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Publication Date: 1992
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Cognitive Functioning and Social Competence as Predictors of Maladjustment in Sexually Abused Girls.
Shapiro, Jeremy P.; And Others
Journal of Interpersonal Violence, v7 n2 p156-64 Jun 1992
To explain sexually abused children's various degrees of maladjustment, assessed behavior problems, social competence, and cognitive functioning in 53 black girls (5 to 16 years old). Internalizing dysfunction was positively related to three cognition-related variables: intellectual functioning, academic achievement, and age. Anxiety over the abuse correlated with age. Other results are discussed. (RJM)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Blacks, Child Abuse, Children, Cognitive Processes, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Problems, Females, Intellectual Development, Interpersonal Competence, Predictor Variables, Psychological Characteristics, Sexual Abuse, Victims of Crime
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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