Impact of child maltreatment on emotional symptoms and conduct problems: experience of Chinese children

Yanyan Ni

University College London

Yanyan Ni has a bachelor's degree in Public Health and a master's degree in Epidemiology and Medical Statistics. She studied at Xiamen University and Sun Yat-sen University in China before starting her PhD at the UCL Institute for Global Health in September 2013. Since then, she has been researching child maltreatment and child protection in China, focusing on the prevalence of child maltreatment and perceptions/attitudes of the general public towards child discipline and punishment. Since physical punishment is widely accepted by parents and within larger cultural contexts in Chinese society, She is also interested in whether risk factors leading to child maltreatment and health consequences stemming from child maltreatment in China are similar to other countries. For example, the role of parental childhood maltreatment and aggressive tendencies, and the impact of child maltreatment on psychosocial well-being.

Abstract

Objectives Physical punishment as a form of discipline for children is very common in mainland China, but there is a paucity of information about the impact of maltreatment of all forms on Chinese children. Our aim was to... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Yanyan Ni (University College London)
  2. Leah Li (University College London)
  3. Xudong Zhou (Zhejiang University)
  4. Therese Hesketh (University College London)

Topic Area

Physical and Emotional/Psychological Abuse and Neglect

Session

Oral2 » Session 1-Child Physical & Emotional Abuse (11:00 - Monday, 2nd October, S. America)

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