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Price, Joseph M.; Landsverk, John – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
A study of 124 maltreated children (ages 5-10) examined the way in which they processed social information 12 months following entrance into foster care. Measures reflecting unbiased and competent processing were predictive of social adaptation, whereas measures reflecting biased and incompetent processing were predictive of behavior problems.…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Child Abuse, Cognitive Processes, Foster Children
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de Paul, Joaquin; Arruabarrena, M. Ignacia – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1995
This study investigated behavior problems in 66 school-aged physically abused, neglected, and control group children in the Basque Country, Spain. Abused and neglected children had higher subscale scores for social problems, delinquent behavior, and attention problems and showed lower school adjustment. Neglected children appeared more aggressive,…
Descriptors: Aggression, Attention, Behavior Problems, Child Abuse
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Brendgen, Mara; Wanner, Brigitte; Vitaro, Frank; Bukowski, William M.; Tremblay, Richard E. – Journal of Educational Psychology, 2007
Using a prospective design spanning 17 years, the authors studied in a sample of 231 boys and girls the predictive links of verbal abuse by the teacher during childhood to high-school graduation and behavioral and emotional problems in young adulthood, as well as the putative mediating role of individuals' generalized and domain-specific…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Probability, Females, Emotional Adjustment