Derivation of probable child maltreatment indicators using prospectively recorded information between 5 months and 17 years in a longitudinal cohort of Canadian children

Abstract

Highlights

In this longitudinal cohort, maltreatment experts retained 251 of 29,600 items available

Probable maltreatment indicators were derived: presence, chronicity, extent of exposure, and cumulative maltreatment

Prevalence rates vary from 3.3% and 44.9% across developmental periods, and 16.5- 67.3% by the end of adolescence

Prospective and retrospective maltreatment identify different groups of individuals

As most studies use retrospective data, findings suggest that the representation of child maltreatment is incomplete and retrospective reports should be complimented by prospective data, whenever possible.

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Keywords

child maltreatment, longitudinal study, adversity, neglect, , Canada, International Resources

Citation

Scardera, S., Langevin, R., Collin-Vezina, D., Cabana, M. C., Pereira, S. M. P., Côté, S., ... & Geoffroy, M. C. (2023). Derivation of probable child maltreatment indicators using prospectively recorded information between 5 months and 17 years in a longitudinal cohort of Canadian children. CrimRxiv.

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