Scardera, S., Langevin, R., Collin-Vezina, D., Cabana, M. C., Pereira, S. M. P., Côté, S., ... & Geoffroy, M. C.2016-08-082016-08-082023Scardera, 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.https://www.crimrxiv.com/pub/vf4p7q77/release/1http://hdl.handle.net/11212/2898Highlights 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.enchild maltreatmentlongitudinal studyadversityneglectCanadaInternational ResourcesArticle