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{"title":"The role of self-compassion and mindfulness in the association between adverse childhood experiences and psychological distress: A meta-analytic mediation analysis","authors":"Fidan Turk ,&nbsp;Pınar Acet","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107886","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107886","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Adverse childhood experiences have been widely associated with psychological distress. A growing body of literature suggests that mindfulness and self-compassion may be a pathway linking adverse childhood experiences to psychological distress.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The aim of the current meta-analysis was to investigate the mediating role of mindfulness and self-compassion in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and psychological distress using structural equation modeling meta-analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A systematic literature search initially identified 15,058 studies from three electronic databases: PsycINFO, Scopus, and PubMed. After applying inclusion and exclusion criteria, 29 articles were eligible for inclusion in the current meta-analysis. Two-staged structural equation modeling meta-analysis was used to examine correlations among mindfulness, self-compassion, adverse childhood experiences, and psychological distress. This method estimated a pooled correlation matrix under a random-effects model.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>We analyzed 29 independent datasets containing data from 19,854 participants. The results showed that both mindfulness (<em>β</em> = 0.09, 95 % CI [0.06, 0.12]) and self-compassion (<em>β</em> = 0.09, 95 % CI [0.06, 0.11]) mediated the associations between adverse childhood experiences and psychological distress.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Given that the present findings were based on cross-sectional data, further research with rigorous designs, such as experimental and intervention studies, is needed to investigate the mediating effects of self-compassion and mindfulness on the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and psychological outcomes This review calls for further longitudinal research to test whether self-compassion and mindfulness act as mediators in the link between ACEs and psychological distress.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107886"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980675","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Childhood experiences of domestic violence and health service utilisation","authors":"Julie A. Blake ,&nbsp;Hannah J. Thomas ,&nbsp;David M. Lawrence ,&nbsp;Divna M. Haslam ,&nbsp;Daryl J. Higgins ,&nbsp;Eva Malacova ,&nbsp;Holly E. Erskine ,&nbsp;Rosana Pacella ,&nbsp;Franziska Meinck ,&nbsp;James G. Scott","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107893","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107893","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Childhood experiences of domestic violence (EDV) are associated with short- and long-term adverse mental and physical health outcomes for victim-survivors; however, little is known about the health service utilisation among individuals with childhood EDV.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>Examine associations between different forms of childhood EDV and health service utilisation.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Data were drawn from the the Australian Child Maltreatment Study (<em>n</em> = 8503).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Associations between four forms of childhood EDV (physical violence, threats of harm, damage to property or pets, and intimidation or control) and past 12-month health service utilisation (hospitalisation, and consultation with seven health professionals) were analysed using survey-weighted logistic regression models. Estimates were calculated independently for each form of childhood EDV. Models were adjusted for each other form of EDV, four child maltreatment types, and socio-economic factors. Models were stratified by gender.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Utilisation of mental health services (psychologists, psychiatrists and mental health nurses) were significantly more common among both women and men with childhood EDV compared to those without. The strongest associations were between <em>any</em> domestic violence and a primary care physician consultation (aOR = 1.49, 95% CI 1.25–1.78), and intimidation or control and a mental health professional consultation (aOR = 1.44, 95% CI 1.22–1.69), after full adjustment. Associations were typically stronger for men in the gender-stratified analyses.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Childhood EDV significantly increases the likelihood of health service utilisation across the lifespan. Greater investment in domestic violence education and training for health professionals is needed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107893"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"When economic hardship meets chronic parental distress: Inequalities in harsh discipline toward children in the United States","authors":"Jun-Hong Chen ,&nbsp;Cao Fang ,&nbsp;Michael G. Vaughn ,&nbsp;Jesse J. Helton ,&nbsp;Chien-Jen Chiang ,&nbsp;Vibol Kong ,&nbsp;Qiang Pu","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107895","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107895","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Empirical evidence has well-established that parental psychological distress is associated with an increased risk of using physical violence and verbal aggression against children. However, less is known about the associations between long-term parental distress and the use of scolding and spanking, and how these associations differ across income levels. Addressing these gaps is crucial for deepening our understanding of social inequalities in physical violence and verbal aggression against children, a key to clarifying the needs of children whose parents have chronic mental health difficulties and live in low-income status.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study aims to clarify the risk of parental usage of spanking and scolding under chronic psychological distress and its variance by low-income contexts.