Citation

Vissing YM, Straus MA, Gelles RJ, Harrop JW. Child Abuse Negl. 1991; 15(3): 223-238.

Affiliation

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

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2043974

Abstract

Analyses of data on a nationally representative sample of 3,346 American parents with a child under 18 living at home found that 63% reported one or more instances of verbal aggression, such as swearing and insulting the child. Children who experienced frequent verbal aggression from parents (as measured by the Conflict Tactic Scales) exhibited higher rates of physical aggression, delinquency, and interpersonal problems than other children. This relationship is robust since it applies to preschool-, elementary school-, and high school-age children, to both boys and girls, and to children who were also physically punished as well as those who were not. Children who experienced both verbal aggression and severe physical violence exhibited the highest rates of aggression, delinquency, and interpersonal problems.

Language: en