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Variables related to family physicians' child maltreatment reporting decisions
Abstract
Given the prevalence and sequelae associated with child maltreatment as well as mandatory reporting laws, service providers who work with children have an obligation to report cases of child maltreatment. However, research with multiple mandatory reporters suggests that discretionary reporting has led to under-reporting of suspected maltreatment. Research has not yet systematically studied family physicians' reporting behaviors, which is unfortunate given the (a) increasing emphasis on primary care in this country, (b) the permeating influences of family-physician relationships and their potential influence on reporting behaviors, and (c) the family practice emphasis on a bio-psycho-social model. Furthermore, only one study was found which specifically investigated potential reporting differences for non-rural and rural physicians thus far. In the present study, non-rural and rural family physicians were surveyed regarding a number of variables related to reporting suspected maltreatment. Results suggested that particularly salient variables for consistently reporting suspected maltreatment included degree of evidence, perceived efficacy of reporting, and family relationship.
Subject Area
Psychotherapy|Health care|Mental health|Families & family life|Personal relationships|Sociology
Recommended Citation
Lundquist, Lori Marie, "Variables related to family physicians' child maltreatment reporting decisions" (1996). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI9700096.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI9700096