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{"title":"The causal inference between bullying victimization and mental well-being: The mediating role of social withdrawal and the moderating role of coping","authors":"Ning Ding ,&nbsp;Chunkai Li","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107316","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107316","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Research has extensively explored the direct and indirect relationship between bullying victimization and the mental well-being of children with underlying mechanisms through cross-sectional data. However, limited knowledge exists regarding the causal inference and potential underlying mechanisms in this context.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study delves into these effects among Chinese children, investigating the mediating roles of social withdrawal and the moderating role of approach coping strategies using a two-wave longitudinal design.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>This study collected two-wave data with a six-month interval from a cohort of 863 Chinese children. 49.7 % were identified as female and 50.3 % of samples were males, with an average age of 14.01 at Wave 1. Following the acquisition of informed consent from their legal guardians, all students voluntarily completed the self-report questionnaires.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The study utilized <em>R</em> software to conduct data analysis. Half-longitudinal mediation and moderation models were adopted to examine the effects on mental well-being. Multi-group path analysis was used to examine the group differences in left-behind status.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The research results indicated that bullying victimization exhibited both direct (<em>β</em> = −0.085, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.01) and indirect (<em>β</em> = −0.017, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.05, 95 % CI: [−0.030, −0.002]) effects on diminished mental well-being, mediated by social withdrawal. In addition, higher levels of approach coping strategies act as a buffer in the adverse effect of bullying victimization on children's mental well-being (<em>β</em> = −0.054, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.05). Furthermore, the study highlighted that the left-behind status significantly moderated the relationship between peer victimization and social withdrawal. Interestingly, this relationship was notably significant in non-left-behind children rather than their left-behind counterparts (<em>β</em> _{non-left-behind} = 0.121, <em>p</em> &lt; 0.01; <em>β</em> _left-behind = 0.006, <em>p</em> = 0.926).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>These findings enhance our comprehension of the intricate interplay between victimization and well-being, offering crucial insights for policymakers and social workers to craft targeted interventions. By developing a deeper understanding of how victimization influences psychological well-being, tailored strategies can be formulated to effectively support children impacted by such experiences.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"163 ","pages":"Article 107316"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143422483","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":"Examining the reliability of the administrative case review process of a state child welfare system","authors":"Cody Oltmans,&nbsp;Ka Ho Brian Chor","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107305","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107305","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act mandates an Administrative Case Review (ACR) for every child in foster care every 6 months regarding their safety, adherence to case planning, and progress towards permanency. Despite limited research, a well-implemented ACR process should improve child welfare outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To systematically examine the reliability of one state's ACR process.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and Setting</h3><div>In a large Midwestern state child welfare system, the authors partnered with the state child welfare agency's ACR administrators and five independent, external experts to examine the reliability of their ACR ratings across key priority areas.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and percentage agreement on ACR ratings between the ACR reviewers and external experts were calculated. In December 2021 – May 2022 (Round 1) and December 2022 – May 2023 (Round 2), a random representative sample of 290 foster care cases were selected whose ACRs were completed by the ACR reviewers and external experts. Results from Round 1 informed documentation and training efforts prior to Round 2.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The ICCs and percentage agreement on four combined priority areas in Round 1 was 0.43 and 40 %, respectively, compared to 0.63 and 63 %, respectively, in Round 2 on five combined priority areas. Both rounds showed variability in reliability across priority areas.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Reliability improved from Round 1 to Round 2. Rigorous examination of the reliability of the ACR process, in addition to compliance with federal legislation, should be the basis for states to harness the full capacity of ACR to improve child welfare outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107305"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143419445","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":"Investigating the disparities among child sexual abuse material users: Anonymous self-reports from both charged and uncharged individuals","authors":"Hanna-Mari Lahtinen ,&nbsp;Kirsi Honkalampi ,&nbsp;Tegan Insoll ,&nbsp;Juha Nurmi ,&nbsp;Ethel Quayle ,&nbsp;Anna Katariina Ovaska ,&nbsp;Nina Vaaranen-Valkonen","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107299","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107299","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The dark web has become a more prevalent platform for the distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Most CSAM users remain undetected by law enforcement, and little is known about the population not convicted.