Caroline S Jonkman

• PhD
• Senior Researcher at Kenter Jeugdhulp

Het begrip gehechtheid wordt veel gebruikt door professionals die werken met kinderen en gezinnen in de dagelijkse praktijk (Van der Horst et al., 2024). Professionals hebben behoefte aan inzicht in gehechtheid, ook wel 'hechting' genoemd, als er zorgen zijn over jeugdigen of gezinnen (Hammarlund et al., 2022; Wright et al., 2023). Zowel wetenschap...

Background The quality of parent–child attachment is one of the essential factors related to the possible outcomes in the aftermath of child sexual abuse (CSA). The types of attachment insecurity are well-known, as are its mediating effects on CSA and the other way around. However, one of the main issues relating to what we know about the long-term...

Background Family violence is a common problem with direct adverse effects on children as well as indirect effects through disruption of parenting and parent-child relationships. The complex interrelationships between family violence, parenting, and relationships make recovery from psychological responses difficult. In more than half of the familie...

Background: Family violence is a common problem with direct adverse effects on children as well as indirect effects through disruption of parenting and parent-child relationships. The complex interrelationships between family violence, parenting, and relationships make recovery from psychological responses difficult. In more than half of the famili...

Background: The Child Sexual Behavior Inventory (CSBI) is one of the few instruments available to assess sexual behavior in children. Because of cross-cultural differences in the definition of normal and atypical sexual behaviors, the CSBI is not generalizable to other countries. Objective: The current study examined psychometric properties of t...

Background: The large number of children that grow up in poverty is concerning, especially given the negative developmental outcomes that can persist into adulthood. Poverty has been found as a risk factor to negatively affect academic achievement and health outcomes in children. Interdisciplinary interventions can be an effective way to promote h...

Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Preschoolers (MTFC-P) has thus far only been tested for diminishing behavior problems in the US. This study tested relative efficacy of MTFC-P on multiple outcomes against treatment as usual in the Netherlands (TAU; Study I), and regular foster care (Study II). The sample included 55 children that received...

Background: Disorders of attachment and social engagement have mainly been studied in children, reared in institutions and foster care. There are few studies amongst home reared children living with biological parents. The aim of this study was to test the clinical significance of inhibited attachment behaviour and disinhibited social engagement b...

De gevolgen van kindermishandeling lijken verder te reiken dan de huidige posttraumatische stresssymptomen en te verschillen van de gevolgen van eenmalige trauma’s. De huidige studie heeft tot doel deze assumpties te toetsen. De Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (tscc) wordt gebruikt om op ptss-symptomen en traumagerelateerde symptomen te scree...

Previous DSM-versions recognized an inhibited and a disinhibited subtype of the Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD). The current DSM-5 distinguishes two different disorders, instead of two subtypes of RAD. This study examined whether a split-up of the subtypes is valid. In 126 foster children, attachment disorder symptoms were assessed with the Dist...

Among children placed out of home, behavioral and relationship functioning is often problematic. When placed in foster care, problems tend to persist or even worsen and increase the risk of placement breakdown. Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Preschoolers is an intensive behavior-focused program for young foster children (3 to 7 years) a...

The sequelae of child maltreatment tend to extend current posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. This study examined this assumption, hypothesizing that (a) PTSD and trauma-related symptoms are more severe after single trauma than after child maltreatment; (b) symptoms unrelated to trauma are more severe after child maltreatment than after...

Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) has been shown to be an evidence based alternative to residential rearing and an effective method to improve behavior and attachment of foster children in the US. This preliminary study investigated an application of MTFC for preschoolers (MTFC-P) in the Netherlands focusing on behavioral outcomes in co...