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Citation

Salzinger S, Feldman RS, Hammer M, Rosario M. Child Dev. 1993; 64(1): 169-187.

Affiliation

New York State Psychiatric Institute, NY 10032.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8436027

Abstract

Social behavior and peer status of 87 physically abused 8-12-year-old urban children were compared with those of 87 case-matched nonmaltreated classmates. Peer nominations and peer ratings were collected in classrooms, social networks were assessed by child interview, family variables were assessed by interviewing mothers, and behavior problems were rated by parents and teachers. Significant findings were that abused children had lower peer status and less positive reciprocity with peers chosen as friends; they were rated by peers as more aggressive and less cooperative and by parents and teachers as more disturbed; and their social networks showed more insularity, atypicality, and negativity. Social behavior as perceived by peers accounted for a significant portion of the variance in social status; global disturbance measures did not add to this association. Results are discussed in terms of a context of family violence in the development of social maladjustment.


Language: en

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