child abuse and neglect child maltreatment
Conditions
Interventions
For researchquestion 2 and 3 an intervention will be used: Talking with Children
Experimental condition: The new innovative CPA approach in which maltreated
children of 8 years and older are include
the parents, general practitioner, teachers and other grown ups
that are connected to the child.
Sponsors
Trimbos-instituut
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age of the child is 5 years or older; Expected time of residence in the Netherlands is at least a year, and there are no plans to leave the country; Meeting the *classical* definition of child maltreatment including child physical or emotional abuse, sexual abuse, physical or emotional neglect; Sufficient verbal and cognitive capacities to participate in a study which requires an oral interview; A higher likelihood than average of child maltreatment as estimated by the CPA investigator at the initial stage of CPA investigation
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants not meeting the aforementioned criteria; Participants who can be considered as *additional* children in the reports, comprising siblings of the maltreated child considered as being of less concern, as estimated by the CPA investigator; Participants of whom the maltreatment is too questionable at the stage of inclusion
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Primary study parameters are: - For children: mental health, measured using the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL parent version, YSR child selfreport and TRF, teacher report) and quality of life using the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ) - For adults: quality of life, measured using the Rand-36 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Some major independent variables will also be taken into account: - stress, measured by the NOSI-K for parents and the MUSIC for children - social support, measured by the SSL for parents and an adjusted SSL version for children - coping, measured by the CISS for parents and the Kids Cope for children - self esteem will only be measured for children, using the CBSK/CBSA Parents will, in addition to the questionnaires mentioned above, be asked to fill out: - the VMG (Vragenlijst Meegemaakte Gebeurtenissen) to get an overview of recent life events - the Neighborhood Disorder Scale - the FGRS/MGRS about gender specific stress experiences - the AUDIT to measure alcolhol use Background variables such as gender, age, ethnical background, education level, living situation and social demographical characteristics will also be taken into account | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed