Profiles and behavioral consequences of child abuse among adolescent girls and boys from Barbados and Grenada

The current study used latent class analysis to uncover groups of youths with specific abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual) profiles in and outside the family, and identify how membership in each abuse group is associated with behavioral outcomes. Data were collected among a sample of male (n = 6...

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Published in:Child abuse & neglect Vol. 79; pp. 245 - 258
Main Authors: Debowska, Agata, Boduszek, Daniel, Sherretts, Nicole, Willmott, Dominic, Jones, Adele D.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2018
Elsevier Science Ltd
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent Behavior - psychology
Adolescent girls
Adolescents
Aggression - psychology
Antisocial Behavior
Barbados
Behavior
Boys
Child
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse - psychology
Child abuse profiles
Child sexual abuse
Children
Children & youth
Conflict resolution
Emotional abuse
Emotions
Exposure to Violence - psychology
Families & family life
Family (Sociological Unit)
Female
Girls
Grenada
Hostility
Humans
Latent class analysis
Male
Membership
Non-violent conflict resolution
Physical Abuse - psychology
Self report
Sexual abuse
Sexual Behavior - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenagers
Violence
Violence perpetration
Youths from Barbados and Grenada
Barbados
Grenada
Non-violent conflict resolution
Youths from Barbados and Grenada
Violence perpetration
Hostility
Child abuse profiles
Latent class analysis
ISSN:0145-2134, 1873-7757, 1873-7757
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Summary:The current study used latent class analysis to uncover groups of youths with specific abuse (physical, emotional, and sexual) profiles in and outside the family, and identify how membership in each abuse group is associated with behavioral outcomes. Data were collected among a sample of male (n = 662; Mage = 13.02 years) and female (n = 689; Mage = 12.95 years) children and adolescents (9–17 years old) from Barbados and Grenada. Self-report surveys were completed by participants in school settings. Three latent classes of child abuse were distinguished among boys, including ‘low abuse’ (39.2% of the sample), ‘physical and emotional abuse high outside/medium in the family’ (43.2%), and ‘high overall abuse’ (17.6%). Among girls, four unique classes were recovered: ‘low abuse’ (40.7%), ‘high physical and emotional abuse outside the family’ (7.6%), ‘high emotional and moderate physical abuse’ (33.9%), and ‘high overall abuse’ (17.8%). Compared with members of low abuse groups, youths who reported having experienced high/moderate levels of various forms of violence, including those who were abused in multiple ways and across the two settings (‘high overall abuse’), were significantly more likely to engage in violent and hostile behavior. Abused and non-abused youths did not differ on non-violent conflict resolution skills. The significance of present findings for future research and practice is discussed.
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ISSN:0145-2134
1873-7757
1873-7757
DOI:10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.02.018