Interactional Effects of Marital Status and Physical Abuse on Adolescent Psychopathology.

Cohen, Alan J.; Adler, Naomi; Kaplan, Sandra J.; Pelcovitz, David; Mandel, Francine S.

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ERIC Number: EJ645086

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 2002

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Interactional Effects of Marital Status and Physical Abuse on Adolescent Psychopathology.

Cohen, Alan J.; Adler, Naomi; Kaplan, Sandra J.; Pelcovitz, David; Mandel, Francine S.

Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, v26 n3 p277-88 Mar 2002

A study explored the interactional effects of parental marital disruption and physical abuse on risk for adolescent psychopathology in 99 community-based adolescents who had been physically abused and 99 controls. Interactional effects of marital disruption and abuse were found for risk for lifetime Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorders, Behavior Disorders, Child Abuse, Divorce, Emotional Disturbances, Hyperactivity, Incidence, Marital Instability, Mental Disorders, Predictor Variables, Psychological Characteristics, Psychopathology

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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