Top

Gepubliceerd in:

01-08-2015 | Original Paper

Sexualized Behaviors Partially Mediate the Link between Maltreatment and Delinquent Behaviors

Auteurs: Melissa T. Merrick, Alan J. Litrownik, Benyamin Margolis, Tisha R. A. Wiley, Mark D. Everson, Howard Dubowitz, Diana English

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 8/2015

Abstract

The link between child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency has been well established, yet the underlying mechanisms through which the relationship may be explained are not very well understood. Although sexualized behaviors have been most studied in the context of sexual abuse, increasing evidence suggests that a broader conceptualization is warranted. Therefore, the current study tested sexualized behaviors as a mediator in the relation between child maltreatment of any type and delinquent behaviors using structural equation modeling. This study used a multi-site prospective sample of 804 children who were at high-risk for experiencing maltreatment and part of the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect consortium. This study found that reported maltreatment was related to delinquency, and sexualized behaviors partially mediated the relationship between child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency. Specifically, children with more maltreatment reports before age 8 had increased sexualized behaviors at age 8, which in turn predicted greater delinquent behaviors at age 12. These results suggest that in addition to maltreatment experiences, early sexualized behaviors (i.e., at age 8) may also be markers for subsequent delinquent behaviors (i.e., at age 12). Researchers and clinicians should work to further clarify the connections among child maltreatment, sexualized behaviors, and delinquency.

vorige artikel Social Information Processing in Child-to-Parent Aggression: Bidirectional Associations in a 1-Year Prospective Study

volgende artikel Family Influences on the Relationship Between Hurricane Exposure and Ataques de Nervios

Achenbach, T. M. (1991a). Manual for the child behavior checklist/4–18 & 1991 profile. Burlington: University of Vermont Department of Psychiatry.

Achenbach, T. M. (1991b). Manual for youth self-report and 1991 profile. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont, Department of Psychiatry.

Achenbach, T. M. (1991c). Manual for teacher’s report form and 1991 profile. Burlington, VT: University of VT, Department of Psychiatry.

Barnett, D., Manly, J. T., & Cicchetti, D. (1993). Defining child maltreatment: The interface between policy and research. In D. Cicchetti & S. L. Toth (Eds.), Child abuse, child development, and social policy (pp. 7–73). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Begle, A. M., Hanson, R. F., Danielson, C. K., McCart, M. R., Ruggiero, K. J., Amstadter, A. B., et al. (2011). Longitudinal pathways of victimization, substance use, and delinquency: Findings from the national survey of adolescents. Addictive Behaviors, 36, 682–689. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2010.12.026.PubMedCentralPubMedCrossRef

Behl, L. (2003). Understanding child maltreatment and juvenile delinquency. Child Maltreatment, 8, 230–231. doi:10.1177/1077559503254973.CrossRef

Bender, K. (2010). Why do some maltreated youth become juvenile offenders? A call for further investigation and adaptation of youth services. Child and Youth Services Review, 32, 466–473. doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.10.022.CrossRef

Bentler, P.M. (1990). Comparative fit indexes in structural models. Psychological Bulletin, 107, 238–246. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/bul/index.aspx.

Calhoun, G., Jurgens, J., & Chen, F. (1993). The neophyte female delinquent: A review of the literature. Adolescence, 28, 461–471.PubMed

Cicchetti, D., Ganiban, J., & Barnett, D. (1991). Contributions from the study of high risk populations to understanding the development of emotion regulation. In J. Garber & K. Dodge (Eds.), The development of emotion regulation and dysregulation (pp. 15–48). New York: Cambridge University Press.CrossRef

Cuevas, C. A., Finkelhor, D., Turner, H. A., & Ormrod, R. K. (2007). Juvenile delinquency and victimization: A theoretical typology. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 22, 1581–1602. doi:10.1177/0886260507306498.PubMedCrossRef

Drake, B. (1996). Unraveling “unsubstantiated”. Child Maltreatment, 1(3), 261–271. doi:10.1177/1077559596001003008.CrossRef

Elkovitch, N., Latzman, R. D., Hansen, D. J., & Flood, M. F. (2009). Understanding child sexual behavior problems: A developmental psychopathology framework. Clinical Psychology Review, 29, 586–598. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2009.06.006.PubMedCrossRef

English, D. J. & the LONGSCAN Investigators (1997). Modified maltreatment classification system (MMCS). For more information visit the LONGSCAN website at http://www.iprc.unc.edu/longscan/.

