Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ426695
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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The Risk of Abusive Violence among Children with Nongenetic Caregivers.
Gelles, Richard J.; Harrop, John W.
Family Relations, v40 n1 p78-83 Jan 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, Nuclear Family, Stepfamily, Violence
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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