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data were drawn from the 2019, 2020, and 2021 waves of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (<em>N</em> = 1167). Latent profile analysis was conducted to examine the heterogeneity of long-term parental psychological distress. Subsequently, generalized linear models were employed to assess the associations between long-term parental psychological distress and the use of scolding and spanking, as well as how these associations vary by income poverty status. Sample weight was applied.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The parental use of spanking against children is higher under chronic psychological distress among families living in poverty, but not higher among families living in near-poverty or non-poverty status.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Improving household economic well-being could yield intergenerational benefits, reducing not only sustained parental psychological stress but also alleviating its risk of elevating the use of physical violence against children.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107895"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145980749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adverse childhood experiences and violence in adulthood: Exploring gendered patterns of victimization and perpetration","authors":"Hayun Jang ,&nbsp;Skylar Biyang Sun ,&nbsp;Xiaohang Zhao ,&nbsp;Jinho Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107891","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107891","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are well-established predictors of health and socioeconomic disadvantage across the life course, yet their implications for adult violence involvement—both victimization and perpetration—remain less understood. Clarifying these links is critical to understanding the broader social consequences of early adversity.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study investigated the relationship between ACEs and violence outcomes in adulthood, distinguishing between victimization and perpetration, and examined potential gender differences in these associations.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Data were drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (<em>N</em> = 14,277). Ten ACE indicators were used to construct a cumulative ACE index as well as individual adversity measures. Violence outcomes in the past year were assessed separately for victimization and perpetration. Negative binomial regression models estimated associations, adjusting for a comprehensive set of individual and family covariates. Gender differences were assessed using gender-specific average marginal effects (AMEs) and AME contrasts.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>ACEs were strongly and positively associated with both victimization and perpetration. Several specific adversities, including physical abuse and community violence, showed the strongest independent associations. Gender analyses demonstrated that ACEs predicted higher violence involvement for both men and women, but the magnitude of the association was significantly greater for men.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Childhood adversity has lasting consequences for adult violence involvement, and the strength of these effects differs by gender. Differentiating victimization from perpetration, modeling dose–response patterns, and probing gender heterogeneity deepen understanding of how early adversity shapes behavioral trajectories across the life course.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107891"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145967693","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A systematic review of the perceived barriers to and facilitators of technology assisted – Child sexual abuse disclosure","authors":"Tony McGinn ,&nbsp;Admire Chereni ,&nbsp;Emma McGinnis","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107869","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107869","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Disclosure rates of Technology-Assisted Child Sexual Abuse (TA-CSA) remain exceptionally low despite growing awareness of its scale and harm. The 2024 conviction of Northern Irish offender Alexander McCartney, who exploited thousands of children online and drove a 12-year-old victim to suicide, illustrates how shame, fear, and confusion can silence victims. Strengthening evidence on what helps children disclose digitally mediated abuse is essential to inform prevention and intervention efforts.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To systematically review and synthesize the empirical literature on barriers and facilitators to technology-assisted child sexual abuse (TA-CSA) disclosure among children and adolescents.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Combined sample size across the included studies is 38,045. The studies encompass diverse populations including children, adolescents, and adults from various countries, focusing on experiences of online sexual abuse, victimization, and professional perspectives.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Following a published protocol, we systematically searched 14 multidisciplinary databases (2015–2025). Empirical studies (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods) reporting factors influencing minors' TA-CSA disclosure were included. These encompassed victim accounts and insights from caregivers, professionals, or perpetrators. Data were extracted and thematically analyzed to identify pivotal or recurring themes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Barriers to disclosure included victims' failure to recognize abuse (due to grooming or low awareness), feelings of shame and self-blame, fear of disbelief or blame, reluctance to report known perpetrators, and perceptions that adults would not understand. Facilitators, though less commonly reported, included increased awareness through education, supportive peers or siblings, and trusted adults who responded with empathy and understanding.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Further research is needed to develop effective disclosure interventions, but education alone is unlikely to improve outcomes, particularly for vulnerable groups in low-resource settings, pointing to the need for identity verification by technology companies. Prevention must combine education with structural safeguards, as offenders continue to exploit anonymous online platforms.