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The aim of the study was to contribute to the research on CSAM users by investigating the differences between CSAM users who self-report having been charged for sexual offenses against a child or an adult and those who self-report not having been charged of such offenses.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>We analyzed anonymous survey data from 2384 respondents who sought CSAM on the dark web. Most of the respondents were young males (18–34-year-olds) searching for material depicting girls. The sample was divided into three groups: 1) those who admitted to having been charged for sexual offenses against children (CS offenders, <em>n</em> = 474); 2) those who admitted to having been charged for sexual offenses against adults (AS offenders, <em>n</em> = 620); and 3) those who admitted to no charges (NC group, <em>n</em> = 1290).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We used multinomial logistic regression analysis to analyze differences in self-reported behavior and motivation to access CSAM between the three groups.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Those who had a previous history of violent offenses, had groomed children online, had physical contact with children, and searched for material depicting infants and toddlers were significantly more likely to belong to the CS or AS offenders group.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>We found significant differences between the groups in their individual, motivational, and behavioral characteristics that have important implications for investigating sexual crimes and assessing and treating sexual offenders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107299"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143396250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A latent class analysis of technology-facilitated sexual violence: Associations to other victimizations, psychiatric symptoms, and gender","authors":"Frida Carlberg Rindestig ,&nbsp;Katja Gillander Gådin ,&nbsp;Linda Jonsson ,&nbsp;Carl-Göran Svedin ,&nbsp;Åsa Landberg ,&nbsp;Inga Dennhag","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107309","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107309","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Poly-victimization research has shown the cumulative detrimental effects of violence exposure on mental health. Latent Class Analysis (LCA) of victimization is a growing research field uncovering specific combinations of violence exposures particularly negative to mental health. Despite a growing concern of technology-facilitated violence (TFSV), it is scarcely included in LCA studies.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>Investigating victimization typologies that includes technology facilitated sexual violence.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Cross-sectional survey data from a representative sample of Swedish young people in the age range of 16–23 (<em>N</em> = 3243, mean age = 18.20, SD = 0.61).</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A Latent Class Analysis was conducted using the package PoLCA in R. A model with three classes was deemed to best fit the data.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Class 1 (<em>sexual polyvictimization</em>, 10.1 %) had high probabilities of all forms of sexual violence including TFSV and the highest proportion of psychiatric diagnosis (45.2 %). This class consisted of mostly girls. Class 2 (<em>child abuse polyvictimization</em>,14.8 %) was characterized by high probabilities of physical and psychological child abuse and had an even gender distribution. 30.6 % of this class endorsed having a psychiatric diagnosis. Class 3 (75.1 %) was a <em>low victimization</em>/<em>normative</em> subgroup with an even gender distribution and a low (12.8 %) frequency of psychiatric diagnosis. Class 1 exhibited the highest levels of psychiatric symptoms.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Prevention efforts targeted against TFSV should consider the whole web of violence that some young people are situated in. Since TFSV seems to be connected to psychiatric symptoms and diagnosis, Child- and Adolescent Psychiatric services should pay more attention to this type of violence among their young patients.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107309"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143396251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations between childhood abuse, exposure to domestic violence, and the risk of later violent revictimization in Australia","authors":"Nina Papalia ,&nbsp;Abigail Sheed ,&nbsp;Erika Fortunato ,&nbsp;Jillian J. Turanovic ,&nbsp;Ben Mathews ,&nbsp;Benjamin Spivak","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107314","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107314","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Childhood abuse and domestic violence exposure are pervasive and linked to many adverse outcomes, including revictimization across the lifespan. Few studies examine the associations between types and combinations of childhood abuse and later revictimization using large representative samples of the general population, especially in the Australian context.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>To examine the associations between childhood physical abuse, sexual abuse, and exposure to domestic violence before 15 years of age and lifetime physical and sexual violence revictimization since 15 years of age.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Secondary analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016 Personal Safety Survey, which collected cross-sectional information on experiences of violence among 21,242 community-dwelling adult men and women.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Regression analyses to determine whether experiences of childhood abuse and domestic violence were associated with lifetime physical and/or sexual revictimization, controlling for demographic, socio-economic and area-level characteristics.