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Child Maltreatment Profiles and Adjustment Problems in High-Risk Adolescents

Andrea L. Hazen

Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego State University

Cynthia D. Connelly

Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, University of San Diego

Scott C. Roesch

San Diego State University

Richard L. Hough

Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, University of New Mexico, San Diego State University, University of California, San Diego

John A. Landsverk

Rady Children's Hospital and Health Center, San Diego State University

The purpose of this article is to identify profiles of maltreatment experiences in a sample of high-risk adolescents and to investigate the relationship between the derived profiles and psychological adjustment. Participants are 1,131 youth between the ages of 12 and 18 years involved with publicly funded mental health and social services. Information on physical, sexual, and emotional maltreatment and psychological symptoms are obtained in interviews with adolescents and their primary caregivers. Using latent profile analysis, three maltreatment profiles are identified: "sexual + physical + emotional maltreatment," "physical + emotional maltreatment," and "low maltreatment." Adolescents in the two maltreatment profiles generally have significantly higher scores on symptom scales compared with those in the "low maltreatment" profile, but scores in the two maltreatment profiles do not differ. Findings highlight the need for agencies to identify and provide appropriate intervention for youth who experience multiple types of maltreatment.

Key Words: abuse • adjustment problems • adolescents • latent profile analysis • maltreatment

This version was published on February 1, 2009

Journal of Interpersonal Violence, Vol. 24, No. 2, 361-378 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0886260508316476
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