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Najman JM, Scott JG, Williams GM, et al. Predicting Child Maltreatment over the Early Life Course: A Prospective Study. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2021;doi: 10.1007/s10578-021-01164-z.
Najman, J. M., Scott, J. G., Williams, G. M., Clavarino, A. M., Kisely, S., & McGee, T. R. (2021). Predicting Child Maltreatment over the Early Life Course: A Prospective Study. Child psychiatry and human development, . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01164-z
Najman, Jake M, et al. "Predicting Child Maltreatment over the Early Life Course: A Prospective Study." Child psychiatry and human development vol. (2021). doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01164-z
Najman JM, Scott JG, Williams GM, Clavarino AM, Kisely S, McGee TR. Predicting Child Maltreatment over the Early Life Course: A Prospective Study. Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2021 Mar 31; doi: 10.1007/s10578-021-01164-z. Epub 2021 Mar 31. PMID: 33788054.
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Child Psychiatry Hum Dev. 2021 Mar 31; doi: 10.1007/s10578-021-01164-z. Epub 2021 Mar 31.

Predicting Child Maltreatment over the Early Life Course: A Prospective Study.

Child psychiatry and human development

Jake M Najman, James G Scott, Gail M Williams, Alexandra M Clavarino, Steve Kisely, Tara R McGee

Affiliations

  1. School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Public Health Building, Herston Campus, 288 Herston Road, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia. [email protected].
  2. Mental Health Research Programme, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, 300 Herston Road, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia.
  3. Metro North Mental Health Service, Herston, QLD, Australia.
  4. School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Public Health Building, Herston Campus, 288 Herston Road, Herston, QLD, 4006, Australia.
  5. School of Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia.
  6. School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, 176 Messines Ridge Road, Mount Gravatt, QLD, 4122, Australia.

PMID: 33788054 DOI: 10.1007/s10578-021-01164-z

Abstract

A large number of early life exposures predict child maltreatment. Using data from a 30-year birth cohort study we examine 12 early life course risk factors of four types of self-reported childhood maltreatment recalled at the 30-year follow-up. Of the 7223 children in the sample at birth, 2425 responded to the Child Trauma Questionnaire at the 30-year follow-up. On adjusted analysis being a teenage mother predicts childhood physical and sexual abuse, as well as child neglect. More numerous maternal marital partner changes in the 5 years after the birth predict offspring experiences of emotional abuse, sexual abuse and childhood neglect. Policy responses should focus on the broad social context in which children are reared as the most effective approach to reducing the high level of childhood abuse and neglect.

Keywords: Child abuse; Early life; Neglect; Predictors

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