Secondary Trauma and Parenting Practices in Internet Crimes against Children Task Force Investigators

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dc.contributor.authorStewart, J., & Witte, T. H.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-05T18:00:02Z
dc.date.available2020-11-05T18:00:02Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractInvestigating cases of child pornography requires daily exposure to sexually explicit material involving children and may have negative implications on the mental well-being of those in this line of work. This study aimed to identify whether secondary traumatic stress symptoms were associated with participants’ parenting behaviors and concerns about their own children’s use of the internet. Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force workers (n = 212) completed online questionnaires measuring work exposure to sexually explicit material, secondary traumatic stress symptoms, and parenting behaviors. Professionals in this field reported a wide range of secondary trauma symptoms, and their parenting behaviors were both directly and indirectly (via secondary trauma) affected by prolonged exposure to sexually explicit material involving children. Internet monitoring behaviors were more prevalent for parents of younger children, and mothers’ parenting behaviors were more strongly associated with secondary trauma symptoms than were fathers. Results have implications for mental health and parenting services for professionals in this field.en_US
dc.identifier.citationStewart, J., & Witte, T. H. (2020). Secondary Trauma and Parenting Practices in Internet Crimes against Children Task Force Investigators. American Journal of Criminal Justice, 1-20.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7274939/
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/4895
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Journal of Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.subjectparentingen_US
dc.subjectsecondary traumatic stressen_US
dc.subjectchild abuse investigationsen_US
dc.subjectinternet crimesen_US
dc.titleSecondary Trauma and Parenting Practices in Internet Crimes against Children Task Force Investigatorsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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