Child Abuse Review最新文献

Following identification of child abuse embedded in sports, there has been a significant increase in research exploring the culture of sport and how this might be challenged to enable children's voices and support safeguarding. This has, however, focused largely on the experience of youth players with the place of youth officials significantly neglected in this context. This paper explores the experiences of youth referees through three English county FA case studies utilising a Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of interviews with U18 officials, adults working with them (Referee Development Officers, Referee Mentors, Youth Representative, Allocation Officer and parents). Findings showed that youth officials routinely experience abuse (physical/verbal) when fulfilling their role. The nature of this abuse is both physical and verbal, direct and proximal and largely normalised. Youth officials are actively prepared to anticipate and manage abusive situations. Despite wearing symbols indicating their status as children, youth officials are still subject to being targeted by both parents and managers. Abusive situations are rationalised as being the responsibility of the referee and due to the culture of football and wider society. Without cultural change, the continuation of abuse of referees is foreseen as an inevitability. Focusing on education, challenging a facilitating culture, and creating a discourse that cultivates the positive treatment of referees is crucial to addressing concerns to protect children's rights in refereeing football.

Child sexual abuse (CSA) is an urgent concern within Southeast Asian communities in the United Kingdom. However, there appears to be a glaring gap in research that features the distinct experiences of Southeast Asian children. Our paper highlights the lesser-heard and much-needed perspectives of Southeast Asian communities in the United Kingdom about CSA. CSA in Southeast Asian communities is not supported by reference to case studies or practitioner work on CSA. To situate our practitioner reflections and recommendations, we present a hypothetical case study of a Filipino migrant woman and her child based on the amalgamation of previous cases handled by one of the authors. Through our proposed ecosystems of care (EOC) approach, we discuss the capacity and competencies of by-and-for Southeast Asian community-based organisations in supporting migrant women and their children by exploring the possibilities of extending the services to address CSA. We consider socio-cultural and structural factors like migration, which may influence the disclosure of CSA and help-seeking behaviours among children and young people with Southeast Asian heritage in the United Kingdom. Based on our collective practitioner experiences working on CSA in the Philippines and collaborating with Filipino and broader Southeast Asian communities in the United Kingdom, we offer practical recommendations to enhance child protection within these communities.

Despite the growing recognition of the impact of child maltreatment on insomnia, there is limited research focusing on insomnia in adolescents with child psychological maltreatment (CPM). This study aimed to examine the prevalence and correlates of insomnia among psychologically maltreated adolescents and gender differences. Cross-sectional data from 3698 Chinese adolescents with CPM (mean age = 13.90 years; 60.0% girls) were used. Data on sociodemographic factors, childhood adversities, depression, anxiety, social support, self-compassion and insomnia severity were gathered using self-reported questionnaires. Logistic regression analyses were used to investigate the predictors of insomnia and possible gender differences. Results showed that about 50.4% of the adolescents with CPM experienced insomnia of different severity. Girls exhibited higher rates of insomnia than boys. Among girls, the presence of siblings was correlated with an increased risk of insomnia. For both genders, older age, lower levels of self-compassion and social support, and more symptoms of depression and anxiety were linked to a higher risk of insomnia. The study indicated that the prevalence of insomnia among Chinese adolescents with CPM was high, especially in girls, which warrants further attention. Factors (e.g., self-compassion) related to insomnia should be considered. Gender-specific and culturally informed strategies could be incorporated when designing interventions.