Everson, D. M., Smith, B. J., Hussey, M. J., English, D., Litrownik, J. A., Dubowitz, H., et al. (2008). Concordance between adolescent reports of childhood abuse and child protective service determinations in an at-risk sample of young adolescents. Child Maltreatment, 13, 14–26. doi:10.1177/1077559507307837.PubMedCrossRef

Farrington, D. P. & Loeber, R. (2000). Epidemiology of juvenile violence. Child & Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 9, 733–748. Retrieved from http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/623357/description.

Friedrich, W. N. (1997). Child sexual behavior inventory professional manual. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.

Friedrich, W.N., Davies, W.H., Feher, E., & Wright, J. (2003). Sexual behavior problems in preteen children: developmental, ecological, and behavioral correlates. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 989, 95–104. Retrieved from http://www.nyas.org/Publications/Archive.aspx.

Friedrich, W. N., Fisher, J., Broughton, D., Houston, M., & Shafran, C. R. (1998). Normative sexual behavior in children: A contemporary sample. Pediatrics, 101, 693–700.CrossRef

Friedrich, W. N., Fisher, J. L., Dittner, C. A., Acton, R., Berliner, L., Butler, J., et al. (2001). Child sexual behavior inventory: Normative, psychiatric, and sexual abuse comparisons. Child Maltreatment, 6, 37–49. doi:10.1177/1077559501006001004.PubMedCrossRef

Friedrich, W. N., Grambsch, P., Broughton, D., Kuiper, J., & Beilke, R. L. (1991). Normative sexual behavior in children. Pediatrics, 88, 456–464.PubMed

Friedrich, W. N., Grambsch, P., Damon, L., Hewitt, S. K., Koverola, C., Lang, R. A., et al. (1992). Child sexual behavior inventory: Normative and clinical comparisons. Psychological Assessment, 4, 303–311.CrossRef

Friedrich, W. N., & Trane, S. T. (2002). Sexual behavior in children across multiple settings. Child Abuse and Neglect, 26, 243–245. doi:10.1016/S0145-2134(01)00322-2.PubMedCrossRef

Gilgun, J. F. (2006). Children and adolescents with problematic sexual behaviors: Lessons from research on resilience. In R. Longo & D. Prescott (Eds.), Current perspectives on working with sexually aggressive youth and youth with sexual behavior problems (pp. 383–394). Holyoke, MA: NEARI Press.

Gover, A. R., & MacKenzie, D. L. (2003). Child maltreatment and adjustment to juvenile correctional institutions. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 30, 374–396. doi:10.1177/0093854803030003006.CrossRef

Graham, J. W. (2009). Missing data analysis: Making it work in the real world. Annual Review of Psychology, 60, 549–576.PubMedCrossRef

Grisso, T. (2002). Using what we know about child maltreatment and delinquency. Children’s Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice, 5, 299–305.CrossRef

Hamilton, C. E., Falshaw, L., & Browne, K. D. (2002). The link between recurrent maltreatment and offending behavior. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 46, 75–94. doi:10.1177/0306624X02461006.PubMedCrossRef

Haugaard, J. J., & Feerick, M. (2002). Interventions for maltreated children to reduce their likelihood of engaging in juvenile delinquency. Children’s Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice, 5, 285–297.CrossRef

Hoyle, R. H. (2000). Confirmatory factor analysis. In H. E. A. Tinsley & S. D. Brown (Eds.), Handbook of applied multivariate statistics and mathematical modeling (pp. 465–497). San Diego, CA: Academic Press.CrossRef

Hu, L., & Bentler, P. M. (1999). Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives. Structural Equation Modeling, 6, 1–55.CrossRef

Hussey, J. M., Marshall, J. M., English, D. J., Knight, E. D., Lau, A. S., Dubowitz, H., Kotch, J. B. (2005). Defining maltreatment according to substantiation: Distinction without a difference? Child Abuse & Neglect, 29, 479–492. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.12.005.

