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Relationships between Experiences of Parental Violence during Childhood and Women's Psychiatric Symptomatology.
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Miller, Brenda A.; Downs, William R. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1998
Effects of a number of covariates including alcohol problems were controlled in studying experiences of parental violence in childhood in relation to women's mental health (N=472). The effect of maternal versus paternal violence was examined. Multivariate analyses are presented and linkages between experiences and psychiatric symptomatology…
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Child Abuse, Family Violence
Developmental Considerations for the Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse.
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Downs, William R. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1993
Discusses the variation in developmental effects of childhood sexual abuse across individuals and within individuals over time, and the timing of the impact of the abuse on the victim's psychosocial development, with special attention given to adolescent development. Implications for treatment are considered. (JPS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Age Differences, Child Abuse
Long-Term Effects of Parent-to-Child Violence for Women.
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Downs, William R.; And Others – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 1992
Examined whether experiences of parental violence during childhood are related to two separate adulthood problems for women: victimization by severe partner violence and the development of alcohol-related problems. Violence from both parents related to each adulthood problem, but important differences between mother violence and father violence…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Alcoholism, Child Abuse