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First published on May 23, 2008, doi:10.1177/1077559508318392

Child Maltreatment 2008;13:235.

A more recent version of this article appeared on August 1, 2008

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Child and Adult Victimization: Sequelae for Female Caregivers of High-Risk Children

Cindy E. Weisbart1*, Richard Thompson2, Melissa Pelaez-Merrick3, Jeongeun Kim1, Traci Wike4, Ernestine Briggs5, Diana J. English6, and Howard Dubowitz1

1 University of Maryland, Baltimore
2 Juvenile Protective Association, Chicago, IL
3 San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego
4 University of North Carolina at Chapel-Hill
5 Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina
6 Child Welfare League of America, Arlington, Virginia

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: cweisbart{at}peds.umaryland.edu.


  Abstract
Little is known about the effects of child versus adult victimization or about the effects of victimization on physical health or social support. Mental and physical health outcomes among 890 female caregivers were examined utilizing data from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN). The study examined whether victimized women (compared to nonvictimized women) would endorse higher rates of depression, lower levels of social support, and poorer recent health. Differences between subgroups of victimized women defined by when victimization occurred (child only, adult only, and both child and adult) were also examined. Women with any victimization and women with victimization during both time periods had the worst outcomes. Child-only victimization effects, however, did not differ significantly from adult-only victimization. This study suggests added vulnerability for women victimized during both childhood and adulthood. Clinicians should carefully assess lifetime experiences of victimization; approaches to such assessment should be refined through further research.


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