The impact of childhood maltreatment history on parenting: A comparison of maltreatment types and assessment methods

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 236-246

  Bailey, Heidi N ^a   DeOliveira, Carey Anne ^b   Wolfe, Vicky Veitch ^c   Evans, Elspeth M ^d   Hartwick, Cailey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Ministry of Children and Youth Services Child and Parent Resource Institute   (Canada)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment methods; Child abuse; Child neglect; Maternal behavior; Parenting; Parenting stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL ABUSE; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PARENTAL STRESS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; WITNESS;

EID: 84861662191     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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