Child neglect based on the use of the child neglect index applied in Brazil/Negligencia infantil a partir do child neglect index aplicado no Brasil

This study describes the use of Child Neglect Index to identify cases of children neglected by their parents/caregivers in the Brazilian context. After initial adaptation to the Brazilian sociocultural reality, the instrument was applied in three different groups. Each group is composed of 30 dyads...

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Published in:Psicologia, reflexão e crítica reflexão e crítica, 2015-01, Vol.28 (1), p.106
Main Authors: Pasian, Mara Silvia, Bazon, Marina Rezende, Pasian, Sonia Regina, Lacharite, Carl
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Language:Portuguese
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Summary:This study describes the use of Child Neglect Index to identify cases of children neglected by their parents/caregivers in the Brazilian context. After initial adaptation to the Brazilian sociocultural reality, the instrument was applied in three different groups. Each group is composed of 30 dyads of children/parents, totaling 90 dyads of participants (n = 180). They are: G1 (first group) = officially reported cases of child neglect; G2 (second group) = suspected cases of neglect, but not notified; G3 (third group) = unsuspected cases of neglect or otherwise abuse (comparison group). There is also a fourth group composed of the children's teachers (n = 11). The results showed high scores on the index of neglect in G1 and G2, but low scores in G3, suggesting the presence of indicators of lack of parental supervision regarding the care of food, clothing, hygiene, physical health, mental health and education in the first two groups evaluated when compared to no suspicion of child maltreatment. The current empirical findings, although preliminary in terms of adaptation of Child Neglect Index to the Brazilian context, were promising to signal the potential of the instrument as a resource for detection/confirmation of child neglect. It stimulates further research and improvements in this technical resource to facilitate proper identification and intervention in these cases. Keywords: Child abuse, child development, parent-child relationship, child neglect, psychological assessment. Este estudo objetivou descrever a utilizacao do Child Neglect Index para identificar casos de criancas negligenciadas por seus pais/cuidadores no contexto brasileiro. Apos adaptacao inicial a realidade sociocultural brasileira, o instrumento foi aplicado em tres grupos de individuos, cada qual com 30 diades de criancas/pais, totalizando 90 diades (n = 180), assim compostos: G1 (primeiro grupo) = casos oficialmente notificados por negligencia infantil; G2 (segundo grupo) = casos suspeitos de negligencia nao notificados; G3 (terceiro grupo) = casos sem suspeita de negligencia ou outra forma de maus-tratos (grupo de comparacao); alem de um quarto grupo de professoras dessas criancas (n = 11). Os resultados apontaram altos escores no indice de negligencia em G1 e G2, e baixos escores em G3, sugerindo presenca de indicadores de falta de supervisao parental referentes a cuidados com alimentacao, vestimenta, higiene, saude fisica, saude mental e educacao nos dois primeiros grupos avaliados,
ISSN:0102-7972
1678-7153
DOI:10.1590/1678-7153.201528112