Trauma exposure and child abuse potential: Investigating the cycle of violence

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 296-305

  Craig, Carlton D ^a,b   Sprang, Ginny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b 661 Patterson Office Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Child abuse potential; Developmental phase; Trauma exposure

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEGLECT; OUTPATIENT; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNIVARIATE ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34249784807     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0002-9432.77.2.296     Document Type: Article

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