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Record of the past or reflection of the present? Fluctuations in recollections of childhood adversity and fluctuations in adult relationship circumstances 是过去的记录还是现在的反映？童年逆境回忆的波动和成人关系环境的波动

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Abuse & Neglect

Pub Date : 2026-01-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107873

Annika Jaros, William J. Chopik

Background

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are studied as predictors of lifespan outcomes, yet their reporting is assumed to be stable across time. However, reporting on past experiences is a reconstructive process shaped by social and emotional contexts.

Objective

This study examined ACEs fluctuations and whether fluctuations are associated with contemporaneous relationship quality and academic stress in emerging adulthood.

Participants and setting

Participants were 938 emerging adults (Mage = 19.6, SD = 2.1; 81% women) who completed three surveys across two months assessing ACEs, support and strain in relationships with parents, friends, and romantic partners, and academic stress.

Methods

Childhood adversity was measured using the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire–Short Form. Multilevel models decomposed predictors into between- and within-person variance to predict ACEs across waves. Analyses tested whether both average levels—and deviations from these averages—in support, strain, and stress corresponded with deviations in ACE recollections.

Results

ACE reports showed high stability over the two-month period (ICCs = 0.73–0.85), but also meaningful within-person variability. Greater-than-usual parental support and lower strain predicted fewer reported ACEs, particularly for emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and neglect. Support from friends and romantic partners was more modestly associated with ACE recall, while academic stress predicted slight increases in reports of emotional abuse and neglect.

Conclusions

Findings suggest that retrospective ACE reports reflect not only early adversity but also present relational and emotional states. Interpreting ACE measures as dynamic and context-sensitive may improve their use in both research and practice.

童年不良经历（ace）被研究作为寿命结果的预测因素，但它们的报告被认为是稳定的。然而，报告过去的经历是一个受社会和情感环境影响的重建过程。目的本研究探讨了ace的波动，以及波动是否与成年初期的同期关系质量和学业压力有关。参与者和环境参与者是938名即将成年的成年人（Mage = 19.6, SD = 2.1； 81%是女性），他们在两个月内完成了三项调查，评估ace、与父母、朋友和恋人的关系中的支持和压力，以及学业压力。方法采用《童年创伤简易问卷》对童年逆境进行调查。多层模型将预测因子分解为人与人之间和人与人之间的方差，以预测跨波的ace。分析测试了支撑、应变和应力的平均水平以及与这些平均值的偏差是否与ACE回忆中的偏差相对应。结果ace报告在两个月期间显示出高度的稳定性（ICCs = 0.73-0.85），但也有意义的个人变异性。比平常更多的父母支持和更低的压力预示着更少的ace报告，特别是在情感虐待、性虐待和忽视方面。来自朋友和恋人的支持与ACE回忆的关系较为温和，而学业压力预示着情感虐待和忽视的报告略有增加。结论回顾性ACE报告不仅反映了早期的逆境，还反映了人际关系和情绪状态。将ACE措施解释为动态的和上下文敏感的可能会改善它们在研究和实践中的使用。

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Male victim/survivors' experiences of disclosing institutional child sexual abuse 揭露机构性侵儿童的男性受害者/幸存者的经历

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Abuse & Neglect

Pub Date : 2026-01-22 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107899

Paul Wyles , Patrick O'Leary , Mentka Tsantefski , Amy Young

Background

Institutional child sexual abuse has come to public attention in recent decades due to persistent advocacy by victim/survivors and their supporters. Disclosure is often a critical step, and victim/survivors' lived experience is central to informing policy and practice.

Objective

We studied the narratives of male victim/survivors who spoke with the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse (Royal Commission) to understand the experience of their abuse over their life course.

Participants and setting

De-identified narratives of 412 male victim/survivors from four institutional types – armed forces, religious, sport and recreation, and youth detention - where abuse occurred in the 1970s and 1980s – were reviewed, coded and analysed.

Methods

A qualitative content analysis approach allowed for an examination of the data. Inductive coding was the method used to develop categories from the data – survivor narratives – emerging from the Royal Commission.

