Government has played an increasing role in family life because too many parents have not fulfilled their childrearing responsibilities. The misuse of parental power in child abuse and the abdication of parental responsibilities in child neglect have necessitated governmental interventions in order to protect children. A parent license would validate parental rights, establish parental responsi...

Most studies of the association between family structure and risky sexual behaviour among adolescents and young adults have employed a risk perspective which assumes that, compared with other types, two-parent families are protective. Drawing from a positive-oriented approach in this study, it is hypothesized that within each family type some influential factors may mitigate such anticipated de...

T his book is about human behavior in public and nonprofit organizations. Its purpose is to provide information and perspectives that enhance our understanding of our own behavior and our ability to influence the behavior of others. It concerns how public servants interact with others in their organizations and with the public, how they view their work and its importance to their communities, a...

background: adolescence is a period of overwhelming changes and challenges, which expose the adolescents to high-risk behaviors. risky sexual relationship is one of these behaviors that entails physical risks and psychosocial harms. various factors have been recognized to shape sexual behaviors in adolescents. this paper is an attempt to investigate the factors contributing to high-risk sexual ...

The aim of this study was to test whether the associations between adolescent-parent attachment and externalizing problem behavior of adolescents were mediated by adolescent cognitive distortions, self-esteem, parental monitoring and association with deviant peers. A total of 102 adolescents (71 % male; aged 12-19 years) at risk for developing delinquent behaviors reported on attachment, parent...

In families where child abuse and neglect exist it is possible that domestic violence is present as well. This study examined data collected from closed child protective services cases that had domestic violence issues identified. The sample size (n=50) in this study consisted of 50 of these cases. These cases were randomly selected from the ten counties of the Gateway/Buffalo Trace Service Reg...

The Child Abuse Recognition Experience Study (CARES) demonstrated that primary care physicians and nurse practitioners who treat injured children find the decision of whether to report suspected abuse difficult. This commentary briefly summarizes and responds to the papers presented at the Child Abuse Recognition, Research, and Education Translation (CARRET) Conference. The commentator traces h...

CONTEXT Effective strategies for preventing child maltreatment are needed. Few primary care-based programs have been developed, and most have not been well evaluated. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to evaluate the efficacy of the Safe Environment for Every Kid model of pediatric primary care in reducing the occurrence of child maltreatment. METHODS A randomized trial was conducted from June 2002 to...

Using intensive qualitative interviews with 40 homeless youth, this study examined their early family histories for abuse, neglect, and other family problems and the number and types of transitions that youth experienced. Multiple forms of child maltreatment, family alcoholism, drug use, and criminal activity characterized early family histories of many youth. Leaving home because of either run...