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- The study investigates the impact of having a father figure, specifically a father surrogate, on the likelihood of child maltreatment reports compared to children with biological fathers or no father figure.
- Children with a father surrogate present in the home were found to be at a higher risk of maltreatment reports, being twice as likely to experience such reports after the father's entry into the home.
- The findings indicate significant odds ratios suggesting that the presence of a father surrogate may be linked to increased risk of child maltreatment.
Article Abstract
Most research on the effect of father figures in the home on the incidence of child maltreatment has been cross-sectional and has focused on sexual abuse. This prospective study's purpose is to determine if the presence of a father surrogate in the home affects the risk of a subsequent child maltreatment report. In a longitudinal sample of at-risk children, North Carolina's Central Registry for Child Abuse and Neglect was used to determine the maltreatment history of children from birth to age 8 years. Children who had a father surrogate living in the home were twice as likely to be reported for maltreatment after his entry into the home than those with either a biological father (odds ratio = 2.6, 95 % confidence interval = 1.4-4.7) or no father figure in the home (odds ratio = 2.0, 95% confidence interval = 1.1-3.5).
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