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Peer reviewedGeorge, Carol; Main, Mary – Child Development, 1979
A sample of ten abused toddlers ranging in age from one to three years and ten matched controls from families experiencing stress were observed during social interactions with caregivers and with peers in their day care settings. (JMB)
Descriptors: Aggression, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Day Care
Peer reviewedOldershaw, Lynn; And Others – Child Development, 1986
Explores the hypothesis that parenting practices of abusive mothers are characterized by (1) greater use of power-assertive strategies, (2) less flexible behavior with respect to child compliance attempts, (3) more inconsistent use of parenting techniques, and (4) diminished affective quality. (HOD)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Family Environment
Peer reviewedCrittenden, Patricia M. – Child Development, 1985
Three hypotheses were investigated among 121 maltreating and adequate mother/child dyads: that (1) there would be qualitative differences in the supportiveness of mothers' networks; (2) differences would be related to differences in child attachment to mother; and (3) differences in mothers' approaches to relationships might have influenced their…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Child Abuse, Child Rearing
