Department of health care community, Japan
Review Article
Protective Factors to Moderate the Intergenerational Cycle of Maltreatment; theReview of Literature and Suggestions for Potential Intervention.
Author(s): Arisa Yamaguchi*
Child maltreatment is a significant public health problem. The history of maltreatment poses negative effects not only on the victims but also the future generations through the continuity of maltreatment. While the majority of the individuals who experienced maltreatment break the cycle, the mechanisms for discontinuity, especially the whole picture of moderating effects of protective factors have not been well documented. This paper aims to review and summarize the previous studies for protective factors and propose some recommendations for potential intervention and future research. 19 articles analyzing at least one protective factor in the context of intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment were reviewed. The protective factors were found across the individual, relationship, and contextual levels, while the majority of studies focused on individual and relational factor.. View More»
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