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Current issues and challenges in the definition and operationalization of child maltreatment: A scoping review

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Current issues and challenges in the definition and operationalization of child maltreatment: A scoping review

dc.contributor.author	Laajasalo, Taina
dc.contributor.author	Elizabeth Cowley, Laura
dc.contributor.author	Otterman, Gabriel
dc.contributor.author	Lamela, Diogo
dc.contributor.author	Bettencourt Rodrigues, Leonor
dc.contributor.author	Jud, Andreas
dc.contributor.author	Kemp, Alison
dc.contributor.author	Naughton, Aideen
dc.contributor.author	Hurt, Lisa
dc.contributor.author	Soldino, Virginia
dc.contributor.author	Ntinapogias, Athanasios
dc.contributor.author	Nurmatov, Ulugbek
dc.date.accessioned	2023-04-19T18:12:16Z
dc.date.available	2023-04-19T18:12:16Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.citation	Laajasalo, Taina Elizabeth Cowley, Laura Otterman, Gabriel Lamela, Diogo Bettencourt Rodrigues, Leonor Jud, Andreas Kemp, Alison Naughton, Aideen Hurt, Lisa Soldino, Virginia Ntinapogias, Athanasios Nurmatov, Ulugbek 2023 Current issues and challenges in the definition and operationalization of child maltreatment: A scoping review Child Abuse & Neglect 140 106187
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10550/86121
dc.description.abstract	Background Studies show considerable variability in the definitions and operationalization of child maltreatment (CM), which limits research, policy formation, surveillance, and cross-country and cross-sector comparisons. Objective To review the recent literature (2011-2021) to understand current issues and challenges in defining CM, to assist in the planning, testing and implementing of CM conceptualizations. Methods We searched eight international databases. Articles were included if the substantive content was related to issues, challenges, and debates in defining CM, and the article was an original study, review, commentary, report, or guideline. The review followed methodological guidance for the conduct of scoping reviews and was reported in accordance with the PRISMA-ScR checklist. Four experts in CM conducted a thematic analysis to summarize findings. Methodological rigor of the included studies was not formally assessed. Results We identified 7372 potentially relevant articles; 55 full-text studies were assessed for eligibility, 25 satisfied the inclusion criteria. We identified three themes: 1) strategies to define CM, including the integration of child and victim perspectives; 2) difficulties in defining specific CM types; and 3) real-world implications for research, prevention and policy. Conclusions Despite longstanding concerns, challenges regarding the definitions of CM persist. A small minority of studies have tested and implemented CM definitions and operationalizations in practice. The findings will inform international multi-sectoral processes to develop uniform definitions of CM, for example by highlighting the need to acknowledge challenges in defining some CM types and emphasizing the importance of considering the perspectives of children and CM survivors.
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.relation.ispartof	Child Abuse & Neglect, 2023, vol. 140, p. 106187
dc.subject	Maltractament infantil
dc.subject	Violència infantil
dc.title	Current issues and challenges in the definition and operationalization of child maltreatment: A scoping review
dc.type	journal article
dc.date.updated	2023-04-19T18:12:16Z
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106187
dc.identifier.idgrec	157389
dc.rights.accessRights	open access