Assessing abuse risk beyond self-report: Analog task of acceptability of parent-child aggression

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 199-209

  Rodriguez, Christina M ^a   Russa, Mary Bower ^b   Harmon, Nancy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Analog tasks; Child abuse potential; Child maltreatment; Disciplinary attitudes; Physical abuse

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; MALE; PARENT CHILD AGGRESSION ACCEPTABILITY MOVIE TASK; PILOT STUDY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD REARING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTHERS; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PUNISHMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF-ASSESSMENT; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79954988197     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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