Open AccessExamining Pregnant Women's Hostile Attributions About Infants as a Predictor of Offspring Maltreatment
Author(s) -
Lisa J. Berlin,
Kenneth A. Dodge,
J. Steven Reznick
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
jama pediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.004
H-Index - 183
eISSN - 2168-6211
pISSN - 2168-6203
DOI - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.1212
Subject(s) - attribution , medicine , psychosocial , poison control , intervention (counseling) , child abuse , suicide prevention , injury prevention , psychiatry , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , psychology , social psychology , environmental health
Child maltreatment is a serious public health problem that disproportionately affects infants and toddlers. In the interest of informing prevention and intervention efforts, this study examined pregnant women's attributions about infants as a risk factor for child maltreatment and harsh parenting during their children's first and second years. We also provide specific methods for practitioners to assess hostile attributions.
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