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"172 ","pages":"Article 107869"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145967770","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring the relationship between depressive and aggressive-defiant symptoms across child maltreatment subtypes: A network analysis approach","authors":"Yongmin Shin ,&nbsp;Jungkyu Park ,&nbsp;Hyo Shin Kang ,&nbsp;Hyeseon Jo ,&nbsp;Bin-Na Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107889","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107889","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Child maltreatment (CM) often results in the co-occurrence of depressive and aggressive-defiant symptoms. However, it remains unclear whether the symptom relationships and putative directionality of these symptoms vary according to CM subtype.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examined the symptom network and potential directionality of depressive and aggressive-defiant symptoms in physically abused, emotionally abused, and neglected children in South Korea.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>From a nationwide repository, we analyzed cross-sectional data of 3384 children officially identified as victims of CM by a child protection agency.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>For each CM subtype, Gaussian graphical models identified central and bridge symptoms, whereas directed acyclic graphs (DAGs) analyses inferred directionality among depressive and aggressive-defiant symptoms.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Anger-related symptoms were the most common across CM subtypes. Negative self-concept symptoms were the most central symptoms in the physical and emotional abuse networks, whereas depressive mood and negative interpersonal feedback were the key symptoms in the neglect network. Irritability consistently served as a key bridge symptom linking the two symptom clusters. Negative interpersonal feedback was also a significant bridge between emotional abuse and neglect network symptoms. DAG analyses revealed the subtype-specific putative directionality of comorbidities.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>CM subtype distinctly shaped the interrelations and directionality of depressive and aggressive-defiant symptoms. Interventions targeting identified central and bridging symptoms may improve tailored treatment approaches.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107889"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145967773","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Children's involvement in technology-facilitated violence (TFV) in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV): Experiences of professionals working with victims of violence in Finland","authors":"Anniina Kaittila ,&nbsp;Sonja Tihveräinen ,&nbsp;Outi Kekkonen ,&nbsp;Johanna Hietamäki ,&nbsp;Suvi Nipuli ,&nbsp;Sisko Piippo ,&nbsp;Hanna Mielismäki ,&nbsp;Annamari Kangas-Kalinen ,&nbsp;Elli Hyväri ,&nbsp;Leo Nyqvist ,&nbsp;Marita Husso","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107878","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107878","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Digital technologies have transformed and diversified acts of domestic violence, enabling abusers to harass, monitor, isolate, and control their partners across time and space. Children, though not their primary targets, are also deeply affected and often exploited in technology-facilitated violence (TFV).</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study examines children's involvement in TFV through data from two research projects.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>The first dataset consisted of a survey exploring shelter employees' perceptions of the digital violence experienced by their clients. A total of 53 respondents described themes relevant to this study. The second dataset comprised four focus group interviews with 15 support service professionals from eight organizations with specialized expertise in TFV.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The data from the study were analyzed using a data-driven thematic analysis.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results indicate that abusers use various tactics to exploit children, their devices, or information related to them in a technological manner to harm the child's parent. The forms of abuse observed in this study included 1) pressuring the child to become an active agent, 2) stalking by children's devices, 3) threatening, accusing, and scaring with child-related matters, and 4) undermining the child–parent relationship.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Professionals working with families must be trained to identify and respond to TFV, ensuring the safety of both parents and children. Structured screening tools that include TFV-related items can support the identification of children's experiences and inform practices across legal, health, and child protection settings. Importantly, assessments of adult victims or abusers should also include questions about children's involvement.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107878"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145967782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The ongoing legacy of Indigenous family separation: Long-term outcomes of child welfare involvement among American Indian and First Nations youth","authors":"Stefanie Gillson ,&nbsp;Dane Hautala ,&nbsp;Rachel Steinberg ,&nbsp;Melissa Walls","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107884","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107884","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Despite policies designed to preserve family structures, Indigenous children in the U.S. and Canada remain disproportionately removed from their homes and communities. This systemic removal represents an ongoing form of historical trauma with intergenerational consequences, yet research on its long-term psychosocial effects remains limited.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>To examine the prevalence of foster care and adoption among a sample of Indigenous youth and their associations with psychosocial outcomes in early adulthood.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Data come from a community-based participatory longitudinal study of Indigenous families from eight reservations and reserves in the U.S. and Canada (<em>N</em> = 708), collected between 2002 and 2020.