Results

Survivor narrative comments were grouped into three categories: (1) the abuse; (2) reporting/not reporting the abuse; and (3) the institutions. This article focuses on the analysis of the second category, finding several reasons for victim/survivors not talking about their abuse at the time, primarily that they would not be believed, concerns about their parents' possible responses, and threats from perpetrators. Frequently, victim/survivors adopted a strategy of shut it down/shut it out.

Conclusions

Victim/survivors who spoke about their abuse following the event commonly reported negative responses. Implications particularly with respect to understanding and responding to disclosure are discussed, as are strengths and limitations of this research.

近几十年来，由于受害者/幸存者及其支持者的持续倡导，制度性儿童性虐待已经引起了公众的注意。披露往往是关键的一步，受害者/幸存者的生活经历是为政策和实践提供信息的核心。目的：我们研究了男性受害者/幸存者的叙述，他们与澳大利亚皇家委员会对儿童性虐待的机构反应（皇家委员会）交谈，以了解他们一生中遭受虐待的经历。参与者和背景对412名男性受害者/幸存者的去身份化叙述进行了审查、编码和分析，这些人来自四种机构类型——武装部队、宗教、体育和娱乐以及青少年拘留所——这些机构发生在20世纪70年代和80年代。方法采用定性内容分析方法对数据进行检验。归纳编码是用来从皇家委员会的数据中发展分类的方法——幸存者的叙述。结果将幸存者的叙述评论分为三类：(1)虐待；（二）举报/不举报；(3)制度。本文重点分析了第二类，找到了受害者/幸存者当时不谈论他们遭受虐待的几个原因，主要是他们不会被相信，担心父母可能的反应，以及来自肇事者的威胁。通常情况下，受害者/幸存者采取的策略是关闭/关闭它。受害者/幸存者在事件发生后谈到他们的虐待，通常报告的是负面反应。本文还讨论了本研究的优点和局限性，特别是对信息披露的理解和回应。

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Aims & Scope 目标及范围

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Child Abuse & Neglect

Pub Date : 2026-01-20 DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(26)00025-6

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Unpacking the link between adverse childhood experiences and mental health disparities among Chinese men who have sex with men: The mediating role of filial piety and internalized homophobia 中国男男性行为者不良童年经历与心理健康差异的关系：孝道与内化同性恋恐惧症的中介作用。

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Child Abuse & Neglect

Pub Date : 2026-01-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107876

Zurong Liang , Boxuan Song , Yetong Xiang , Qiang Li

Background

While growing evidence links Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) to mental health disparities among sexual minorities, the mechanisms underlying this relationship, particularly in Chinese context, remain insufficiently understood. The intersection of ACEs, cultural values, and internalized stigma among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM) represents a critical, yet underexplored, area of investigation.

Objective

This study aimed to examine the relationship between ACEs and depressive symptoms among Chinese MSM, focusing on the serial mediating effects of filial piety (pragmatic obligations and compassionate reverence) and internalized homophobia.

Participants and setting

Participants were recruited between October 2023 and May 2024 from a gay-friendly NGO in Zhejiang Province, China, with 1085 MSM completing a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire after screening for eligibility.

Methods

Serial mediation analyses were conducted using PROCESS macro model 80 with bootstrapping procedures to test direct and indirect effects.

Results

The study confirmed the significant total effect of ACEs on depressive symptoms (b = 0.8327, p < 0.001). Analysis revealed distinct mediating pathways through compassionate reverence (β = 0.0696, 95% CI [0.0222, 0.1238]) and internalized homophobia (β = 0.0622, 95% CI [0.0288, 0.1039]). A significant negative serial mediation effect was observed through pragmatic obligations and internalized homophobia (β = −0.0177, 95% CI [−0.0311, −0.0079]), revealing the complex role of cultural values in mental health outcomes.

Conclusions

These findings emphasize the complex interplay between ACEs, cultural values, and sexual identity in shaping mental health outcomes among Chinese MSM. They suggest the need for culturally sensitive interventions that address both traditional values and sexual identity concerns.

