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Peer reviewedGelles, Richard J. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1988
Examined data from Second National Family Violence Survey. Found women under age 25 to be more likely than older women to be both pregnant and to be hit and abused by husbands and partners. Although pregnant women were not particularly vulnerable group, pregnancy did not insulate them from high rates of violence experienced by young women.…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Family Violence, High Risk Persons, Pregnancy
Peer reviewedGelles, Richard J.; Harrop, John W. – Family Relations, 1991
Data from Second National Family Violence Survey revealed no significant differences between genetic and nongenetic parents in rates of severe and very severe violence toward children. Findings have implications for diagnosing cases of child abuse and for biosocial theory of child maltreatment. (Author/NB)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Caregivers, Family Violence, National Surveys
Peer reviewedDaro, Deborah; Gelles, Richard J. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1992
Examines public attitudes toward parental discipline practices, incidences of parental practices, the public's support for and involvement in child abuse prevention efforts, and the public's perceptions of causes of child maltreatment. Found that most persons view physical punishment and repeated yelling and swearing at children as harmful.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Welfare, Children
