가족 내 아동학대의 유형화와 피해 특성

Abstract

This study classified the child abuse in family focusing on heterosexual family composition and relationship of caregivers, and explored the characteristics of victims according to each type. Cluster analysis revealed five types: “family restructuring” (27.1%), occurring in newly formed relationships such as remarriage or cohabitation of caregivers; “distorted discipline” (23.5%), involving prolonged family structure with distorted discipline as the main motive; “aggressive” (18.1%), where one of the biological parents expressed anger and desires in the presence of both parents; “intimate partner violence” (15.6%), occurred with child abuse; and “care burden” (15.7%), where abuse occurred while providing care alone or without support after giving birth.
 The “aggressive” and “family restructuring” types had a higher occurrence of sexual abuse, and the “care burden” type had a higher occurrence among children under the age of one. The “distorted discipline” and “aggressive” types showed significant harm to older children. The “intimate partner violence” type had male perpetrators predominantly, while the “care burden” type had female perpetrators in the majority. These results highlight the need for proactive intervention against wife abuse, ensuring women's reproductive rights, and prevention policies that consider vulnerabilities based on child age and caregiver relationships.