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Laypeople's decision-making in reporting child maltreatment: Child and family characteristics as a source of bias

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dc.contributor.authorCalheros, M. M.
dc.contributor.authorGarrido, M. V.
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Mário B.
dc.contributor.authorDuarte, Cátia
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-20T16:32:32Z
dc.date.available2024-02-20T16:32:32Z
dc.date.issued2020-08-06
dc.date.updated2024-02-01T17:46:43Z
dc.description.abstractObjectives: The process of reporting child maltreatment may be vulnerable to judgment bias, which may, in turn, affect the various stages of the child protection system continuum. In this study, we examine the role of child (gender, race/ethnicity, and age) and family characteristics (family structure and socioeconomic status) in laypeople’s severity assessment and probability of referral of child maltreatment (abuse or neglect). Method: Participants responded to a questionnaire presenting vignettes of abuse or neglect (based on Portuguese legal standards) that varied in the characteristics of the child and the family and assessed either the severity of abuse or severity of neglect, and the probability of referral of each situation. Results: Results indicated pervasive bias. Despite acknowledging the severity of both abuse and neglect situations, the likelihood of reporting maltreatment was higher (a) for female, younger, White, and Black children compared with male, older children and children of Roma ethnicity; and (b) for families with economic difficulties, divorced, single parent, and stepfamilies compared with nuclear families. Conclusions: These results emphasize the importance of studying the referral process of child maltreatment at a community level. We suggest that public awareness may facilitate the referral of maltreatment, minimizing the overreporting and underreporting of cases and encouraging early and preventive intervention.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationCalheiros, M. M., Garrido, M. V., Ferreira, M. B., & Duarte, C. (2020). Laypeople’s decision-making in reporting child maltreatment: Child and family characteristics as a source of bias. Psychology of violence, 10(6), 638-647. https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000342pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/vio0000342pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2152-081X
dc.identifier.issn2152-0828
dc.identifier.slugcv-prod-1993872
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/62752
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherAPApt_PT
dc.relationResearch Center for Psychological Science
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://awspntest.apa.org/record/2020-57698-001?doi=1pt_PT
dc.subjectReporting child maltreatmentpt_PT
dc.subjectLaypeople’s decision-makingpt_PT
dc.subjectJudgment biaspt_PT
dc.subjectType of maltreatmentpt_PT
dc.subjectChild and family characteristicspt_PT
dc.titleLaypeople's decision-making in reporting child maltreatment: Child and family characteristics as a source of biaspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.awardTitleResearch Center for Psychological Science
oaire.awardURIinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UID%2FPSI%2F04527%2F2019/PT
oaire.citation.endPage647pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue6pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage638pt_PT
oaire.citation.titlePsychology of Violencept_PT
oaire.citation.volume10pt_PT
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