Kendall-Tackett, K. A., & Watson, M. W. (1991). Factors that influence professionals’ perceptions of behavioral indicators of child sexual abuse. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 6, 385–395. doi:10.1177/088626091006003010.CrossRef

Kendall-Tackett, K. A., Williams, L. M., & Finkelhor, D. (1993). Impact of sexual abuse on children: A review and synthesis of recent empirical studies. Psychological Bulletin, 113, 164–180. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/pubs/journals/bul/index.aspx.

Landsverk, J., & Garland, A. F. (1999). Foster care and pathways to mental health services. In P. A. Curtis, G. Dale Jr, et al. (Eds.), The foster care crisis: Translating research into policy and practice (pp. 193–210). Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.

Lansford, J. E., Dodge, K. A., Pettit, G. S., Bates, J. E., Crozier, J., & Kaplow, J. (2002). A 12-year prospective study of the long-term effect of early child physical maltreatment on psychological, behavioral, and academic problems in adolescence. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 156, 824-830. Retrieved from http://archpedi.ama-assn.org/.

Larsson, I., & Svedin, C. G. (2002). Sexual experiences in childhood: Young adults’ recollections. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 31, 263–273.PubMedCrossRef

Leiter, J., & Myers, K. A. (1994). Substantiated and unsubstantiated cases of child maltreatment: Do their consequences differ? Social Work Research, 18, 67–82.

Levesque, M., Bigras, M., & Pauze, R. (2010). Externalizing problems and problematic sexual behaviors: Same etiology? Aggressive Behavior, 36, 358–370. doi:10.1002/ab.20362.PubMedCrossRef

Lindblad, F., Gustafsson, P. A., Larsson, I., & Lundin, B. (1995). Preschoolers’ sexual behavior at daycare centers: An epidemiological study. Child Abuse and Neglect, 19, 569–577.PubMedCrossRef

Loeber, R., & Farrington, D. P. (2000). Young children who commit crime: Epidemiology, developmental origins, risk factors, early interventions, and policy implications. Development and Psychopathology, 12, 737–762. Retrieved from http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=DPP.

Merrick, M. T., Litrownik, A. J., Everson, M., & Cox, C. (2008). Beyond sexual abuse: The impact of other maltreatment experiences on sexualized behaviors. Child Maltreatment, 13, 122–132. doi:10.1177/1077559507306715.PubMedCrossRef

Mersky, J. P., Topitzes, J., & Reynolds, A. J. (2012). Unsafe at any age: Linking childhood and adolescent maltreatment to delinquency and crime. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 49, 295–318. doi:10.1177/0022427811415284.CrossRef

National Research Council. (1993). Understanding child abuse and neglect. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.

Peláez, M. T. (2005, April). Child sexual behaviors: Do they predict delinquency in a maltreated sample? Paper presented at the Society for Research in Child Development, Atlanta, GA.

Pilowsky, D. (1995). Psychopathology among children placed in family foster care. Psychiatric Services, 46, 906–911. Retrieved from http://ps.psychiatryonline.org/index.dtl.

Pithers, W. D., Gray, A., Busconi, A., & Houchens, P. (1998). Five empirically-derived subtypes of children with sexual behavior problems: Characteristics potentially related to juvenile delinquency and adult criminality. The Irish Journal of Psychology, 19, 49–67.CrossRef

Preski, S., & Shelton, D. (2001). The role of contextual, child, and parent factors in predicting criminal outcomes in adolescence. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 22, 197–205. Retrieved from http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/apl/umhn.

Quas, J. A., Bottoms, B. L., & Nuñez, N. (2002). Child maltreatment and delinquency: Framing issues of causation and consequence. Children’s Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice, 5, 245–248.CrossRef

Runyan, D. K., Curtis, P., Hunter, W., Black, M. M., Kotch, J. B., Bangdiwala, S., Landsverk, J. (1998). LONGSCAN: A consortium for longitudinal studies of maltreatment & the life course of children. Aggression & Violent Behavior: A Review Journal, 3, 275–285. doi:10.1016/S1359-1789(96)00027-4.

