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ERIC Number: EJ634940
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0145-2134
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Child Maltreatment in the "Children of the Nineties": A Longitudinal Study of Parental Risk Factors.
Sidebotham, Peter; Golding, Jean
Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v25 n9 p1177-1200 Sep 2001
A study of 162 maltreated children found significant risk factors within mothers' backgrounds were: younger than 20, lower educational achievement, sexual abuse history, absence of father during childhood, and history of psychiatric illness. Factors for fathers included: younger than 20, lower educational achievement, in care during childhood, and psychiatric illness. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Age, Child Abuse, Children, Educational Attainment, Family Characteristics, Fathers, Longitudinal Studies, Mental Disorders, Mothers, Parent Background, Parent Child Relationship, Predictor Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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