Protective Factors: Strengths and resources that appear to mediate or serve as a 'buffer' against risk factors that contribute to vulnerability to maltreatment or against the negative effects of maltreatment experiences.

 

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Risk Factors: Behaviors and conditions present in the child, parent or family that will likely contribute to child maltreatment occurring in the future.

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Compensating Factors: Positive factors in an individuals credit history which offset negative factors. Compensating factors increase the possiblity that a borrowers loan application will be approved.