. Response to supportive influences in the extended family and wider community, as well as determination to be different from abusive parents, is emphasized as crucial to resilient behavior and is illustrated by a case study.
