Family abduction in a national sample of US children

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dc.contributor.authorFinkelhor, D., Henly, M., Turner, H., & Hamby, S.
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-07T16:59:26Z
dc.date.available2017-12-07T16:59:26Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractThis study examined the prevalence and characteristics of family abduction episodes occurring in a nationally representative sample of US children ages 0–17. It drew on the experiences of 13,052 children and youth from the aggregation of three cross-section alwaves (2008, 2011, and 2014) of the National Surveys of Children Exposed to Violence. The overall prevalence rate was 4.1% for a lifetime and 1.2% for a past year episode. Rates were higher for younger than older children. Parents constituted 90% of the abductors with females outnumbering males 60% to 40%, although men outnumbered women as perpetrators for certain types of abductions. A bit less than half of the episodes (43%) were reported to police. The experience of a lifetime family abduction had an independent association with traumatic stress symptoms independent of exposure to other kinds of victimization including child maltreatment and witnessing family violence. (Author Abstract)en_US
dc.identifier.citationFinkelhor, D., Henly, M., Turner, H., & Hamby, S. (2017). Family abduction in a national sample of US children. Child abuse & neglect, 67, 403-407.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://unh.edu/ccrc/pdf/CV346.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11212/3649
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherChild Abuse & Neglecten_US
dc.subjectchild abuseen_US
dc.subjectchild witness to interpersonal violenceen_US
dc.subjectexposure to violenceen_US
dc.subjectfamily violenceen_US
dc.subjectdomestic violenceen_US
dc.subjectpsychological effectsen_US
dc.subjectresearchen_US
dc.titleFamily abduction in a national sample of US childrenen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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