TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Trajectories of Maltreatment Re-Reports From Ages 4 to 12: Evidence for Persistent Risk after Early Exposure
JO  - Child maltreatment
A1  - Proctor, Laura J.
A1  - Aarons, Gregory A.
A1  - Dubowitz, Howard
A1  - English, Diana J.
A1  - Lewis, Terri
A1  - Thompson, Richard
A1  - Hussey, Jon M.
A1  - Litrownik, Alan J.
A1  - Roesch, Scott C.
SP  - 207
EP  - 217
VL  - 17
IS  - 3
N2  - This study identified trajectories of maltreatment re-reports between ages 4 and 12 for children first referred to Child Protective Services (CPS) for maltreatment prior to age 4 and either removed from the home or assessed by a CPS intake worker as moderately or highly likely to be abused/neglected in the future, absent intervention. Participants (n = 501) were children from the Southwest and Northwest sites of the Consortium for Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN). During the 8-year follow-up period, 67% of children were re-reported. Growth mixture modeling identified four trajectory classes: No re-report (33%), Continuous re-reports (10%), Intermittent re-reports (37%), and Early re-reports (20%). Membership in classes with relatively more re-reports was predicted by several factors assessed at age 4, including physical abuse; living with a biological/stepparent; caregiver alcohol abuse, depression, and lack of social support; receipt of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC); and number of children in the home. For a subpopulation of high-risk children first reported in early childhood, risk for maltreatment re-reporting may persist longer than previously documented, continuing 8 to 12 years after the first report.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1077-5595
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1077559512448472
ID  - ref1
ER  -