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>All three types of childhood abuse/domestic violence exposure, occurring alone or in combination, were associated with higher odds of lifetime physical and/or sexual revictimization in adjusted models; associations were generally strongest for those who experienced multiple types. Men generally reported higher rates of physical revictimization while women reported higher rates of sexual revictimization; however, sex differences varied according to the types of childhood abuse/domestic violence experienced.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Findings add nuance to the understanding of associations between childhood abuse, domestic violence exposure, and later revictimization in a large Australian sample. Preventing children's experiences of abuse and violence, and intervening early to mitigate harms, may help to reduce violence across the lifespan.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107314"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143378012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Workplace experiences of nurses in their role as child abuse and neglect mandated reporters","authors":"Anna Winqust ,&nbsp;Ekaterina Burduli ,&nbsp;Linda L. Eddy ,&nbsp;Tullamora Landis Giardino ,&nbsp;Jennifer Fraser ,&nbsp;Celestina Barbosa Leiker","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107250","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107250","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Nurses are mandated to report child abuse and neglect (CAN) cases; however, nurses may not be fully trained and supported in this role. Creating a workplace environment that actively engages and supports nurses is crucial for optimizing their effectiveness in fulfilling their reporting responsibilities.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study explored the experiences of nurses reporting child abuse and neglect in the workplace and highlighted the barriers and facilitators of nurses in this role. Participants and Setting: Recruitment took place primarily in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. This study reports on the qualitative responses provided by a subset (34–47 %) of the 166 respondents to the parent online survey.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Nurses responded to three prompts: 1) what went well, 2) what did not go well, and 3) what would support them in the role as mandated reporters. A reflexive thematic analysis was chosen to offer rich interpretation of meaning, in-depth understanding, and patterned meaning of responses.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>Of 166 respondents, 25 % (<em>n</em> = 42) answered the three questions. The themes and subthemes captured conceptual patterns of meaning on how to support nurses in the workplace as mandated reporters. Central organizing concepts included interprofessional collaboration, transparent protocols, responsive child welfare services, ongoing CAN education, and acknowledgment of the nurse-patient relationship.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This study offered insights into the workplace experiences of nurses acting as CAN mandated reporters. These barriers and facilitators can be addressed to produce better prepared and confident CAN nurse reporters.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107250"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143378011","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 facets of childhood trauma and violent injury risk during adulthood: A dominance analysis study","authors":"Faith A. McLaurin ,&nbsp;Samuel J. West ,&nbsp;Nicholas D. Thomson","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107307","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107307","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Research on childhood maltreatment indicates that it is positively linked with exposure to violence during childhood and later in life. Various forms of maltreatment during childhood (e.g., physical abuse, emotional neglect) are specifically linked to a greater likelihood of violent victimization and perpetration during adulthood. Similarly, adults who report experiences of childhood maltreatment are at an elevated risk of sustaining violent injuries requiring hospitalization. Despite the links between maltreatment and the risk of violence exposure, the relative importance of the forms of maltreatment as predictors remains unclear.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>This study aimed to identify the most important form of child maltreatment in predicting the risk of violent injuries in adulthood.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>Participants (<em>N</em> = 367) were patients in treatment at a level-1 trauma center following a violent injury.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We compared the five forms of childhood maltreatment as predictors of the number of violent injuries sustained over the life course using a dominance analysis approach.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Our initial regression analyses revealed that a negative binomial model (Nagelkerke's R² = 0.17) fit our data best due to the zero-inflated nature of our data. Dominance analyses revealed that emotional abuse (pooled Nagelkerke's R² = 0.07) completely dominated all other forms of maltreatment.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Emotional abuse childhood is the most important predictor of violent injury risk during adulthood after accounting for the multicollinearity shared among indicators of childhood maltreatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107307"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143378131","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":"Balancing risk and resilience: Amplifying the voices of the children and mothers in Kalighat red light area","authors":"Biswadeep Bhattacharyya","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107313","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107313","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Irrespective of the surrounding debate on the morality of sex work as a profession, academia has largely overlooked the toxic and violent environment that surrounds the children of female sex workers in red light areas. For instance, the existing literature seems to be only driven by objectives (and often in singularity) like access to education, models of family and care, and not paying enough attention to the voices of the children, their experiences wants and desires.