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Peer reviewedFergusson, David M.; Lynskey, Michael T. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
An eighteen-year longitudinal study of 1,265 New Zealand children examined the relationship between retrospective reports of physical punishment/maltreatment and rates of adjustment difficulties at age 18. Results found the children exposed to harsh or abusive treatment were at-risk for juvenile offending, substance abuse, and mental health…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Delinquency, Emotional Adjustment, Family Influence
