Intergenerational transmission of child abuse and neglect: Real or detection bias?

Science

Volumn 347, Issue 6229, 2015, Pages 1480-1485

  Widom, Cathy Spatz ^a   Czaja, Sally J ^a   DuMont, Kimberly A ^b  

^a JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^b William T Grant Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSFER; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SEXUAL CONFLICT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE; CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES QUESTIONNAIRE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFLICT TACTICS SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION; LIFE HISTORY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEXUAL ABUSE;

EID: 84963952299     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1259917     Document Type: Article

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