Fathers and Risk for Child Maltreatment: Prevention Pathways

It is well established that fathers’ parenting behaviors have an important impact on child wellbeing. In a series of studies that build on ecological and family systems theories, Dr. Lee and her collaborators have examined fathers’ relationships within families (e.g., father-child and father-mother relationships) and how fathers’ parenting behaviors relate to child wellbeing and risk for child maltreatment and abuse. Dr. Lee was lead guest editor of a special issue of the journal Child Maltreatment (August 2009) titled, “Fathers, physical child abuse, and neglect: Advancing the knowledge base.”

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CO-INVESTIGATOR

Shawna J. Lee 

FUNDING

• Fathers and Risk for Physical Child Maltreatment: Prevention Pathways. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC), Grants for Violence-Related Injury Prevention Research (CDC-R49-CE-000915-02). PI: Neil B. Guterman; Co-investigators: Shawna J. Lee & Catherine Taylor.

RELATED PUBLICATIONS

• Kim, J., Lee, S.J., Taylor, C.A., & Guterman, N.B. (2014). Dyadic profiles of parental disciplinary behavior and links with parenting context. Child Maltreatment, 19, 79-91. DOI: 10.1177/1077559514532009
• Lee, S.J. (2013). Paternal and household characteristics associated with child neglect and Child Protective Services involvement. Journal of Social Service Research, 39, 171-187.  DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2012.744618
• Lee, S.J., Lansford, J.E., Pettit, G.S., Bates, J.E., & Dodge, K.A. (2012). Parental agreement of reporting parent to child aggression using the Conflict Tactics Scales. Child Abuse & Neglect, 36_, 510-518. DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.04.005
• Lee, S.J., Taylor, C.A., & Bellamy, J.L. (2012). Paternal depression and child neglect in father-involved families of young children. Child Abuse & Neglect, 36, 461-469.  DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.04.002
• Lee, S.J. (2012). Paternal depression and the family context. Family Science, 3, 233-236. DOI: 10.1080/19424620.2012.783531
• Lee, S.J., Kim, J., Taylor, C.A., & Perron, B.E. (2011). Profiles of disciplinary behaviors among biological fathers. Child Maltreatment, 16, 51-62. DOI: 10.1177/1077559510385841
• Lee, S.J., Altschul, I., Shair, S.R., & Taylor, C.A. (2011). Hispanic fathers and risk for maltreatment in father-involved families of young children. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research, 2, 125-142. DOI: 10.5243/jsswr.2011.7
• Lee, S.J., Bellamy, J., & Guterman, N.B. (2009). Fathers, physical child abuse, and neglect: Advancing the knowledge base. Child Maltreatment, 14, 227-231. DOI: 10.1177/1077559509339388
• Guterman, N.B., Lee, S.J., Taylor, C.A., & Rathouz, P. (2009). Parental perceptions of neighborhood processes, stress, personal control, and risk for physical child abuse and neglect. Child Abuse & Neglect, 33, 897-906. DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2009.09.008
• Taylor, C.A., Guterman, N.B., Lee, S.J., & Rathouz, P. (2009). Intimate partner violence, maternal stress, nativity, and risk for maternal maltreatment of young children. American Journal of Public Health, 99, 175-183. DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.126722
• Guterman, N.B., Lee, Y., Lee, S.J., Waldfogel, J., & Rathouz, P. (2009). Fathers and maternal risk for physical child abuse. Child Maltreatment, 14, 277-290. DOI: 10.1177/1077559509337893
• Lee, S.J., Guterman, N.B., & Lee, Y. (2008). Risk factors for paternal physical child abuse. Child Abuse & Neglect, 32, 846-858. DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2007.11.006

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