| Content Provider |
World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
| Author |
Lee, Jungeun Olivia Herrenkohl, Todd I. Jung, Hyunzee Skinner, Martie L. Klika, J. Bart |
| Description |
Country affiliation: United States Author Affiliation: Lee JO ( School of Social Work, University of Southern California, 1149 S. Hill St. Suite 360s, Los Angeles, CA 90015, USA.); Herrenkohl TI ( Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, 9725 3rd Ave. NE, Suite 401, Seattle, WA 98115, USA.); Jung H ( Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, 9725 3rd Ave. NE, Suite 401, Seattle, WA 98115, USA.); Skinner ML ( Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, 9725 3rd Ave. NE, Suite 401, Seattle, WA 98115, USA.); Klika JB ( Institute for Educational Research and Service, School of Social Work, University of Montana, 32 Campus Dr., Missoula, MT 59812, USA.) |
| Abstract |
Research provides increasing evidence of the association of child abuse with adult antisocial behavior. However, less is known about the developmental pathways that underlie this association. Building on the life course model of antisocial behavior, the present study examined possible developmental pathways linking various forms of child abuse (physical, emotional, sexual) to adult antisocial behavior. These pathways include child and adolescent antisocial behavior, as well as adulthood measures of partner risk taking, warmth, and antisocial peer influences. Data are from the Lehigh Longitudinal Study, a prospective longitudinal study examining long-term developmental outcomes subsequent to child maltreatment. Participant families in the Lehigh Longitudinal Study were followed from preschool age into adulthood. Analyses of gender differences addressed the consistency of path coefficients across genders. Results for 297 adult participants followed from early childhood showed that, for both genders, physical and emotional child abuse predicted adult crime indirectly through child and adolescent antisocial behavior, as well as adult partner and antisocial peer influences. However, for females, having an antisocial partner predicted an affiliation with antisocial peers, and that in turn predicted adult crime. For males, having an antisocial partner was associated with less partner warmth, which in turn predicted an affiliation with antisocial peers, itself a proximal predictor of adult crime. Sexual abuse also predicted adolescent antisocial behavior, but only for males, supporting what some have called 'a delayed-onset pathway' for females, whereby the exposure to early risks produce much later developmental outcomes. |
| File Format |
HTM / HTML |
| ISSN |
01452134 |
| e-ISSN |
18737757 |
| DOI |
10.1016/j.chiabu.2015.07.012 |
| Journal |
Child Abuse & Neglect |
| Volume Number |
47 |
| Language |
English |
| Publisher |
Elsevier |
| Publisher Date |
2015-09-01 |
| Publisher Place |
Great Britain (UK) |
| Access Restriction |
Open |
| Subject Keyword |
Discipline Pediatrics Adult Survivors Of Child Abuse Statistics & Numerical Data Child Abuse Adolescent Psychology Child, Preschool Infant Longitudinal Studies Peer Group Risk Factors Sex Factors Sexual Partners Social Behavior Social Environment Research Support, N.i.h., Extramural Research Support, U.s. Gov't, Non-p.h.s. |
| Content Type |
Text |
| Resource Type |
Article |
| Subject |
Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Work Psychiatry and Mental Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health |
