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The interactive effect of maltreatment in the family and unstable institutional caregiving in predicting behavior problems in toddlers
Journal Title
Child Abuse and Neglect
Year (definitive publication)
2014
Language
English
Country
United Kingdom
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Abstract
tThe current study extends research on the effects of institutionalization, most notably byexamining whether—and how—both pre-institutional maltreatment in the family and thestability and consistency of institutional care interact to shape emotional and behavioraldevelopment. Fifty Portuguese children, placed in residential institutions when 8 days to 26months of age, were evaluated using the Child Behavior Checklist when aged 18–31 months.Caregiver-rated internalizing and externalizing behavior problems proved to be unrelatedto both early family and institutional experiences, as main effects, but the interaction ofthese factors significantly predicted externalizing problems: a history of maltreatment inthe family coupled with unstable institutional caregiving arrangements predicted espe-cially elevated levels of externalizing problems. Results are discussed in terms of theimportance of more distal and proximate developmental experiences.
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Keywords
Behavior problems,Institutionalization,Maltreatment,Quality of care
Fields of Science and Technology Classification
- Psychology - Social Sciences
- Sociology - Social Sciences
Funding Records
| Funding Reference | Funding Entity |
|---|---|
| 13/06 | Fundação BIAL |
| PTDC/PSI-PCL/101506/008 | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
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