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Peer reviewedCoulton, Claudia J.; Korbin, Jill E.; Su, Marilyn – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1999
A study investigated how neighborhood and individual factors affected 400 parents from neighborhoods with different risk profiles for child maltreatment report rates. Neighborhood factors of impoverishment and child care burden significantly affected child abuse potential. Variation in child abuse potential within neighborhoods was greater than…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Environmental Influences, Family Characteristics, Family Influence
