Publication year: 2011
Source: Children and Youth Services Review, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 9 February 2011
Jun Sung, Hong , Na Youn, Lee , Hye Joon, Park , Kathleen Coulborn, Faller
This article reviews risk factors associated with child maltreatment in South Korea within the context of the ecological system theory. Although child maltreatment is a serious concern in South Korea, understanding of this phenomenon is limited because most of the empirical studies address individual characteristics and few consider broader ecological contexts. This review integrates empirical findings on the risk and protective factors associated with child maltreatment in South Korea within the context of micro- (parent-child relationship, intergenerational transmission of abuse, domestic violence), meso- (interactions between child-teacher and child-parent), exo- (mothers’ employment, parents’ socio-economic status), macro- (drinking culture, corporal punishment), and…
Research Highlights: ►Risk factors for maltreatment must be understood within the ecological framework; ►Most studies in South Korea have examined individual level risk factors; ►Ecological theory can offer insights for developing effective intervention.