TY - JOUR
T1 - Child Abuse during the Covid-19 Pandemic - Prospect, Risk And Factors
T2 - a Narrative Review
AU - Ahad, Md Abdul
AU - Kakyo, Tracy
AU - Willis, Eileen
AU - Parry, Yvonne K.
AU - Yang, Wen
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This narrative review focuses on the risk of child abuse, the determinants of child maltreatment during the Covid-19 outbreak and the conceivable psycho-social impact of child abuse. Literature was retrieved from Scopus, PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science along with Google Scholar, and reports from various sources with no time and context restrictions. The narrative analysis of all pertinent records shows that the risk of abuse towards children has spiked during the Covid-19 outbreak, especially sexual abuse and neglect. Prolonged living inside of homes, school closures, limited contact, unemployment, domestic violence, poor access to health care, and related social stressors have impacted on the rates of child abuse during the Covid-19 outbreak. These maltreated children may experience poor interpersonal relationships, problematic coping behaviours, and depressive disorders across their life span. These findings point to context-specific outcomes and protective measures that could assist prospective researches and guide policies.
AB - This narrative review focuses on the risk of child abuse, the determinants of child maltreatment during the Covid-19 outbreak and the conceivable psycho-social impact of child abuse. Literature was retrieved from Scopus, PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science along with Google Scholar, and reports from various sources with no time and context restrictions. The narrative analysis of all pertinent records shows that the risk of abuse towards children has spiked during the Covid-19 outbreak, especially sexual abuse and neglect. Prolonged living inside of homes, school closures, limited contact, unemployment, domestic violence, poor access to health care, and related social stressors have impacted on the rates of child abuse during the Covid-19 outbreak. These maltreated children may experience poor interpersonal relationships, problematic coping behaviours, and depressive disorders across their life span. These findings point to context-specific outcomes and protective measures that could assist prospective researches and guide policies.
KW - Child abuse
KW - Child maltreatment
KW - Covid-19 pandemic
KW - Psychosocial risk factors
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85106601433&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.26262/hjp.v18i1.7923
DO - 10.26262/hjp.v18i1.7923
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85106601433
SN - 1790-1391
VL - 18
SP - 46
EP - 62
JO - Hellenic Journal of Psychology
JF - Hellenic Journal of Psychology
IS - 1
ER -