Citation

Green MJ, Tzoumakis S, McIntyre B, Kariuki M, Laurens KR, Dean K, Chilvers M, Harris F, Butler M, Brinkman SA, Carr VJ. Child Dev. 2018; 89(5): 1599-1612.

Affiliation

Monash University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/cdev.12928

PMID

28805252

Abstract

This study examined associations between maltreatment and early developmental vulnerabilities in a population sample of 68,459 children (Mage  = 5.62 years, SD = .37) drawn from the Australian state of New South Wales, using linked administrative data for the children and their parents (collected 2001-2009). Associations were estimated between (a) any maltreatment, (b) the number of maltreatment types, and (c) the timing of first reported maltreatment and vulnerability and risk status on multiple developmental domains (i.e., physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and communication). Pervasive associations were revealed between maltreatment and all developmental domains; children exposed to two or more maltreatment types, and with first maltreatment reported after 3 years of age, showed greater likelihood of vulnerability on multiple domains, relative to nonmaltreated children.

© 2017 The Authors. Child Development © 2017 Society for Research in Child Development, Inc.

Language: en