Beyond Stress and Isolation: Empathy and Attributions of Child Misbehavior as Predictors of Physical Child Abuse Potential

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Abuse Potential ◽  
Child Abuse Potential ◽  
Physical Child Abuse ◽  
Physical Child Abuse Potential

Social Isolation and Child-Abuse Risk

1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (7) ◽  
pp. 421-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank J. Moncher
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Abuse Potential ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Child Abuse Potential ◽  
Physical Child Abuse ◽  
Child Abuse Risk ◽  
Abuse Risk ◽  
The Relationship

Social isolation or lack of social support has often been implicated in the etiology of physical child abuse. However, social isolation and social support can be defined in terms of various properties, each of which may affect the occurrence of abuse potential in a different manner or to a different degree. This study explores the dimensions of social isolation that may place mothers at greatest risk for physically abusing their children. Results indicated that certain aspects of support were important in predicting decreased physical child abuse potential: concrete support from work or school associates and emotional support in noncritical relationships throughout the support network. Results are discussed in terms of implications for interventions and future explorations of the relationship between social isolation and physical child abuse.

Physical Child Abuse Perpetrator Screening and Evaluation

1991 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOEL S. MILNER
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Abuse Potential ◽  
Personality Characteristics ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Child Abuse Potential ◽  
Physical Child Abuse ◽  
Child Abuse Potential Inventory ◽  
Use Of Assessment

This article describes some of the risk/benefit issues in the use of assessment instruments in the screening and evaluation of physical child abuse perpetrators. Following a discussion of assessment issues are descriptions of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory, measures of problems in parenting, and selected measures of personality characteristics used in the screening and evaluation of physical child abuse perpetrators.

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