A longitudinal analysis of risk factors for child maltreatment: Findings of a 17-year prospective study of officially recorded and self-reported child abuse and neglect

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1065-1078

  Brown, Jocelyn ^a   Cohen, Patricia ^a   Johnson, Jeffrey G ^a   Salzinger, Suzanne ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Longitudinal analysis; Official records; Risk factors; Self report

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TEMPERAMENT;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031738109     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2134(98)00087-8     Document Type: Article

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