Elevated risk of child maltreatment in families with stepparents but not with adoptive parents

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-375

  van IJzendoorn, Marinus H ^a   Euser, Eveline M ^a   Prinzie, Peter ^a   Juffer, Femmie ^a   Bakermans Kranenburg, Marian J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adoption; Child maltreatment; Parental investment; Stepparents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PARENT; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PARENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOPTION; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE PARENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350536816     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559509342125     Document Type: Article

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