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The Social Context of Child Maltreatment.
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Baumrind, Diana – Family Relations, 1994
Discusses family factors associated with child abuse from an ecological perspective. Identifies economic and cultural generative factors of child abuse. Explores special circumstances affecting occurrence of child maltreatment. Examines dimensions of responsiveness, demandingness, and parental authority patterns in their application to abusive…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Rearing, Counseling
Adult-Child Incest: A Sample of Substantiated Cases.
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Vander Mey, Brenda J.; Neff, Ronald L. – Family Relations, 1984
Describes adult-child incest involving 16 victims. Cases were analyzed and discussed in relationship to previous studies. Emphasis is placed on replicated and newly identified risk factors including alcohol dependency, spouse abuse, other (nonsexual) child abuse or neglect, inadequate housing, social isolation, birth order, and other family…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Child Abuse, Family Problems, Incest
The Role of Normative Development in Adolescent Abuse and Neglect.
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Doueck, Howard J.; And Others – Family Relations, 1988
Describes how intervention for families with abused or neglected adolescents usually focuses on the troubled youth with the abuse or neglect either overlooked or ignored. Argues that a developmental perspective is essential to the understanding and assessment of the family dynamics of adolescent mistreatment, and presents case examples. Offers…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Development
Maltreating Families: A Look at Siblings.
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Jean-Gilles, Michele; Crittenden, Patricia M. – Family Relations, 1990
Studied 82 maltreating and normative families to determine whether reported maltreated children and their siblings differ in terms of maltreatment and/or developmental anomalies. Findings indicated reported abused children and their siblings were similar in stressful life experiences, quality of home environment, reported behavior problems, and…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Child Development, Environmental Influences
Abused and Non-Abused Children's Perceptions of Their Mothers, Fathers and Siblings: Implications for a Comprehensive Family Treatment Plan.
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Halperin, Sandra L. – Family Relations, 1981
Because abuse affects all members of an abusive family, the entire family system must be assessed and treated. A three-phase comprehensive assessment and treatment model is proposed that includes individual, marital, sibling, and family dynamics. This combination of treatment approaches culminates in conjoint family therapy. (Author)
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Children, Counseling Techniques, Family Counseling
Using Mediation to Prevent Child Maltreatment: An Exploratory Study.
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Stahler, Gerald J.; And Others – Family Relations, 1990
Explored application of mediation approach to resolution of intrafamily disputes between parents and adolescents as a means of preventing child maltreatment. About 90 percent of 50 participating families were able to reach a mediation agreement, and 80 percent of these agreements were adhered to after 2 months. Results indicated considerable…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Arbitration, Behavior Change, Behavior Problems