This review presents the results of a series of meta-analyses identifying the relative strength
of various risk factors for child physical abuse and neglect. Data from 155 studies examining …

Critically examines the “violence breeds violence” hypothesis broadly defined. Organized
into seven sections, the literature review includes (a) the abuse breeds abuse hypothesis;(b) …

Despite widespread belief that violence begets violence, methodological problems
substantially restrict knowledge of the long-term consequences of childhood victimization …

Long-term intellectual and academic outcomes associated with early childhood victimization
were studied using a sample of previously abused and neglected individuals (n= 413) and a …

This Second Edition of Child Abuse is devoted to a topic of major social and clinical
significance. In this book, the author describes the different types of abuse and discusses the …

Emotional abuse and neglect are at the core of all types of child maltreatment, and have the
most harmful effects on the physical and psychological development and well-being of …

Little is known about the long-term effects of psychological or physical child abuse, despite
recent advances in the related area of childhood sexual victimization. The present study …

Research data show that exposure to abuse and neglect has detrimental effects on a child's
language development. In this meta-analysis, we analyze studies (k= 23), to compare the …

Research studies over the years have attempted to demonstrate and highlight
developmental delay in maltreated children. These delays could contribute to a lower …

This study examined the direct and indirect effects of domestic violence on preschoolers'
intellectual functioning. The sample consisted of 100 women and their 3–5-year-old children …