Intergenerational transmission of child abuse and neglect: Real or detection bias?

The literature has been contradictory regarding whether parents who were abused as children have a greater tendency to abuse their own children. A prospective 30-year follow-up study interviewed individuals with documented histories of childhood abuse and neglect and matched comparisons and a subset...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 2015-03, Vol.347 (6229), p.1480-1485
Main Authors: Widom, Cathy Spatz, Czaja, Sally J., DuMont, Kimberly A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bias
Child
Child Abuse
Child abuse & neglect
Child Abuse - psychology
Child Abuse - statistics & numerical data
Child Abuse, Sexual - psychology
Child Abuse, Sexual - statistics & numerical data
Child Neglect
Child Welfare
Children
Follow-Up Studies
Followup Studies
Generations
Humans
Intergenerational relationships
Middle Aged
Offspring
Parents
Parents - psychology
Probability
Prospective Studies
Protective
Risk
Self Report
Sexual Abuse
Sexual assault
Surveillance
Violence
Young Adult
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