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Dixon, Louise; Browne, Kevin; Hamilton-Giachritsis, Catherine – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: This study provides an exploration of factors implicated in the intergenerational cycle of child maltreatment. Families with newborns where at least one of the parents was physically and/or sexually abused as a child (AP families) were compared in terms of risk factors to families where the parents had no childhood history of…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Nurses, Mental Disorders, Parenting Styles
Dixon, Louise; Hamilton-Giachritsis, Catherine; Browne, Kevin – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2005
Background: This study extends previous research (Dixon, Browne, & Hamilton-Giachritsis, 2004) by exploring the mediational properties of parenting styles and their relation to risk factors in the intergenerational cycle of child maltreatment. Families with newborns where at least one of the parents was physically and/or sexually abused as a child…
Descriptors: Family Violence, Child Abuse, Nurses, Mental Disorders
Nguyen, Tuyen D. – Qualitative Report, 2004
This grounded theory qualitative study investigated the major influencing factors in the United States that empowered six Vietnamese women who had been in abusive relationships to take actions, to make changes in their intimate relationships, unlike many of their abused counterparts in their homeland. Interviews of two focus group sessions,…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Qualitative Research, Influences, Empowerment
Shurman, Lauren A.; Rodriguez, Christina M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
A model of women's readiness to terminate an abusive relationship was examined, using cognitive and emotional factors to predict readiness to change as conceptualized in the transtheoretical model. Factors previously identified in the domestic violence literature were selected to represent cognitive predictors (attribution and attachment style)…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Females, Family Violence, Models
Zero to Three (J), 2006
Children who suffer abuse or neglect, or have parents who suffer from mental health problems (especially maternal depression), substance abuse, or family violence, have as high a probability of experiencing developmental delays as do children with medical conditions that are automatically eligible for Part C services under the Individuals with…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Early Intervention, Family Violence, Child Neglect
Refugee Women's Alliance, Seattle, WA. – 1996
The materials in this curriculum sample are written as an English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) lesson for immigrants and refugees, designed to begin discussion of family violence. An introductory section outlines issues related to discussion of family violence in the classroom setting, including the importance of opening lines of communication and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advocacy, Change Strategies, Child Abuse
Mont'Ros-Mendoza, Theresa; Hecht, Michael L. – 1989
A study was conducted to apply and test a model of privacy regulation and disclosure of risky, private information such as sexual abuse. Eight sexually abused children and adolescents, each of whom had initiated disclosure, were interviewed about the disclosure process. A two-part interview was constructed based on the findings in the literature…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Children, Communication Research
Reider, Eve E.; And Others – 1989
This study presents cross-sectional data on physical aggression toward children and child aggression toward parents from the initial data set. (The study was part of a large-scale, longitudinal study of the etiology of alcohol abuse and the development of family violence.) Subjects for the study were 91 families with sons between 3 and 6 years of…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aggression, Alcohol Abuse, Antisocial Behavior
Schlesinger, Benjamin; Schlesinger, Rachel Aber – 1988
Resources on the Canadian family have been increasing over the past 20 years. This guide contains an annotated bibliography of 399 of those resources, all written in English and published in Canada and the United States. The entries are divided into 52 topics and categories, a few of which are: (1) abortion; (2) the aged; (3) child care; (4)…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Family Characteristics, Family Day Care, Family Environment
Stovall, Bennie – 1982
This self-study manual, for use by individuals or groups, was developed for social work practitioners, and focuses on total family assessment to determine prevention and treatment intervention in cases of child sexual abuse and neglect. The introduction presents the philosophy of continuing education on which the manual is based, an overview of…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Children
Elliott, Alison, Ed. – Early Childhood Australia, 2005
"Every Child" is Australia's premier early childhood publication, aimed at anyone involved in the care and education of children from birth to eight years--in particular child care professionals, teachers, child care students and the parents of young children. Published quarterly, it contains informative and entertaining articles on such…
Descriptors: Values Education, Obesity, Community Schools, Ethics
Wellesley Centers for Women, 2003
The "Research & Action Report," published twice a year, is a window on the activities and initiatives at the Wellesley Centers for Women. The report typically features news about the Centers, interviews with researchers, commentary on recent events or social trends affecting women and girls, announcements of new publications, and much more.…
Descriptors: Sociocultural Patterns, Females, Zero Tolerance Policy, Action Research
National Crime Prevention Council, Washington, DC. – 1996
The purpose of this comic-activity book is to teach children how to be safe and how to deal with peer pressure. The book centers on the characters McGruff the Crime Dog, his nephew Scruff, and American Indian children living on a reservation. Scruff, who is a child figure, encounters situations that children may experience or worry about,…
Descriptors: Alcohol Education, American Indian Education, Children, Comics (Publications)
Lowin, Aaron; Demirel, Sinan; Estee, Sharon; Schreiner, Bari – 2001
The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services conducted a study to collect information about homeless families in the state who are relying on shelters. Information was obtained from census reports from all shelters in the state, from interviews with a parent from each of the 411 families living at the shelters, and from a review…
Descriptors: Employment, Family Financial Resources, Family Needs, Family Violence
Friesen, Barbara J. – 1989
This paper presents findings of a 1987-1988 survey of 966 parents of children with serious emotional disturbances. The questionnaire addressed issues concerned with seeking and receiving information and services, sources of formal and informal support, and perceptions of the effect of their child's disability on family life. Among specific issues…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Adjustment, Emotional Disturbances, Family Environment