Child emotional aggression and abuse: Definitions and prevalence

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 783-796

  Slep, Amy M Smith ^a,b   Heyman, Richard E ^a,b   Snarr, Jeffery D ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

Child emotional abuse; Child maltreatment; Criteria; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; AIR FORCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGGRESSION; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 80055092523     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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