Sandfort, T. G. M., & Cohen-Kettenis, P. T. (2000). Sexual behavior in Dutch and Belgian children as observed by their mothers. Journal of Psychology & Human Sexuality, 12, 105–115. doi:10.1300/J056v12n01_07.CrossRef

Schwartz, I. M., & Rendon, J. A. (1994). Is child maltreatment a leading cause of delinquency? Child Welfare, 73, 639–655.PubMed

Silovsky, J. F., & Niec, L. (2002). Characteristics of young children with sexual behavior problems: A pilot study. Child Maltreatment, 7, 187–197. doi:10.1177/1077559502007003002.PubMedCrossRef

Steiger, J. S. (1990). Structural model evaluation and modification: An interval estimation approach. Multivariate Behavioral Research, 25, 173–180. doi:10.1207/s15327906mbr2502_4.CrossRef

Stevenson, J. & Goodman, R. (2001). Association between behaviour at age 3 years and adult criminality. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 179, 197–202. Retrieved from http://bjp.rcpsych.org/.

Stouthamer-Loeber, M., Wei, E. H., Homish, D. L., & Loeber, R. (2002). Which family and demographic factors are related to both maltreatment and persistent serious juvenile delinquency? Children’s Services: Social Policy, Research, and Practice, 5, 261–272.CrossRef

Tanaka, J. S. (1993). Multifaceted conceptions of fit in structural equation models. In K. A. Bollen & J. S. Long (Eds.), Testing structural equation models (pp. 10–39). Newbury Park, CA: Sage Press.

Topitzes, J., Mersky, J. P., & Reynolds, A. J. (2012). From child maltreatment to violent offending: An examination of mixed-gender and gender-specific models. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 27, 2322–2347. doi:10.1177/0886260511433510.PubMedCentralPubMedCrossRef

Trickett, P. K., Negriff, S., Ji, J., & Peckins, M. (2011). Child maltreatment and adolescent development. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 21, 3–20. doi:10.1111/j.1532-7795.2010.00711.x.CrossRef

Wherry, J. N., Jolly, J. B., Feldman, J., Adam, B., & Manjanatha, S. (1995). Child sexual behavior inventory scores for inpatient psychiatric boys: An exploratory study. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 4, 95–105. Retrieved from http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t792303988~link=cover.

Widom, C. S. (1989). The cycle of violence. Science, 244, 160–166. doi:10.1126/science.2704995.PubMedCrossRef

Widom, C. S. (1991). Childhood victimization: Risk factor for delinquency. In M. E. Colten & S. Gore (Eds.), Adolescent stress: Causes and consequences. Social institutions and social change (pp. 201–221). Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter.

Widom, C. S., & White, H. R. (1997). Problem behaviors in abused and neglected children grown up: Prevalence and co-occurrence of substance abuse, crime and violence. Criminal Behavior and Mental Health, 7, 287–310. doi:10.1002/cbm.191.CrossRef

Williams, J. H., Van Dorn, R. A., Bright, C. L., Jonson-Reid, M., & Nebbitt, V. E. (2010). Research on Social Work Practice, 20, 253–259. doi:10.1177/1049731509347865.

Titel: Sexualized Behaviors Partially Mediate the Link between Maltreatment and Delinquent Behaviors
Auteurs: Melissa T. Merrick
Alan J. Litrownik
Benyamin Margolis
Tisha R. A. Wiley
Mark D. Everson
Howard Dubowitz
Diana English
Publicatiedatum: 01-08-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 8/2015
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-014-0024-3

Bohn Stafleu van Loghum

Deel dit onderdeel of sectie (kopieer de link)

Abstract

Log in om toegang te krijgen

Andere artikelen Uitgave 8/2015

The Influence of Paternal and Maternal Major Depressive Disorder on Offspring Psychiatric Disorders

Extending Knowledge of Parents’ Role in Adolescent Development: The Mediating Effect of Self-esteem

Psychometric Properties and Standardization of the Korean Version of the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory

The Emotional Correlates to Callous–Unemotional Traits in Children

Enhancing Positive Parenting Through Metacognition with the Program ‘Lou & us’

Socio-Cultural Context and Bulling Others in Childhood