背景：尽管越来越多的证据将不良童年经历（ace）与性少数群体的心理健康差异联系起来，但这种关系背后的机制，特别是在中国的背景下，仍然没有得到充分的了解。在中国男男性行为者（MSM）中，ace、文化价值观和内化污名的交集是一个关键但尚未被充分探索的调查领域。目的：本研究旨在探讨中国男同性恋者ace与抑郁症状的关系，重点研究孝道（务实义务和同情敬畏）和内化同性恋恐惧症的串行中介作用。参与者和环境：参与者于2023年10月至2024年5月从中国浙江省的一个同性恋友好非政府组织招募，其中1085名男同性恋者在筛选合格后完成了一份自我管理的匿名问卷。方法：采用PROCESS宏观模型80进行序列中介分析，采用自举程序检验直接效应和间接效应。结果：本研究证实ace对抑郁症状的总疗效显著（b = 0.8327, p < 0.001）。分析显示，同情敬畏（β = 0.0696, 95% CI[0.0222, 0.1238]）和内化同性恋恐惧症（β = 0.0622, 95% CI[0.0288, 0.1039]）是两种不同的中介通路。通过务实义务和内化同性恋恐惧症观察到显著的负向序列中介效应（β = -0.0177, 95% CI[-0.0311, -0.0079]），揭示了文化价值观在心理健康结果中的复杂作用。结论：这些发现强调了ace、文化价值观和性别认同在塑造中国男同性恋者心理健康结果方面的复杂相互作用。他们建议需要对文化敏感的干预措施，同时解决传统价值观和性别认同问题。

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Childhood adversity and 5-HTTLPR across mental health outcomes: A transdiagnostic meta-analysis 童年逆境和5-HTTLPR对心理健康结果的影响：一项跨诊断的荟萃分析

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Abuse & Neglect

Pub Date : 2026-01-17 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107901

Vishnu Shivam

Background

Childhood maltreatment is associated with increased risk for various psychiatric disorders, although individual responses to early adversity vary. The serotonin transporter-linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) has been examined as a potential moderator of sensitivity to environmental stress, but findings across studies have been inconsistent.

Objective

This meta-analysis examined whether 5-HTTLPR polymorphisms moderate the association between childhood adversity and clinically diagnosed psychiatric disorders.

Participants and settings

Fourteen studies (N = 3479) were included, representing community, population-based, and clinical samples from multiple regions. Childhood adversity was assessed using validated interviews, questionnaires, or official electronic records.

Methods

Systematic searches of eight databases (last updated 3 December 2025) identified studies reporting 5-HTTLPR genotype, childhood adversity, and psychiatric diagnoses. Ratio-of-odds-ratios (ROR) quantifies differences in adversity effects between S-allele carriers and LL homozygotes. Multilevel random-effects models generated pooled estimates. Sensitivity, moderator, and publication-bias analyses were performed. Study quality was assessed using the Newcastle–Ottawa Scale, and certainty of evidence using GRADE.

Results

Pooled analyses indicated no statistically significant interaction between childhood adversity and 5-HTTLPR genotype (ROR = 1.11, 95% CI 0.89–1.37). Analyses restricted to SS-only or SL-only groups and sexual abuse-specific subgroups produced similar results. Heterogeneity was moderate, and small-study effects were borderline. Moderator analyses did not identify consistent influences of diagnosis or ancestry.

Conclusion

Across available studies, evidence for an interaction between childhood adversity and 5-HTTLPR genotype was limited. Unlike previous meta-analyses that focused primarily on symptom-level or trait-based measures, the present study evaluates clinically diagnosed outcomes, offering evidence that 5-HTTLPR is unlikely to represent a robust moderator of adversity effects. These findings may suggest that, within current research parameters, 5-HTTLPR does not show a consistent moderating role in clinically diagnosed psychiatric outcomes.

