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Peer reviewedBriere, John – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1992
Child abuse research has provided information on psychological sequelae of sexual molestation, with findings helpful in informing social policy and guiding mental health practice. Because of recency of interest, costs, and time investment associated with more rigorous longitudinal research, many studies have used correlational designs and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Research Methodology, Research Problems, Sexual Abuse
Download full textKendall-Tackett, Kathleen A. – 1991
In 1896, Sigmund Freud stated that early childhood seduction caused hysteria in his female patients. He later recanted his original finding and claimed that the reports of abuse he heard from his patients were not descriptions of real events, but his patients' expressions of unconscious childhood wishes. The theory of the Oedipal complex gave…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Parent Child Relationship, Research Problems, Sexual Abuse
Peer reviewedBesharov, Douglas J. – Public Interest, 1986
Child advocates have succeeded in getting child abuse recognized as a serious social problem requiring governmental response. Ironically, this success now threatens the viability of child abuse programs: 65 percent of all reports are ultimately dismissed. This flood of unfounded reports violates parental rights and overwhelms the limited resources…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy, Children
