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Importance of Early Neglect for Childhood Aggression

Kotch, Jonathan B., Lewis, Terri, Hussey, Jon M., English, Diana, Thompson, Richard, Litrownik, Alan J., Runyan, Desmond K., Bangdiwala, Shrikant I. +2 more·2008·Pediatrics
DOI 10.1542/peds.2006-3622
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OBJECTIVE. The goal was to examine the association between early childhood neglect (birth to age 2 years) and later childhood aggression at ages 4, 6, and 8 years, compared with aggression's associations with early childhood abuse and later abuse and neglect. METHODS. A prospective cohort of 1318 predominantly at-risk children, recruited from 4 US cities and 1 southern state, were monitored from birth to 8 years of age. Maltreatment was determined through review of local child protective services records. A hierarchical, linear model approach, a special case of general, linear, mixed modeling, was used to predict aggressive behavior scores, as reported by the child's primary caregiver at ages 4, 6, and 8 years. RESULTS. Only early neglect significantly predicted aggression scores. Early abuse, later abuse, and later neglect were not significantly predictive in a controlled model with all 4 predictors. CONCLUSION. This longitudinal study suggests that child neglect in the first 2 years of life may be a more-important precursor of childhood aggression than later neglect or physical abuse at any age.

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  • Children who experienced neglect in the first 2 years of life demonstrated high levels of aggression toward peers at 4, 6, and 8 years.

    “In a prospective longitudinal study of aggression, children who experienced neglect in the first 2 years of life demonstrated high levels of aggression toward peers at 4, 6, and 8 years (Kotch et al, 2008).”

    From Deviations from the expectable environment in early childhood and emerging psychopathology (2015) · cites this paper as Kotch et al, 2008

  • Very early abuse, occurring during the first 2 years of life, was not associated with aggression toward peers from age 4 to 8 years.

    “Still, very early abuse, occurring during the first 2 years of life was not associated with aggression toward peers from age 4 to 8 years (Kotch et al, 2008).”

    From Deviations from the expectable environment in early childhood and emerging psychopathology (2015) · cites this paper as Kotch et al, 2008

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Authors
Kotch, J. B., Lewis, T., Hussey, J. M., English, D., Thompson, R., Litrownik, A. J., Runyan, D. K., Bangdiwala, S. I., Margolis, B., & Dubowitz, H.
Affiliations
  • Departments of Maternal and Child Health
  • Biostatistics
  • Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, Seattle, Washington
  • Juvenile Protective Association (US)
  • San Diego State University (US)
  • Social Medicine
  • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
ORCID
Venue
Pediatrics
Publisher
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Published
2008-04-01
Volume
121
Issue
4
Pages
725-731
ISSN
  • 0031-4005 (ISSN-L)
  • 1098-4275
DOI
10.1542/peds.2006-3622
OpenAlex
W2155781885
Cited by
183
References
46
Citations by year
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FWCI
17.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • PEDIATRICS (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health
  • National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R01HD039689)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child Abuse and Trauma
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Child Welfare and Adoption
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
early childhood neglect, child aggression, child abuse, child protection services, vulnerable children, aggression
MeSH terms
Age Factors, Aggression, Child, Child Abuse, Child Behavior, Child Development, Child, Preschool, Family Relations, Female, Humans, Infant, Infant, Newborn, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Predictive Value of Tests, Prognosis, Prospective Studies, Sensitivity and Specificity, Sex Factors, Parenting, Risk Assessment

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