| Project Title: | Longitudinal Pathways to Resilience in Maltreated Children |
| Grant/Contract Number: | 90CA1635 |
| Type of Project: | Research |
| Funding Agency: | Office on Child Abuse and Neglect |
| Agency Contact Person: | Sally M.
Flanzer, Ph.D. (202) 205-8914 |
| Principal Investigator: | Dante Cicchetti |
| Mailing Address: | Mt. Hope
Family Life Center University of Rochester 187 Edinburgh Street Rochester, NY 14608 |
| Total Project Duration: | 9/30/97 to 9/30/00 |
| FY 98 Total Costs: | $200,000 |
| Total Project Budget: | $600,000 |
| Child Maltreatment Focus: | Primary |
| Type of Abuse: | Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect; Differentiated |
| Sample Size: | 300 |
| Age of Subjects: | 10-14 years old |
| Child
Abuse and Neglect Focus of This Project: |
Origins and Consequences |
| Summary |
| This study will build upon a prior NCCAN-funded longitudinal study by exploring adaptive patterns among maltreated children. The population sample will consist of 300 children recruited for the prior study, plus their parents or primary caregivers. Half of the racially and ethnically diverse sample will consist of children confirmed as maltreated and referred to the study by Department of Social Services caseworkers. The other half of the sample will be composed of demographically comparable children who have not been maltreated identified from families receiving welfare. The children, who were assessed in the prior study, will be reassessed between ages 10 to 13 years and again at ages 11 to 14 years. The objectives of the study are (1) to investigate stability and change over the course of adaptation and maladaptation in maltreated and nonmaltreated, poor youth; (2) to differentiate subgroups of maltreated children who vary in their longitudinal development; (3) to examine mediators and moderators of individual differences in developmental pathways of maltreated and nonmaltreated youth; and (4) to identify resiliency factors. Measures will be used to assess developmental issues in school-age and adolescent children and to determine how ecological risk factors of urban living influence individual development. Data will be collected at a summer day camp and through home visits. The study will assess the children's interpersonal functioning through ratings by counselors and peers. Researchers will also assess cognitive functioning and symptoms of distress and psychopathology through self-reports and parent and counselor reports. The study also will examine familial socioeconomic status and tactics used by the adults in conflict situations. The children's maltreatment experiences will be classified using child protective services records. |
