Sexual minority youth experience substantially higher rates of family victimization than their
heterosexual peers. No systematic review has yet identified the predictors and …

Children's emotional and relational development can be negatively influenced by maternal
substance abuse, particularly through a dysfunctional caregiving environment. Attachment …

Being a parent can be rewarding, but it can also be stressful [1]. Pressures on parents have
intensified since the 1980s, to the point that parenting stress has become the rule rather than …

This study employs four waves of survey data on 1,135 families from the Illinois Families
Study, a longitudinal panel study of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families in Illinois. This …

The prevention of child maltreatment via parenting interventions requires implementation on
a broad scale, which is facilitated by drawing on a multidisciplinary array of service workers …

Background Despite high prevalence, child neglect has long been passed over in research.
Serious long-term consequences call for effective intervention programs. However, as a …

Childhood health is associated with a wide variety of outcomes throughout the life course,
from ongoing physical and mental health to disability, mortality, and socioeconomic status …

Objective: We conducted a large (N= 204) randomized, clinical trial to test the efficacy of
parent–child interaction therapy (PCIT) on observed parenting, two key drivers of …

Existing research suggests that various forms of family violence such as domestic violence
and child abuse tend to coexist or cluster. Although the link between animal cruelty and …

Background The aim of this study is to determine if ACEs impact the health and risk behavior
burden among Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) adults. Methods: In 2013, a cross-sectional …