童年虐待与各种精神疾病的风险增加有关，尽管个体对早期逆境的反应各不相同。5-羟色胺转运体相关多态性区域（5-HTTLPR）已被研究为环境应激敏感性的潜在调节因子，但研究结果不一致。目的本荟萃分析探讨5-HTTLPR多态性是否调节童年逆境与临床诊断的精神障碍之间的关联。参与者和环境纳入14项研究（N = 3479），代表了来自多个地区的社区、人群和临床样本。通过有效的访谈、问卷调查或官方电子记录来评估童年逆境。方法系统检索了8个数据库（最后更新于2025年12月3日），确定了报告5-HTTLPR基因型、童年逆境和精神疾病诊断的研究。比值比（ROR）量化了s等位基因携带者和LL纯合子之间逆境效应的差异。多层随机效应模型产生了汇总估计。进行敏感性、调节因素和发表偏倚分析。使用纽卡斯尔-渥太华量表评估研究质量，使用GRADE评估证据的确定性。结果单轴分析显示，童年逆境与5-HTTLPR基因型之间无统计学意义的交互作用（ROR = 1.11, 95% CI 0.89-1.37）。仅限ss组或sl组以及性虐待特定亚组的分析得出了类似的结果。异质性为中等，小研究效应为边缘性。调节分析没有确定诊断或血统的一致影响。结论在现有的研究中，童年逆境与5-HTTLPR基因型之间相互作用的证据有限。与以往主要关注症状水平或基于特征的措施的荟萃分析不同，本研究评估临床诊断结果，提供证据表明5-HTTLPR不太可能代表逆境效应的稳健调节。这些发现可能表明，在目前的研究范围内，5-HTTLPR在临床诊断的精神病预后中并未显示出一致的调节作用。

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(Sexualized) violence in the Catholic Church during the Soviet Occupation Zone/German Democratic Republic: Facilitating factors from a criminological perspective 苏联占领区/德意志民主共和国期间天主教会的（性化）暴力：从犯罪学角度的促进因素

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Abuse & Neglect

Pub Date : 2026-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107898

Laura Rinser , Judith Streb , Manuela Dudeck

Objective

The article deals with the structural ecclesiastical-institutional and socio-historical factors of (sexualized) violence against minors during the period of the Soviet Occupation Zone (SOZ)/German Democratic Republic (GDR), i.e. 1946–1989, based on the former East German region of Mecklenburg.

Methods

Semi-structured, problem-centered interviews with 13 survivor and 11 Church representatives as well as 1503 files from Catholic Church and State Security Authority archives were analyzed by qualitatively content analysis. The criminological approach of routine activity according to Lawrence. E. Cohen and Marcus Felson, which states that three factors must be present simultaneously for deviant behavior, was used to explain the factors that promoted violence.

Results

The study showed that (sexualized) violence within the Catholic Church was also a predominantly structural/cultural problem in the GDR and was tabooed by both the State and the Church. We identified 40 minors who were abused by 19 priests. The abuse was enabled by the interplay of clergy as motivated perpetrators, children from precarious living conditions as suitable victims of abuse, a lack of protection of children and intervention due to the desire to protect the Catholic Church as an institution in the diaspora, and the aim of the dictatorial State to preserve its socialist ideology.

Conclusion

Consequently, specific interactions of factors encouraged the acts of violence. The situational conditions were particularly important in determining whether criminal behavior had taken place or not within the Catholic Church in the SOZ/GDR (Mecklenburg region) in the period 1946 to 1989.

本文以前东德梅克伦堡地区为基础，探讨苏联占领区(SOZ)/德意志民主共和国（GDR）时期（即1946年至1989年）对未成年人的（性化）暴力的结构性教会制度和社会历史因素。方法采用半结构化、以问题为中心的访谈方法，对13名幸存者和11名教会代表进行访谈，并对天主教会和国家安全部门的1503份档案进行定性内容分析。劳伦斯认为日常活动的犯罪学方法。E. Cohen和Marcus Felson指出，三个因素必须同时存在，才能产生异常行为，这被用来解释促进暴力的因素。研究表明，天主教会内部的（性化）暴力也是德意志民主共和国主要的结构/文化问题，是国家和教会都禁止的。我们确认了40名未成年人被19名神父性侵。神职人员是有动机的犯罪者，生活条件不稳定的儿童是适当的虐待受害者，由于希望保护散居海外的天主教会机构而缺乏对儿童的保护和干预，以及独裁国家的目的是维护其社会主义意识形态，这些因素相互作用使虐待成为可能。因此，特定因素的相互作用鼓励了暴力行为。在确定1946年至1989年期间索兹/德意志民主共和国（梅克伦堡地区）天主教会内是否发生犯罪行为时，情境条件尤为重要。

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‘Now we are on the same page’ - experiences of foster parents and social workers participating in Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) training “现在我们在同一页上”——寄养父母和社会工作者参加创伤知情护理（TIC）培训的经验

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Abuse & Neglect

Pub Date : 2026-01-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107900

Amanda Angelöw, Cecilia Abrahamsson, Kerstin Neander, Elia Psouni

Background

Achieving safe and stable placements is a key mission for the foster care system. Foster parents and social workers are part of a caregiving network with responsibility for the child and their wellbeing. Emotionally dysregulated children's behaviors may pose a challenge to the caregiving system. Trauma-informed care (TIC) interventions aim at enhancing caregivers' understanding of such behaviors and underlying emotions.

Objective

The present study explored the experiences of foster parents and social workers who attended TIC training together, with a special focus on their collaboration.

Method

Focus groups interviews using a semi-structured interview guide were carried out and analyzed with inductive thematic analysis.

Participants and settings

The study involved foster parents (n = 15) and social workers (n = 12) who had completed TIC training.

Results

Our analysis extracted three themes: First, Looking through the trauma lens highlighted how new TIC-related knowledge and useful metaphors can provide a deeper understanding of the potential effects on the child of adverse experiences. Second, Supporting collaboration illustrated ways in which TIC training enhances the collaboration between social workers and foster parents, reaching beyond their different roles and discourses, by shared language about the children and their difficulties. Finally, From gut feeling to awareness summarizes participants' disclosures of a shift towards more aware and sensitive interactions with the child.

Conclusions

Our results indicate that the TIC intervention may promote a change in the caregivers' representations of the child and themselves. We argue that this may be central for sustainable change.

实现安全和稳定的安置是寄养系统的一项关键任务。寄养父母和社会工作者是照顾网络的一部分，对孩子和他们的幸福负有责任。情绪失调的儿童行为可能对看护系统构成挑战。创伤知情护理（TIC）干预旨在提高照顾者对这种行为和潜在情绪的理解。目的本研究探讨寄养父母与社工一起参加议会培训的经验，并特别关注他们之间的合作。方法采用半结构化访谈指南进行焦点小组访谈，并采用归纳主题分析法进行分析。研究对象和环境本研究涉及完成TIC培训的寄养父母（n = 15）和社会工作者（n = 12）。结果我们的分析提取了三个主题：首先，从创伤的角度看，强调了新的tic相关知识和有用的隐喻如何能够更深入地理解不良经历对儿童的潜在影响。第二，支持合作展示了议会培训如何加强社会工作者和养父母之间的合作，超越他们不同的角色和话语，通过共同的语言来谈论孩子和他们的困难。最后，从直觉到意识总结了参与者对与孩子更有意识和敏感互动的转变的披露。结论TIC干预可能会改变照顾者对儿童和自己的看法。我们认为，这可能是可持续变化的核心。

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Child-reported violence, beliefs, and mental health: A cross-sectional quantitative study of 6–17-year-olds in South Africa 儿童报告的暴力、信仰和心理健康：对南非6 - 17岁儿童的横断面定量研究

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Abuse & Neglect

Pub Date : 2026-01-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107887

Hannabeth Franchino-Olsen , Pam Maluleke , Franziska Meinck , Nicola Christofides , Christina Thurston , Khudejha Asghar , Nataly Woollett

Background

Violence against children is a violation of children's rights and a threat to their health and development, but young children are not often asked about violence they experience.

Objective

This study investigates the prevalence of violence reported by children in young childhood through adolescence, including how prevalence differs by age and gender, how children conceptualize violence, and associations with mental health.

Participants and setting

This study sampled children (n = 280; age 6–17; mean age: 8.8) from low-resource communities in South Africa who comprised a cross-sectional child sample within a longitudinal, multi-generational study.

