Maltreated children's thoughts and emotions as behavioral predictors: Evidence for social work action

Social Work

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-143

  Maschi, Tina ^a   Morgen, Keith ^b   Hatcher, Schnavia Smith ^c   Rosato, Nancy Scotto ^d   Violette, Nancy M ^e  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centenary University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Child welfare; Externalizing behavior; Internalizing behavior; Mediation analysis

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROL; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL WORK; UNITED STATES;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEW YORK; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 65549101506     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: 15456846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sw/54.2.135     Document Type: Article

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