Dr Francesca Soliman F.Soliman@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer
Dr Francesca Soliman F.Soliman@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer
Kirsteen Mackay
Dr Estelle Clayton E.Clayton@napier.ac.uk
Lecturer
Andressa Gadda
Christine Jones
Anna Anderson
Derek Jones
Julie Taylor
This paper draws on the results of a commissioned systematic map of UK child protection empirical research published between 2010 and 2014. It analyses current patterns in child protection research in relation to three variables – disciplinary background of authors, types of maltreatment examined, and focus of the research – and considers the relationship between these. It finds first authors' disciplines to be reliable indicators of both the focus and topic of the research, with the dominant fields of psychology, medicine, and social work addressing respectively the long term outcomes of sexual abuse, the short term outcomes of physical abuse, and the care system's response to child maltreatment. The proportion of research dedicated to specific types of maltreatment appears to depend on factors other than their real-world prevalence. Instead, definitional issues and ease of access to research participants appearing to be more influential in determining the topic of the research. UK child protection research appears to show narrow multidisciplinary interaction and little focus on preventative or ameliorative interventions. The development of a coordinated national strategy adopting an interdisciplinary approach in the design and commissioning of child protection research could help maximise research efforts by reducing duplication and potentially facilitating the emergence of more innovative directions.
Soliman, F., Mackay, K., Clayton, E., Gadda, A., Jones, C., Anderson, A., Jones, D., & Taylor, J. (2016). The landscape of UK child protection research between 2010 and 2014: Disciplines, topics, and types of maltreatment. Children and Youth Services Review, 65, 51-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.03.021
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Mar 29, 2016 |
Online Publication Date | Apr 2, 2016 |
Publication Date | 2016-06 |
Deposit Date | Jan 18, 2022 |
Journal | Children and Youth Services Review |
Print ISSN | 0190-7409 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 65 |
Pages | 51-61 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.03.021 |
Keywords | Child maltreatment, Child protection research, Mapping review, Disciplines, Looked after children |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2835350 |
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