A 30-year Follow-up of the Effects of Child Abuse and Neglect on Obesity in Adulthood

Obesity ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 1900-1905 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tyrone Bentley ◽  
Cathy S. Widom
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Abuse And Neglect

Research Implications for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect

2005 ◽  
Vol 86 (4) ◽  
pp. 491-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanette Harder
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Prevention Programs ◽  
Empirical Literature ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Comparison Groups ◽  
Quality Of Research

Child abuse and neglect is a problem of vast proportions. Research on the effectiveness of child abuse and neglect prevention programs is critical for the provision of effective and efficient services. This article is a critical analysis of the research methodologies on child abuse and neglect prevention programs at the secondary and tertiary levels as represented in the empirical literature. The article describes child abuse and neglect prevention programs, describes and analyzes the research conducted on these programs, and suggests ways to improve and validity of future research. There is a need for greater quantity and quality of research on child abuse and neglect prevention programs, including the increased use of comparison groups, larger sample sizes, and follow-up measurement.

Professional self-efficacy for responding to child abuse presentations

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 81-92
Author(s):  
Jennifer Anne Fraser ◽  
Tara Flemington ◽  
Diep Thi Ngoc Doan ◽  
Van Minh Tu Hoang ◽  
Binh Thi Le Doan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Child Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Training Programme ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Efficacy Expectations ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Professional Self

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to validate measures of professional self-efficacy for detecting and responding to child abuse and neglect presentations, and then evaluate a clinical training programme for health professionals in a tertiary-level hospital in Vietnam. Design/methodology/approach A prospective, cohort design was used and professional self-efficacy was measured immediately prior to, and shortly after, training 116 nurses and doctors in emergency settings. Longer-term follow-up was measured six months later. Findings Linear mixed modelling showed that there was a statistically significant improvement in efficacy expectations for both suspected and known cases of child abuse and neglect between the pre- and post-test measures at zero and six weeks. These improvements did not persist to the six-month follow-up. Research limitations/implications The training succeeded in improving detection and clinical response to child abuse and neglect presentations but not faith in the provision of ongoing support for children and families. Practical implications Practice change in emergency settings in Vietnam can be achieved using a sustainable theoretically driven training programme. Social implications Building the capacity of health professionals to respond to cases of child abuse and neglect relies on the strength of the community and support services within which the hospital is located. Originality/value Measures of self-efficacy expectations and outcome expectations for responding to child abuse and neglect presentations in emergency settings in Vietnam are now validated.

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