This article applies a Developmental–Ecological perspective to the question of the etiology
of physical child abuse and neglect by organizing the paper around a variety of “contexts of …

Background There is widespread belief that individuals who were physically abused during
childhood are more likely to abuse their own children than those who were not abused, but …

This chapter outlines changing models of the causes of child abuse. It underscores one of
the core themes of developmental psychopathology, namely, the interrelation of normality …

AIM: To analyze the multiple factors affecting the risk of maltreatment in young children
within a comprehensive theoretical framework. METHODS: The research is based on a large …

Past research on the intergenerational transmission of parenting concentrates on the
continuity of harsh or abusive parenting, for the most part relying on retrospective reports of …

Objectives. We examined the associations of intimate partner violence (IPV) and maternal
risk factors with maternal child maltreatment risk within a diverse sample of mothers …

Objective: To identify and validate factors within the parental background affecting risk of
child maltreatment. Method: A nested case-control study based on the Avon Longitudinal …

Mit der Einbindung einer Erhebung zu Kindheitserfahrungen mit sexuellem Mißbrauch und
elterlicher Gewalt sowie innerfamiliären Gewalterfahrungen im Erwachsenenalter in eine …

The belief that abuse is transmitted intergenerationally is widely acclaimed in the child
abuse literature and popular press alike. Numerous professional reviews (ie, Friedrich and …

This investigation tested the incremental utility of cognitive retraining as a component within
a program designed to prevent child maltreatment. High-risk families (N= 96) were randomly …