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The study aims to identify various demographic, family, parent, and child factors associated with the risk of child maltreatment.

November 1, 1998Child Abuse & NeglectOpen Access

A longitudinal analysis of risk factors for child maltreatment: findings of a 17-year prospective study of officially recorded and self-reported child abuse and neglect

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Longitudinal analysis identifies multiple risk factors for child maltreatment, suggesting pathways for prevention.

The study aims to identify various demographic, family, parent, and child factors associated with the risk of child maltreatment.
Surveys assessing factors related to demographics, family relationships, parental behavior, and child characteristics were conducted with 644 families.
Data on child abuse and neglect were collected from official state records and retrospective youth self-reports.
The study occurred over four occasions from 1975 to 1992.
Maternal youth and maternal sociopathy were linked to physical abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect.
The prevalence of maltreatment increased from 3% with no risk factors to 24% with four or more risk factors.
Discrepancies existed between state records and self-reports regarding child maltreatment incidents.

Brown et al. (1998) studied this question.

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