This article applies a Developmental–Ecological perspective to the question of the etiology
of physical child abuse and neglect by organizing the paper around a variety of “contexts of …

Background There is widespread belief that individuals who were physically abused during
childhood are more likely to abuse their own children than those who were not abused, but …

Objective: To examine the significance of neonatal risk factors from the individual, family,
social, and parenting behavior domains of the ecological model of child maltreatment in …

The purpose of this study is to explore both risk and protective factors of child maltreatment
among at risk elementary school children. This study used data from the Longitudinal …

This review provides an overview of results that have been obtained in studies using the
Working Model of the Child Interview (WMCI). The WMCI is a structured interview that …

Early prevention of child maltreatment is most commonly delivered through home visitation
services, with the goal of promoting a positive start in parenting to avert potential child abuse …

Objectives: The purpose of this research was to determine whether adolescent mothers of
newborns are at higher risk for child abuse than adult mothers of newborns and to examine …

Low-income mother-infant pairs were randomly assigned to rooming-in (N= 143) or to
routine (N= 158) postpartum contact to determine whether rooming-in affects subsequent …

It is commonly believed that adolescent pregnancy results in greater risk for the young
mother and her infant than does pregnancy that occurs at a later age. In order to gain a …

This study examined a population of children with multiple disabilities to investigate whether
functional, developmental, or perinatal factors could differentiate children reported and …