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ERIC Number: EJ252661
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Sep
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Economic Antecedents of Child Abuse and Neglect.
Steinberg, Laurence D.; And Others
Child Development, v52 n3 p975-85 Sep 1981
Employs an aggregate longitudinal approach to test the hypothesis that undesirable economic change leads to increased child maltreatment. Cross-correlational data over a 30-month period reveal that increases in child abuse are preceded by periods of high job loss. (Author/MP)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Economic Factors, Job Layoff, Longitudinal Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Economic Influences