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UNDERSTANDING PATTERNS OF CHILD MALTREATMENT
Author(s) -
Ards SHEILA
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
contemporary economic policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.454
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1465-7287
pISSN - 1074-3529
DOI - 10.1111/j.1465-7287.1992.tb00359.x
Subject(s) - psychology , child abuse , poison control , human factors and ergonomics , suicide prevention , developmental psychology , criminology , environmental health , medicine
Some authors point to growing public awareness and financial stress on families to explain the increased number of child maltreatment reports over the past decade. This paper tests the relative importance of these two factors in explaining the increase. It compares and evaluates two conceptual models to see how well they predict the surge in child maltreatment reports over the last decade and the variability of reports across communities. A better understanding of the factors associated with child maltreatment will aid social service agencies in their attempt to mitigate further maltreatment of children.