Methods

Children completed an interviewer-led child-friendly questionnaire that asked about their experiences of and views on violence, their mental health symptoms, and their life broadly. Analyses assessed prevalence across age and gender, plus associations between mental health symptoms and violence via multivariate regression.

Results

Most children experienced emotional (56%) and physical abuse (55%) from a caregiver and repeated peer (53%) and sibling violence (21%), which was more prevalent for girls. Community violence was common (27%), and most children showed a moderate endorsement of violence norms. Younger children were more likely to experience physical abuse and higher peer violence scores, while adolescents were more likely to report suicidality. Regression models found peer, community, and domestic violence to be most consistently associated with poor mental health.

Conclusions

Preventing and responding to violence against children requires efforts to undo normalized acceptance of the issue and holistic efforts to address it across multiple contexts, such as children's homes, schools, and communities.

对儿童的暴力行为是对儿童权利的侵犯，是对儿童健康和发展的威胁，但幼儿很少被问及他们所经历的暴力行为。目的本研究调查儿童在童年至青少年时期报告的暴力发生率，包括患病率因年龄和性别而有何差异，儿童如何将暴力概念化，以及与心理健康的关系。参与者和背景本研究从南非资源匮乏的社区抽取儿童样本（n = 280，年龄6-17岁，平均年龄8.8岁），这些儿童样本包括纵向、多代研究中的横断面儿童样本。方法儿童完成了一份由访谈者主导的儿童友好型问卷，询问他们对暴力的经历和看法、他们的心理健康症状以及他们的生活。分析评估了不同年龄和性别的患病率，以及通过多变量回归分析评估了心理健康症状与暴力之间的关联。结果大多数儿童经历过来自照顾者的情感虐待（56%）和身体虐待（55%），以及反复的同伴暴力（53%）和兄弟姐妹暴力（21%），这在女孩中更为普遍。社区暴力很常见（27%），大多数儿童表现出对暴力规范的适度认可。年龄较小的儿童更有可能经历身体虐待和更高的同伴暴力得分，而青少年更有可能报告自杀。回归模型发现，同伴暴力、社区暴力和家庭暴力与精神健康状况不佳的关系最为一致。预防和应对针对儿童的暴力行为需要努力消除对这一问题的常态化接受，并在儿童家庭、学校和社区等多种背景下采取综合措施来解决这一问题。

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Nepali school teachers' perceptions of child abuse in Dhulikhel municipality: A qualitative study 杜利赫勒市尼泊尔学校教师对虐待儿童的看法：一项定性研究

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Abuse & Neglect

Pub Date : 2026-01-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107894

S. Karki , Jennifer J. Infanti , Suja P. Davis , A. Shrestha , R. Chapagain , K.D. Pun

Background

Child abuse is a global public health concern with long-term behavioral, psychological, and physical health consequences. Schools play a crucial role in addressing abuse, with teachers uniquely positioned to observe signs of abuse, such as behavioral changes.

Objective

To explore teachers' perceptions of child abuse, existing support systems, and barriers to addressing it.

Participants and setting

Thirty-three teachers from different public and private schools in Dhulikhel Municipality, Bagmati Province, Nepal, were purposefully selected.

Methods

After obtaining informed written consent, a qualitative study was conducted using five focus group discussions. Discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed in Nepali, translated into English, and analyzed using content analysis.

Results

Teachers identified various forms of child abuse, including culturally-specific practices such as forcing children to eat against their will, parental pressure for academic performance, making children perform hard physical work without food and/or assigning tasks beyond their physical capacity, and caste-based discrimination. Some misconceptions about child abuse included normalizing excessive academic pressure on students and equating substance (drug) use with child abuse. Participants perceived key risk factors for child abuse as child disability, poverty, low parental education, and weak law enforcement, whereas protective factors were teachers' awareness and collaboration. Teachers expressed a strong interest in receiving training to better identify and respond to cases of child abuse.

Conclusions

Teachers showed a generally accurate but limited understanding of child abuse. These findings can guide training programs and updates to local child protection policies in Nepal.

