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Child abuse

Exploring the moderating role of maternal attachment style on the impact of a virtual reality environment on parental empathy and style: A pilot study

Jac Neirin Airdrie, Domna Banakou, Crescent Jicol, Karin Petrini, Mel Slater, Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis

published 24 Aug 2026

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Violence exposure among adolescent psychiatric patients in Nepal: Socio-demographic and familial risk factors

Rampukar Sah, Per Håkan Brøndbo, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Jasmine Ma, Ketil Lenert Hansen, Narmada Devkota, Anne Cecilie Javo

published 14 Aug 2026

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Prevalence and associated factors of intimate partner violence against reproductive-age women in Africa and Asia regions: Insights from 2022–2024 DHS datasets

Enyew Getaneh Mekonen

published 30 Jul 2026

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Growing up without violence (GWV): Results of a cluster randomised trial of a school-based intervention preventing adolescent sexual abuse and exploitation in Brazil

Ligia Kiss, Marto Leal, Ana Paula Portella, Heloína Paiva, Agnese Iuliano, Malini Pires, Helen Shipman, Elizabeth Anderson, Yuki Lo, Ligia Kerr, Carl Kendall, Dario Brito Jr, Marina Barros, Baptiste Leurent

published 30 Jul 2026

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Evaluation of outcomes in 201 child and youth survivors of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) who participated in a one-year multimodal treatment program

Matthew Reeson, Hannah Pazderka, Wanda Polzin-Homan, Yifeng Wei, Andrew Greenshaw, Peter H. Silverstone

published 23 Jul 2026

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Childhood trauma, substance use and mental health: Exploring differences across two Tunisian jails

Aya Ajmi Blout, Imen Mlouki, Emna Hariz, Mariem Meherzi, Abla Chefai, Mariem Triki, Marwa Boussaid, Helen Snooks, Abir Aouissaoui, Sana El Mhamdi

published 09 Jul 2026

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Effectiveness of Forum Play to promote respectful maternity care: A pilot intervention investigating self-reported perception and behaviour among care providers in urban Nepal

Narayani Paudel Ghimire, Pranab Dahal, Sunil Kumar Joshi, Katarina Swahnberg

published 03 Jun 2026

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Organizing adult attachment in alternative ways: A qualitative assessment of schemas antithetical to the secure base script

Shannon Maingot, Marije L. Verhage, Carlo Schuengel, Theodore E. A. Waters, Elja E. J. Meijer, Gabrielle Myre, Eva C. van Meeuwen, Glenn I. Roisman, Robbie Duschinsky, Marissa D. Nivison, Or Dagan, Victoria Zhu, Marinus van IJzendoorn, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg, Sheri Madigan, Chantal Cyr, Kazuko Y. Behrens, Maria S. Wong, Elizabeth Meins, The Attachment Secondary Processing and Analysis Network of the Collaboration on Attachment Transmission Synthesis (ASPAN-CATS)

published 26 May 2026

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Hybrid text mining models for investigative keyword expansion on child sexual abuse in the dark web

Jin Gyeong Kim, Jiyeon Kim

published 08 May 2026

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Safeguarding children and strengthening families through the application and utilization of family group decision making: A systematic review protocol

Collen Mafira Ngadhi, Shenaaz Wareley, Patrick Joseph, Chanté Johannes, Gary Spolander, Nicolette Vanessa Roman

published 29 Apr 2026

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A prospective observational study evaluating the short-term effectiveness of residential care for adolescents as “service as usual”: A study protocol

Pia K. Eriksson, Elina Aaltio, Mikko Aaltonen, Taina Laajasalo

published 24 Apr 2026

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Casting a long shadow: Exploring the link between childhood maltreatment and cancer in adulthood

Matthew Robert Langiano, Carmine Malfitano, Esme Fuller-Thomson

published 22 Apr 2026

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The analysis of competing hypotheses and expert witness testimony: Counteracting adversarial allegiance in witness credibility assessments?

Jana Otzipka, Renate Volbert

published 20 Apr 2026

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