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Peer reviewedCantos, Arthur L.; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1997
A study that compared abusing mothers (n=17) to nonabusing mothers (n=16) of children with conduct problems, found that the abusing mothers exhibited a greater use of emotion-focused coping strategies and less use of effective problem-focused strategies. Abusing mothers also perceived their coping to be more ineffective than the nonabusing…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Coping
