Resilience following childhood maltreatment has received substantial empirical attention, with the number of studies on this construct growing exponentially in past decade. While there is ample interest, inconsistencies remain about how to conceptualize and assess resilience. Further, a lack consensus developmental stage influences resilience protective factors affect its expression. The current systematic review uses lens synthesize findings child maltreatment. Specifically, article...

Neighborhoods have profound impacts on children and families. Using structural equation modeling data from 4,898 in the Fragile Families Child Wellbeing Study, current study examines direct indirect effects of neighborhood poverty likelihood being maltreated at age 5. Two social processes, cohesion informal control, were examined as mediators. The found that was indirectly related to physical assault psychological aggression through its impact cohesion, neglect control. results highlight...

Aggression continues to be a serious problem among children, especially those children who have experienced adverse life events such as maltreatment. However, there are many maltreated show resilient functioning. This study investigated potential protective factors (i.e., child prosocial skills, internalizing well-being, and caregiver well-being) that promoted positive adaptation increased the likelihood of engaging in healthy, normative range aggressive behavior, despite experiencing...

Abstract This study identified coparenting patterns using data collected across 2007–2010 from low‐income couples ( N = 2915; 26.90% non‐Hispanic White; 9.41% Black; 34.24% Hispanic, 29.27% other or mixed race) with young children M 3.65 years; SD 1.31 48% girls) and examined relations children's social–emotional adjustment. Latent profile analysis revealed four patterns: mutual high‐quality (43.4%), moderate‐quality, mothers less positive (31.8%), fathers (15.9%), low‐quality, (8.9%). When...

Father involvement in parenting can promote children's positive development. Despite the growing literature on father involvement, little is known about heterogeneity among Latino fathers. The present study sought to examine patterns and their predictors fathers who were predominantly unmarried had a low income. A latent profile analysis was conducted sample of 830 toddlers Building Strong Families program. Three profiles identified: high (61.81%); accessibility financial support, but less...

This qualitative study used in-depth interviews with 23 pediatric emergency room social workers to explore the interplay of primary trauma experienced by children and families secondary workers. The analysis a grounded theory approach developed conceptual model cycle trauma, whereby child family can lead workers' which further impacts on client care that may exacerbate trauma. To interrupt this cycle, trauma-informed hospitals should address both in rooms.

This special issue offers a series of papers that use the resilience portfolio model (RPM) to explore multidimensional, strength-based approaches in wide variety communities. The field is urgently need research helps identify factors help people thrive despite exposure violence and other trauma. We know how typically overcome victimization adverse experiences if we are going improve intervention minimize global burden this consider portfolios across geographic locations, forms trauma,...

Child maltreatment is a public health concern associated with increased youth internalizing symptoms. School connectedness has been shown to play protective role in the relationship between child and externalizing symptoms; yet, its on symptoms for different racial/ethnic subgroups remains underexplored. This study aimed examine whether school buffers effect of White, Black, Latino/Hispanic, multiracial youth. Data were drawn from Future Families Wellbeing Study, longitudinal birth cohort 20...

Though Family System Theory supported that function of members in the family are shaped by their interactions with all unit, many previous studies have often focused on perspective only one parent without considering dynamics between both parents. This study investigates effects positive coparenting perceptions child social skills via parenting stress within framework dyadic system. Utilizing Future Families and Child Wellbeing Study, this included 3,003 fathers mothers who were interviewed...

The present study examined profiles of service needs among caregivers with child welfare involvement. Participants were 589 children 12–36 months old at baseline from the second National Survey Child and Adolescent Well-Being. Latent class analysis was used to profile unique characteristics changes in caregivers’ across an 18-month period. Four classes caregiver identified differential risks for maltreatment. Compared “No Needs” (25%), “Chronic Multi-Type” (25%) “Parenting Only” (26%) both...

Given the high burden of child maltreatment, there is an urgent need to know more about resilient functioning among those who have experienced maltreatment. The aims study were to: 1) identify distinct profiles resilience across cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social domains in young children involved welfare system; 2) examine maltreatment characteristics family protective factors relation identified profiles. A secondary analysis was conducted using data from National Survey Child...

Abstract In this study we investigated whether witnessing violence and victimization were associated with children's internalizing externalizing behavior problems examined the mediating role of posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms in these relationships. Secondary data analysis was conducted using 3 waves from National Survey Child Adolescent Well‐Being. Path analyses to test direct indirect effects exposure on problems, 2,064 children (ages 8–15 years) reported Protective Services for...