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Moradi Sheykhjan, Tohid – Online Submission, 2015
The purpose of this article is to find out the significance of international perspectives for research on child abuse and neglect. Child abuse is not a new phenomenon. Increased international communication and exposure has brought awareness in many that child abuse is a phenomenon intrinsic to all human society since the beginning of time. Abuse…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Labor, At Risk Persons
Breiner, Sander J. – 1987
Most child abuse has a violent quality. A review of the research on child abusers reveals some interesting psychosocial and historical characteristics. Research has shown violence to be more likely in less stable populations, in persons with poor driving records and histories of severe accidents, and in those who are undereducated and unsuccessful…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Family Violence, Parent Child Relationship
Palacio-Quintin, Ercilia; Couture, Germain – 1996
This study examined differences between maltreated and non-maltreated children in their perception of parental figures and explored differential perceptions of maternal and paternal figures. Using the Test for Detection of Parental Violence (TDPV), 22 maltreated 4- to 7-year-olds referred by Youth Protection Services were compared to 22…
Descriptors: Aggression, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Childhood Attitudes
Vaughan, Mary Lynn; Loadman, William E. – 1987
Described is the first program in the State of Ohio for serving parents who need relief from parenting responsibilities or assistance during a period of crisis. Turning Point, a joint project of the North Side Child Development Center and the League Against Child Abuse, is a crisis assistance program that operates weekends to serve a maximum of 10…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Crisis Intervention, Family Violence
Mousavi, Mahnaz Nowroozi; Rogers, James R. – 2001
Child abuse and neglect (CA&N), as a social and psychological phenomenon, represents a major area of concern internationally. This study examined the prevalence and self-reported effects of CA&N in Iran through a descriptive investigation of high school students' experiences. A sample consisting of 2,240 high school students representing 5…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Depression (Psychology), Family Relationship
Rudo, Zena H. – 1996
This paper constructs a multi-systemic picture of the impact of family violence on children, families, and society through a review of the empirical literature in these areas and their inter-relationships. Findings from the review include: (1) the experience of physical abuse has been associated with aggression toward others, children who have…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Aggression, Behavior Problems