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Peer reviewedAber, J. Lawrence; Allen, Joseph P. – Developmental Psychology, 1987
Effects of maltreatment were examined in three domains suggested by attachment theory: relationships with novel adults, effectance motivation, and cognitive maturity. Three samples of four- to eight-year-old children were studied: 93 maltreated children, 67 demographically matched nonmaltreated childen, and 30 nonmaltreated middle-class children.
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Cognitive Development
