A reasonably large review of operationalization in child maltreatment research: Assessment approaches and sources of information in youth samples |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State University, United States;2. Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, United States;3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, United States;4. Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, United States;1. yjackson@ku.edu;2. Joy.l.gabrielli@dartmouth.edu;1. The Methodology Center, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States;2. Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States;3. Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, United States;4. Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, United States;1. School of Criminal Justice and Criminalistics at California State University, Los Angeles, United States;2. Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, United States;3. School of Medicine, New York University, United States;4. UCLA–Duke University National Center for Child Traumatic Stress, Duke University Medical Center, United States;1. Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, 222 Richmond St., Providence, RI 02903, USA;2. Bradley/Hasbro Children’s Research Center, E.P. Bradley Hospital, 1 Hoppin St., Providence, RI 02903, USA;3. Department of Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University, 219 Moore, University Park, PA 16802, USA;4. Clinical Child Psychology Program, University of Kansas, 1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA;5. Department of Biobehavioral Health, The Pennsylvania State University, 219 Biobehavioral Health Building, University Park, PA 16802, USA;1. School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia;2. Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Child maltreatment research varies considerably in how maltreatment is measured. Although researchers have advocated for improvements in maltreatment assessment, a first step is a clear understanding of the status on how the field operationalizes maltreatment. The current paper sought to achieve this goal through reviewing research on child maltreatment over a recent 10-year span to identify trends in maltreatment assessment and operationalization. Information on maltreatment measurement was extracted from 338 articles across three major journals devoted to publishing research on child maltreatment. Among the various definitional dimensions of maltreatment, type was the most common way maltreatment was operationalized, followed by severity, frequency, and chronicity, a stable trend across the 10-year span of review. The results indicated that the majority of studies measured maltreatment as consisting of multiple types, although some studies focused on one type of maltreatment as the indicator of child maltreatment. Further, the most common assessment method was the administration of a questionnaire or the combination of two questionnaires with the second most common being summaries from case file review. Recommendations for future research are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | Child maltreatment Measurement Assessment |
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