儿童虐待是一个全球性的公共卫生问题，具有长期的行为、心理和身体健康后果。学校在解决虐待问题上起着至关重要的作用，教师处于独特的位置，可以观察虐待的迹象，比如行为变化。目的探讨教师对儿童虐待的看法、现有的支持系统以及解决这一问题的障碍。有目的地选择了来自尼泊尔巴格马提省杜利赫勒市不同公立和私立学校的33名教师。方法在获得知情书面同意后，采用5个焦点小组讨论进行定性研究。讨论被录音，用尼泊尔语转录，翻译成英语，并使用内容分析进行分析。结果教师们发现了各种形式的虐待儿童行为，包括特定文化的做法，如强迫儿童违背自己的意愿进食、父母对学习成绩施加压力、让儿童在没有食物的情况下从事艰苦的体力劳动和/或分配超出其身体能力的任务，以及基于种姓的歧视。一些关于虐待儿童的误解包括将对学生的过度学业压力正常化以及将物质（药物）使用等同于虐待儿童。参与者认为儿童虐待的主要危险因素是儿童残疾、贫困、父母教育程度低和执法不力，而保护因素是教师的意识和合作。教师们表示非常有兴趣接受培训，以便更好地查明和应对虐待儿童的案件。结论教师对虐待儿童的认识大体准确，但认识有限。这些发现可以指导尼泊尔的培训计划和更新当地的儿童保护政策。

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Delayed reporting and legal outcomes in child sexual abuse cases: An empirical analysis 儿童性虐待案件的延迟报告和法律后果：一个实证分析

IF 3.4 2区心理学 Q1 FAMILY STUDIES

Child Abuse & Neglect

Pub Date : 2026-01-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107892

Piotr Lewulis

Background

Whether delays in reporting Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) undermine prosecution remains contested.

Objective

To test the association between reporting delay and legal outcomes in CSA cases.

Participants and setting

File-based dataset of 204 CSA cases concluded in Poland (2017–2023).

Methods

Data was gathered via full case-file review with systematic coding. Reporting delay was measured from last incident of the abuse to formal report and categorized (0–1, 2–30, 31–365, >365 days). Bivariate χ² with Cramér's V and multinomial logistic regression modeled legal cases outcomes as a function of reporting delay, victim-offender relationship, victim age at onset, and scope of investigative activities.

Results

Reporting delay did not significantly predict conviction or acquittal relative to discontinuation (all p > 0.10). By contrast, the scope of investigative activities and victim age were associated with convictions: few/limited investigative actions vs. extensive were linked to lower conviction likelihood (p < 0.001). Onset of the abuse in early adolescence (11–14) and late adolescence (15–17) vs. childhood (0–10) showed higher conviction likelihood (both p < 0.001).

Conclusions

In this sample, reporting delay was not statistically associated with legal outcome. Two factors emerged as strong predictors of conviction: a higher level of investigative activity and older victim age at the onset of the abuse. Once cases enter the system, investigative thoroughness may matter more than the timing of disclosure.

报告儿童性虐待（CSA）的延迟是否会影响起诉仍然存在争议。目的探讨CSA病例报告延迟与法律结果的关系。参与者和设置波兰（2017-2023）完成的204例CSA病例的基于文件的数据集。方法采用系统编码的完整病例档案审查方法收集资料。报告延迟从最后一次虐待事件到正式报告进行测量，并分类（0-1、2-30、31-365、>；365天）。双变量χ2和多项logistic回归将法律案件结果建模为报告延迟、受害者-罪犯关系、受害者发病年龄和调查活动范围的函数。结果报告延迟并不能显著预测定罪或无罪（均p >； 0.10）。相比之下，调查活动的范围和受害者年龄与定罪有关：很少/有限的调查行动与广泛的调查行动与较低的定罪可能性有关（p < 0.001）。与儿童期（0-10岁）相比，青少年早期（11-14岁）和青少年晚期（15-17岁）的虐待行为的发生显示出更高的定罪可能性（p < 0.001）。结论在本样本中，报告延迟与法律结果无统计学关联。有两个因素被认为是定罪的有力预测因素：调查活动的水平较高，以及虐待开始时受害者的年龄较大。一旦案件进入系统，调查的彻底性可能比披露的时间更重要。

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