Parents» self - reports provide a powerful measure of child maltreatment; several rigorous studies show reductions in harsh parenting, neglect, physical abuse, and
psychological abuse measured from one to seven years and increased use of non-violent discipline.
Not exact matches
Article 39: States Parties shall take all appropriate
measures to promote physical and
psychological recovery and social reintegration of a child victim of: any form of neglect, exploitation, or
abuse; torture or any other form of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; or armed conflicts.
This report, which presents 12 - month impact results from a demonstration designed to strengthen marriages among low - income married couples with children, shows that the program produced a consistent pattern of small, positive effects on multiple aspects of couples» relationships, including
measures of relationship quality,
psychological and physical
abuse, and adult individual
psychological distress.
The JCTS2F has 10 items that
measure respondents» experiences of
abuse in IPV situations and five subscales:
psychological aggression, physical assault, injury, sexual coercion, and negotiation.
To
measure psychological and physical
abuse among dating partners within the past school year, Straus et al.'s (1996) Revised Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS2) was used to
measure intimate partner violence by «a partner» over the previous school year.
When it occurs exclusively, it may have more adverse impact on the child and on later adult
psychological functioning than the
psychological consequences of physical
abuse, especially with respect to such
measures as depression and self - esteem, 7 aggression, delinquency, or interpersonal problems.8
Main outcome
measures: Mother — child interaction, maternal
psychological health attitudes and behaviour, infant functioning and development, and risk of neglect or
abuse.
The CTS2 is a commonly used
measure of intimate partner violence that
measures the frequency with which respondents had experienced
psychological and physical
abuse from their dating partners.
See, e.g., M. F. Shepard and J. A. Campbell, The Abusive Behavior Inventory: A
Measure of
Psychological and Physical
Abuse, 7 J. OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE 291 - 305 (1992).
Main Outcome
Measures (1) Association of 7 adverse exposures (3 categories of child
abuse [physical
abuse, sexual
abuse, and
psychological maltreatment] and 4 categories of household dysfunction [caregiver problem drinking, caregiver depression, caregiver treated violently, and criminal behavior in the household]-RRB- derived from data collected when the child was 4 years old.
Race / Ethnicity Caucasian Hispanic African American Asian American Native American Other races not listed N / A Socioeconomic status < $ 10,000 $ 10,000 - $ 20,000 $ 20,000 - $ 30,000 $ 30,000 - $ 40,000 $ 40,000 - $ 50,000 $ 50,000 - $ 60,000 $ 60,000 - $ 70,000 > $ 70,000 Education level High school diploma Vocational training Some college Bachelor's degree Graduate / professional training Doctoral degree Marital status
Measures The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study Questionnaire (ACEs Questionnaire; Felitti et al., 1998) assessed mothers» exposure to seven dimensions of ACEs, including
psychological, physical, and sexual
abuse and exposure to parental substance
abuse, mental illness, domestic violence, and criminal behavior.