Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic On Violence Against Children: A Narrative Review.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_F8103ADD19AE
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic On Violence Against Children: A Narrative Review.
Journal
Current psychiatry reports
ISSN
1535-1645 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1523-3812
Publication state
Published
Issued date
10/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
25
Number
10
Pages
533-543
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The goal of this paper was to explore the different ways the COVID-19 pandemic has affected violence against children (VAC).
Recent research of peer-reviewed articles using operational or survey data revealed the pandemic's impact in terms of institutional responses, risk and mediating factors, changes in VAC dynamics, and a likely increase in child marriage. Findings include a decrease in institutional responses, activities, and prevention case openings; an increased incidence of interparental intimate partner violence (IPV) witnessing cases, hospital admissions for suspected Abusive Head Trauma (AHT), other pediatric injuries, and sexual violence; a change in family conflict dynamics; and an estimated increase in child marriages. It also revealed mediating factors between the relationship of the pandemic and VAC (such as parental stress and mental health symptoms), as well as risk factors observed by service providers, which include the risk of mental health symptoms of both parents and children. Post-pandemic VAC research can be improved by utilizing operational or survey data in a meaningful way to be able to derive sound intervention approaches to diminish the pandemic's impact on VAC and child marriage. We also propose for researchers to integrate child marriage into the definition of VAC.
Recent research of peer-reviewed articles using operational or survey data revealed the pandemic's impact in terms of institutional responses, risk and mediating factors, changes in VAC dynamics, and a likely increase in child marriage. Findings include a decrease in institutional responses, activities, and prevention case openings; an increased incidence of interparental intimate partner violence (IPV) witnessing cases, hospital admissions for suspected Abusive Head Trauma (AHT), other pediatric injuries, and sexual violence; a change in family conflict dynamics; and an estimated increase in child marriages. It also revealed mediating factors between the relationship of the pandemic and VAC (such as parental stress and mental health symptoms), as well as risk factors observed by service providers, which include the risk of mental health symptoms of both parents and children. Post-pandemic VAC research can be improved by utilizing operational or survey data in a meaningful way to be able to derive sound intervention approaches to diminish the pandemic's impact on VAC and child marriage. We also propose for researchers to integrate child marriage into the definition of VAC.
Keywords
Child, Humans, Pandemics/prevention & control, COVID-19, Violence, Intimate Partner Violence/prevention & control, Intimate Partner Violence/psychology, Parents/psychology, COVID-19 pandemic, Child marriage, Impact, Narrative review, Post-pandemic implications, Violence against children
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Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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