Citation

Kinard EM. Child Abuse Negl. 1994; 18(8): 645-656.

Affiliation

Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, Durham 03824.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7953904

Abstract

This paper addresses several methodological and practical problems encountered in studies of child maltreatment. Among the most significant issues are: 1. Developing classification schemes for multiple forms of maltreatment; 2. Distinguishing between chronic maltreatment and isolated incidents of maltreatment; 3. Identifying potential sources of bias in study samples; 4. Choosing criteria for selecting comparison groups of nonmaltreated children; 5. Determining whether comparison groups have experienced maltreatment; 6. Deciding whether study participants should be informed that the research concerns maltreatment; and 7. Tracking respondents in longitudinal studies. Discussions and illustrations of these problems draw from the author's research on the psychological consequences of abuse for children.

Language: en