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Multivariate regression models assessed associations between any child welfare involvement during childhood/adolescence (i.e., foster care and/or adoption) and young adult family (i.e., family satisfaction and cohesion) and psychosocial (i.e., flourishing, depressive symptoms, and marijuana use) outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Overall, 16.73 % of participants experienced child welfare placement during childhood or adolescence. Compared with Indigenous youth who were never placed in child welfare, those who experienced placement had lower odds of family satisfaction (<em>OR</em> = 0.40; <em>p</em> &lt; .05), reported decreased family cohesion (<em>b</em> = −1.38; <em>p</em> &lt; .05), lower rates of flourishing (<em>b</em> = −1.44; <em>p</em> &lt; .05). Despite showing significant bivariate associations, child welfare placement was not associated with depressive symptoms (<em>b</em> = 0.20; <em>p</em> = .15), and only marginally associated with marijuana use (<em>b</em> = 0.59; <em>p</em> = .06).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Indigenous family involvement in the child welfare system remains disproportionately high and is associated with adverse psychosocial outcomes in adulthood. Findings underscore the need for systemic reforms and culturally responsive, community-driven interventions to support Indigenous families.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107884"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145967735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Parent-child attachment and trauma-related dissociation among youth in out-of-home care: The age-dependent roles of caregiver-child attachment and placement duration","authors":"Jenna N. Thompson ,&nbsp;Amy M. Salazar ,&nbsp;Heather N. Taussig","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107883","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107883","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Child maltreatment and disruptions in attachment relationships have been linked to higher levels of dissociation.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study explored the influences of birth parent-child attachment, caregiver-child attachment, and placement duration on dissociative symptoms among youth living in out-of-home care.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and Setting</h3><div>Youth with histories of maltreatment who were recently placed in out-of-home care (<em>N</em> = 310; <em>M</em>_<em>age</em> = 10.25; 48.9 % female).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A moderated mediation analysis was employed to examine the effects of birth parent-child attachment on dissociation, and to examine age-conditional indirect effects through caregiver-child attachment and placement duration.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Birth parent-child attachment directly influenced dissociative symptoms (<em>B</em> = −3.88, <em>p</em> = 0.004) and was partially mediated by caregiver-child attachment and placement duration. The indirect effects through caregiver-child attachment were negative and significant at <em>younger</em> ages (at age 9.36, <em>B</em> = −1.34, 95 % CI [−3.41, −0.22]; at age 10.25, <em>B</em> = −0.51, 95 % CI [−1.24, −0.07]), and nonsignificant by age 11.14. The indirect effects through placement duration with their caregivers were negative and significant among the <em>older</em> youth (became significant at 10.25, <em>B</em> = −0.69, 95 % CI [−1.66, −0.08], and was strongest by age 11.14, <em>B</em> = −1.90, 95 % CI [−4.12, −0.45]).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Relational pathways linking parent-child attachment to dissociation are context-dependent. Findings emphasize the need for interventions and programs that help youth navigate relationships with their birth parents and caregivers, encourage emotional and relational safety along with placement stability, and are developmentally sensitive, adapting to changing needs over time.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107883"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145953910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The thirdspace of response to intrafamilial child abuse among Palestinian survivors in Israel: “The closeness to the earth felt like a mother's embrace”","authors":"Afnan Attrash-Najjar","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107888","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2026.107888","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Trauma and human geography studies have often overlooked how children's responses to intrafamilial abuse are shaped by the spaces surrounding them.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study aims to explore how children experience and respond to intrafamilial abuse. In particular, the focus will be on the spatial dimensions of their responses, within environments marked by restricted mobility, continuous surveillance, and broader socio-political oppression of a marginalized minority.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A qualitative narrative methodology was employed. In-depth interviews were conducted with 21 Palestinian Muslim adults (16 women, 5 men) in Israel who experienced prolonged intrafamilial physical abuse in childhood. Data was analyzed using an inductive, narrative-based thematic approach.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The analysis identified three themes: (1) interlocked geographies of violence, linking intrafamilial abuse with state oppression and historical trauma; (2) alternative geographies of survival, where children reshaped spaces for safety and agency; and (3) the politics of <em>sumud</em> (steadfastness), framing silence and non-disclosure as acts of collective resistance.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Palestinian children's responses to abuse are spatially and politically constituted acts of survival and resistance. This necessitates a paradigm shift in child protection toward contextual, community-based interventions that recognize these strategies as part of a broader anti-colonial struggle.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"173 ","pages":"Article 107888"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2026-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145928783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}