Fostering Resilient Development: Risk and Protective Factors Underlying Behavioral Trajectories of Maltreated Children

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Main Author:	Yoon, Susan
Language:	English
Published:	Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK 2016
Subjects:	Social Work
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1459363057

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-case14593630572021-08-03T06:35:05Z Fostering Resilient Development: Risk and Protective Factors Underlying Behavioral Trajectories of Maltreated Children Yoon, Susan Social Work Although research has documented a significant link between child maltreatment and behavior problems, less attention has been paid to the factors influencing diverse internalizing and externalizing behavioral pathways among maltreated children. Guided by developmental psychopathology and Bronfenbrenner’s bioecological theory, this study examined heterogeneity in developmental trajectories of internalizing and externalizing behavior problems among young maltreated children and identified risk and protective factors that shape various behavior trajectory patterns.Secondary longitudinal research was conducted using data from the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being (NSCAW-I). The study sample included 541 children who were ages of 4 and 5 years at baseline. Growth mixture modeling and multinomial logistic regression were used to identify distinctive behavior trajectory subgroups and to examine maltreatment characteristics and multi-level protective factors as predictors of trajectory group membership.Three distinctive behavior trajectory subgroups were identified for both internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. The three internalizing behavior trajectory groups included: decreasing (9%); increasing–stable (16%); and consistently low (75%). The three externalizing behavior trajectory groups included: high–decreasing (14%); increasing (13%); and consistently low (73%). Emotional abuse and severe harm from maltreatment predicted membership in the decreasing internalizing behavior group whereas sexual abuse and neglect predicted membership in the increasing–stable internalizing behavior group. Emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and earlier onset of maltreatment predicted membership in the high–decreasing externalizing behavior group. On the contrary, child prosocial skills and caregiver well-being were found to decrease the probability of membership in the decreasing internalizing, increasing–stable internalizing, and high–decreasing externalizing behavior groups. Findings suggest the importance of providing a thorough assessment of maltreatment experiences (e.g., type, level of harm, timing) and continued monitoring of behavioral development for children who were investigated by child protective services (CPS) for maltreatment. In addition, targeted interventions should be delivered to children with emotional abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, earlier onset, and more severe level of harm from maltreatment as these children are at higher risk of following poor internalizing and externalizing trajectories. Furthermore, interventions need to focus on enhancing child prosocial skills and caregiver well-being in order to prevent negative behavioral pathways among maltreated children. 2016-06-01 English text Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1459363057 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1459363057 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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title	Fostering Resilient Development: Risk and Protective Factors Underlying Behavioral Trajectories of Maltreated Children
title_short	Fostering Resilient Development: Risk and Protective Factors Underlying Behavioral Trajectories of Maltreated Children
title_full	Fostering Resilient Development: Risk and Protective Factors Underlying Behavioral Trajectories of Maltreated Children
title_fullStr	Fostering Resilient Development: Risk and Protective Factors Underlying Behavioral Trajectories of Maltreated Children
title_full_unstemmed	Fostering Resilient Development: Risk and Protective Factors Underlying Behavioral Trajectories of Maltreated Children
title_sort	fostering resilient development: risk and protective factors underlying behavioral trajectories of maltreated children
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Fostering Resilient Development: Risk and Protective Factors Underlying Behavioral Trajectories of Maltreated Children

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