RT Article
T1 Anger and attention problems as mechanisms linking maltreatment subtypes and witnessed violence to social functioning among children in out-of-home care
JF Child maltreatment
VO 27
IS 4
SP 647
OP 657
A1 Cooley, John L.
A1 Taussig, Heather N.
A2 Taussig, Heather N.
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1858902185
AB Research has consistently shown that child maltreatment and witnessed violence lead to disrupted patterns of social functioning, yet the mechanisms underlying these pathways remain unclear. This cross-sectional study evaluated whether anger and/or attention problems mediated the links from abuse, neglect, and witnessed violence to peer problems and aggressive behavior. Participants included a diverse sample of 470 children (ages 8?11; 52.1% boys) living in out-of-home care. Subtype and severity of maltreatment exposure were coded using Child Protection Services? intake reports and court records. Witnessed violence and anger were assessed using child-reports, and caregivers provided ratings of attention problems and social functioning. Indirect effects were tested using a series of structural equation path analysis models. Results indicated that anger fully mediated the links from witnessed violence to both peer problems and aggressive behavior. Further, attention problems fully mediated the links from physical abuse and physical neglect to both peer problems and aggressive behavior. These findings highlight the need for interventions to target anger regulation and attentional control among children in out-of-home care in order to mitigate their risk for social maladjustment.
NO Literaturverzeichnis
K1 Aggressive behavior
K1 Anger
K1 attention problems
K1 child maltreatment
K1 peer problems
K1 witnessed violence
DO 10.1177/10775595211038926