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Cavaiola, Alan A.; Schiff, Matthew – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1989
Chemically dependent adolescents identified as cases of physical and/or sexual abuse (N=145) were compared with control groups of nonabused chemically dependent adolescents and nonabused, nondependent adolescents. Self-esteem was measured with the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale, and the chemically dependent, abused group showed significantly lower…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Child Abuse, Comparative Analysis
