Elevated risk of child maltreatment in families with stepparents but not with adoptive parents

Marinus H. van IJzendoorn; Eveline M. Euser; Peter Prinzie; Femmie Juffer; Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg

doi:10.1177/1077559509342125

Elevated risk of child maltreatment in families with stepparents but not with adoptive parents

Marinus H. van IJzendoorn, Eveline M. Euser, Peter Prinzie, Femmie Juffer, Marian J. Bakermans-Kranenburg

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Does child maltreatment occur more often in adoptive and stepfamilies than in biological families? Data were collected from all 17 Dutch child protective services (CPS) agencies on 13,538 cases of certified child maltreatment in 2005. Family composition of the maltreated children was compared to a large national representative sample of the Netherlands Kinship Panel Study (NKPS). Larger families, one-parent families, and families with a stepparent showed elevated risks for child maltreatment. Adoptive families, however, showed significantly less child maltreatment than expected. The findings are discussed in the context of parental investment theory that seems to be applicable to stepparents but not to adoptive parents.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	369-375
Number of pages	7
Journal	Child Maltreatment
Volume	14
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1077559509342125
Publication status	Published - 1 Nov 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Adoption
Child maltreatment
Parental investment
Stepparents

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