title: Predicting child abuse potential: an empirical investigation of two theoretical frameworks.
abstract: This study investigated two theoretical risk models predicting child maltreatment potential: (a) Belsky's (1993) developmental-ecological model and (b) the cumulative risk model in a sample of 610 caregivers (49% African American, 46% European American; 53% single) with a child between 3 and 6 years old. Results extend the literature by using a widely accepted and valid risk instrument rather than occurrence rates (e.g., reports to child protective services, observations). Results indicated Belsky's developmental-ecological model, in which risk markers were organized into three separate conceptual domains, provided a poor fit to the data. In contrast, the cumulative risk model, which included the accumulation of risk markers, was significant in predicting child abuse potential.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of South Carolina, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, 67 President Street - 2 South, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. begle@musc.edu
authors.forename: Angela Moreland
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Begle
authors.forename: Jean E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Dumas
authors.forename: Rochelle F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Hanson
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000523:psychology*; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
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