Physical punishment/maltreatment during childhood and adjustment in young adulthood

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 617-630

  Fergusson, David M ^a   Lynskey, Michael T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Criminal offending; Longitudinal study; Physical punishment maltreatment; Psychiatric illness; Substance abuse dependence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUVENILE DELINQUENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PUNISHMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

ADJUSTMENT DISORDERS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRIME; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PUNISHMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 0030816734     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(97)00021-5     Document Type: Article

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