Impact of a multidimensional intervention programme applied to families at risk for child neglect
Child Abuse ReviewPublished 1 January 2000
Louise S. Éthier, Germain Couture, Carl Lacharité, Jean-Pierre Gagnier
Citations38
SJR quartileQ2
SJR score0.40
SNIP0.68
Generate an AI Snapshot to get a quick, structured summary of this paper.
Study Snapshot
ObjectiveStudy objective
MethodsResearch methodology
PopulationPopulation studied
Sample sizeSample sizes
OutcomesStudy outcomes here
ResultsStudy results comes here
LimitationsResearch study limitations comes here
A concise AI-generated summary of the paper will appear here once you click Generate AI Snapshot.
TL;DR
The conclusion outlines the need for a long-term intervention process for families at high risk for child neglect and the necessity of addressing multiple dimensions of family life if lasting changes are to be expected.
Abstract
Child Abuse ReviewVolume 9, Issue 1 p. 19-36 Research Article Impact of a multidimensional intervention programme applied to families at risk for child neglect Louise S. Ethier, Corresponding Author Louise S. Ethier
Keywords
PsychologySocial Sciences
Archives of General PsychiatryAn Inventory for Measuring Depression
38,163 Citations1961Aaron T. Beck
The difficulties inherent in obtaining consistent and adequate diagnoses for the purposes of research and therapy have been pointed out and a wide variety of psychiatric rating scales have been developed.
European Journal of Operational ResearchQualitative data analysis: A sourcebook of new methods
2,922 Citations1985L. Dijkstra
Journal of Personality and Social PsychologyAssessing social support: The Social Support Questionnaire.
2,899 Citations1983Irwin G. Sarason, Henry M. Levine +2 more
Psychological BulletinEtiology of child maltreatment: A developmental€cological analysis.
1,288 Citations1993Jay Belsky
PsychiatryToward an Ecological/Transactional Model of Community Violence and Child Maltreatment: Consequences for Children’s Development
1,143 Citations1993Dante Cicchetti, Michael Lynch
A recent comparison of the rates of homicide among 21 developed nations indicates that the United States has the highest homicide rate in the world, and its rate is more than four times higher than the next highest rate.
Child DevelopmentBreaking the Cycle of Abuse
503 Citations1988Byron Egeland, Deborah Jacobvitz +1 more
Abused mothers who were able to break the abusive cycle were significantly more likely to have received emotional support from a nonabusive adult during childhood, participated in therapy during any period of their lives, and to have had aNonabusive and more stable, emotionally supportive, and satisfying relationship with a mate.
Wiley eBooksEarly prediction and prevention of child abuse
266 Citations1988Kevin Browne, Cliff Davies +1 more
Child Abuse & NeglectRisk of child abuse or neglect in a cohort of low-income children
213 Citations1995Jonathan B. Kotch, Dorothy C. Browne +6 more
For children born at risk for social and/or medical problems, extreme low income, low maternal education, maternal depression, the presence of any other young children in the home, and a mother's separation at age 14 years from her own mother significantly predict child maltreatment reports in the first year of life.
Guilford Press eBooksProtecting children from abuse and neglect : foundations for a new national strategy
141 Citations1994Gary B. Melton, Frank Barry
Journal of Child Psychology and PsychiatryPrimary Prevention of Child Physical Abuse and Neglect: A Critical Review. Part I
115 Citations1994Harriet L. MacMillan, James H. MacMillan +3 more
While many of these programs did not show a reduction in physical abuse or neglect, there is evidence that extended home visitation can prevent physical abuse and neglect among disadvantaged families.
Choice Reviews OnlinePreventing child maltreatment through social support: a critical analysis
115 Citations1996
Criminal Justice and BehaviorAn Information-Processing Perspective on the Behavior of Neglectful Parents
104 Citations1993P Crittenden
American Journal of OrthopsychiatryChild maltreatment and teenage first births: A relationship mediated by chronic sociodemographic stress?
87 Citations1988Susan J. Zuravin
The hypothesis that chronic stress mediates the relationship between teenage motherhood and both physical abuse and neglect of children is supported, showing the number of live births as the most important mediator for both types of maltreatment.
Clinical Psychology ReviewPrevention of child physical abuse and neglect: Promising new directions
70 Citations1993Christine Wekerle, David A. Wolfe
Specific strategies to address identified needs of the parent, child, and family situation hold the most promise for prevention, as opposed to nonspecific support and assistance; however, evidence of long-term benefits is limited, and indicators of actual maltreatment are rare and unreliable.
American Journal of OrthopsychiatryHome intervention for premature infants of low-income families.
69 Citations1984Gail Ross
Infants in low-income families with premature newborns were found to have higher mental ability scores, to be judged as having easier temperaments, and to be more likely to live in homes which facilitated development than were matched controls at one year of age.
PubMedPreventing child abuse and neglect: programmatic interventions.
51 Citations1994Deborah Daro, Karen McCurdy
What the authors know about the efficacy of prevention, those elements of prevention programming that suggest the most promise, and critical outstanding research questions surrounding the proliferation and improvement of prevention programs are identified are identified.
Santé mentale au QuébecLe stress parental chez les mères d’enfants d’âge préscolaire : validation et normes québécoises pour l’Inventaire de Stress Parental
50 Citations2008Carl Lacharité, Louise S. Éthier +1 more
Child Abuse & NeglectFamilies at risk of child maltreatment: Entry-level characteristics and growth in family functioning during treatment
24 Citations1992Catherine Ayoub, John B. Willett +1 more
Treatment is likely to be successful in stabilizing and slowly improving the family functioning of the majority of families at risk of child maltreatment, and treatment duration and rate of change in family functioning over time differed in clinically important ways across these groups.
Criminal Justice and BehaviorPrevention of Child Neglect
19 Citations1993David A. Wolfe
An overview of some of the risk factors that have been identified and that especially pertain to child neglect are presented, and suggestions of ways to conceptualize prevention goals follow from these identified risk factors.