The research includes three sets of analyses related to child abuse and neglect The first analysis will use data from the Economic Status, Public Policy, and Child Neglect Study to estimate the extent to which family resources and maternal employment affect the likelihood that children are being abused and neglect ed. Child abuse and neglect will be measured across a variety of domains. In particular, this analysis is concerned with the extent to which low-income status and parental employment affect various forms of Child maltreatment. The second analysis will estimate the effects of changes in family resources, family structures, and public policies on child maltreatment and children's living arrangements over time. Child fixed effects models will be used to estimate relationships between various forms of abuse and neglect. Data will be drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. The third analysis will consider the effects of state welfare policies, state child support policies, state child maltreatment policies, and state divorce laws on partner abuse and child abuse.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F32)
Project #
7F32HD044302-03
Application #
7036473
Study Section
Social Sciences, Nursing, Epidemiology and Methods 4 (SNEM)
Program Officer
Evans, V Jeffrey
Project Start
2003-08-01
Project End
2005-04-30
Budget Start
2004-08-03
Budget End
2005-04-30
Support Year
3
Fiscal Year
2004
Total Cost
$23,648
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Wisconsin Madison
Department
Social Sciences
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
161202122
City
Madison
State
WI
Country
United States
Zip Code
53715
Berger, Lawrence M (2005) Income, family characteristics, and physical violence toward children. Child Abuse Negl 29:107-33