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The study aimed to amplify the voices of the children of the Kalighat red light area, gain a holistic understanding of the challenges they face, and plan and implement interventions that prioritize their well-being. In the process, it also delves deep into understanding how female sex workers (who are also mothers) protect their children from the pervasive violence faced in their setting.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>The study includes 10 consenting children (aged between 12 and 17) and 5 female sex workers from the Kalighat red light area in West Bengal, India.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The researcher conducted Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with the children of female sex workers and carried out in-depth interviews with the female sex workers themselves.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The findings of the study uncover six themes namely, Unveiling Hidden Trauma; Barriers to Education and Social Mobility in Kalighat Red Light Area; Challenges in Establishing Personal Boundaries; Self-Awareness and Personal Agency as a Coping Mechanism; Adaptive Resilience and Coping Strategies; and Vigilance and Long-Term Planning.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The voices of children in the Kalighat red light area illuminate the pressing need for holistic interventions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107313"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143377649","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, anger, and violence among justice-involved youth: A network analysis","authors":"Nan Li ,&nbsp;Matt Shelton ,&nbsp;Elena L. Grigorenko","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107301","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107301","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are a complex construct that can be viewed as a network of interconnected adversities, with some interactions being substantially stronger than others. However, relatively little is known about the complex interactions between adversities in justice-involved youth (JIY). Moreover, even less is known about the pathways through which early adverse experiences contribute to violent offending.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The present study aimed to identify the most influential adverse event(s) within a network structure of adversity. It also investigated one of the pathways through which ACEs contributed to violent offending.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and setting</h3><div>We used archival data consisting of 4591 JIY in a large urban juvenile probation department in Texas, United States.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>We employed network analysis to investigate the network structure of ten types of adversity and how the complex interactions of adversity contributed to violent offending through the pathway of anger.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The network analysis results revealed that physical abuse and physical neglect were the most influential adversities within the ACEs network. Anger was positively and directly linked to all adversities except parental separation/divorce, controlling for other adversities in the network. Only emotional abuse and anger directly predicted the higher likelihood of violent offending within the one-year follow-up, accounting for the effects of other adversities in the model.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Given the complexity of existing evidence-based interventions, combined with the limited resources in the juvenile justice system, tailoring these interventions specifically related to physical abuse and physical neglect could enhance feasibility without significantly compromising effectiveness for JIY. The deleterious impact of anger on violent offending highlights the need for interventions that address not only the broader system of environmental risks but also person-level criminogenic needs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107301"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143369797","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":"Free under kinship care? A phenomenological exploration of reintegrated victims of child trafficking in Ghana","authors":"Bernard Koomson ,&nbsp;Kwame Adusei ,&nbsp;Dawuda Abdulai","doi":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107311","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chiabu.2025.107311","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The discourse on post-rescue experiences of formerly trafficked children is gradually gaining traction following recent critiques of anti-trafficking policy. Post-rescue discourses primarily aim to examine the best possible environment necessary for rehabilitation and reintegration of formerly trafficked children. In developing countries such as Ghana, formerly trafficked children are mostly placed in kinship care.</div></div><div><h3>Objective</h3><div>The study explored experiences of formerly trafficked children who have been reintegrated under the care of kin by child rights NGOs.</div></div><div><h3>Participants and study area</h3><div>The study draws on phenomenological interviews with 22 formerly trafficked children in Winneba who have been reintegrated under the care of kin.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The study revealed mixed experiences for formerly trafficked children placed in kinship care. Specifically, while care by grandparents yielded positive outcomes for most formerly trafficked children, while care by other relatives was not particularly pleasant. Some of the formerly trafficked children combined work with schooling and apprenticeship training, while others had completely dropped out of school in pursuit of work.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This paper argues for the need to recognise and address the socio-economic factors that underline the trafficking of children in Ghana.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51343,"journal":{"name":"Child Abuse & Neglect","volume":"161 ","pages":"Article 107311"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2025-02-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143369833","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}