Change and consistency in descriptions of child maltreatment: A comparison of caregivers' perspectives 20 years apart.

ABSTRACT: Although approximately one-fifth of child maltreatment reports originate with family members, friends, neighbors, or community members, their efforts to identify and report child maltreatment are still not well understood. Nor is it well understood how these individuals' perceptions of what constitutes maltreatment may change over time. This study examined descriptions of behavior perceived as maltreatment by caregivers of minors in Cleveland, Ohio, USA neighborhoods. Data were obtained from two neighborhood-based cross-sectional surveys of caregivers of minors: one conducted in 1995-1996 and the other in 2014-2015. The sample consisted of 400 caregivers living in 20 census tracts with varying profiles of maltreatment risk in the 1995-1996 study, and 400 caregivers living in the same 20 ce

SUBMITTER: Spilsbury JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6589824 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature