RT Article
T1 Associations Between Child Maltreatment and Adolescents’ Health-Related Quality of Life and Emotional and Social Problems in Low-Income Families, and the Moderating Role of Social Support
JF Journal of interpersonal violence
VO 36
IS 15/16
SP 7436
OP 7455
A1 Lo Kin-ming, Camilla
A1 Ka-wing, Frederick
A1 Yan, Elsie
A1 Lu, Yu
A1 Chan Ko Ling, Edward
A1 Ip, Patrick
A2 Ka-wing, Frederick
A2 Yan, Elsie
A2 Lu, Yu
A2 Chan Ko Ling, Edward
A2 Ip, Patrick
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1763010880
AB This study aimed to examine the associations between different types of child maltreatment and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and emotional and social problems in adolescents, and to examine the moderating effect of social support on those associations. A cross-sectional survey was conducted between January and June 2016 in Hong Kong. The sample comprised 351 parent and adolescent dyads from low-income families. The parents reported on child maltreatment (physical abuse, psychological aggression, and neglect), and the adolescents reported on their HRQoL, emotional problems, and social problems. The adolescents’ perceived social support was included as a potential moderator. Results of the study show that child physical abuse was strongly associated with emotional and social problems (B = 0.91-1.45, p < .05). Lower overall HRQoL was associated with psychological aggression (B = −3.96, p < .05) and neglect (B = −4.14, p < .05). Physical functioning was affected by psychological aggression (B = −3.16, p < .05), and emotional functioning was affected by neglect (B = −4.82, p < .05). Social functioning was impacted by all three types of maltreatment (B = −9.16 to −5.26, p < .05). This study extends previous literature by showing the varying effects of different types of child maltreatment on children’s health in the context of low-income families. The findings of this study also support that peer social support may buffer the effects of child physical abuse on adolescents’ emotional and social problems.
K1 Chinese
K1 Social Support
K1 health-related quality of life
K1 Adolescents
K1 child maltreatment
DO 10.1177/0886260519835880