@article{ref1,
title="Abuse characteristics and the concordance of child protective service determinations and adolescent self-reports of abuse",
journal="Child maltreatment",
year="2018",
author="Kobulsky, Julia M. and Kepple, Nancy Jo and Jedwab, Merav",
volume="23",
number="3",
pages="269-280",
abstract="This study examines the concordance of abuse self-reported by adolescents at 18 years and child protective service (CPS) determinations and how abuse characteristics predict concordance. It includes 819 youths participating in 18-year interviews of the Longitudinal Study of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN). Cross-tabulations revealed low correspondence between self-reports and CPS determinations of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Logistic regression identified that among youths with CPS physical abuse determinations, White race, chronicity, and co-occurring neglect were positively associated with corresponding self-reports. Co-occurring CPS-determined emotional abuse was more concordant with self-reports. More frequent self-reported physical abuse was associated with corresponding CPS determinations. Self-reports of childhood emotional abuse and perpetration by nonparental family/other household members were positively associated with corresponding CPS determinations. CPS determination concordance also varied significantly by LONGSCAN site. <br><br>RESULTS demonstrate differences in abuse characteristics captured by CPS data and youth self-report, which may impact research findings on abuse correlates.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1077-5595",
doi="10.1177/1077559518771743",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077559518771743"
}