Risk factors of self-reported physical child abuse during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: work-related changes in men and fear of COVID-19 in women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is no global consensus on whether pandemic-related factors are related to child abuse. How the pandemic reinforces the risk factors of child abuse might depend largely on individuals' current and past lifestyles in each country. Some changes of lifestyles continue after the pandemic, and it is important to understand which factors are strongly associated with child abuse. We analyzed the pandemic-related characteristics of offenders and non-offenders of self-reported child physical abuse from Internet survey data in Japan and discussed how the pandemic affected physical child abuse and what caused the difference by gender.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study on physical child abuse by caregivers based on the Internet survey conducted from September

SUBMITTER: Naito H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10174052 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature