Citation

Weerts Whitmore EA, Kramer JR, Knutson JF. Child Abuse Negl. 1993; 17(3): 357-366.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Elsevier Publishing)

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Abstract

This study compared the abuse histories and home environments of adult males who had been referred for Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with that of their nonADHD siblings. Probands and brothers did not differ in their reporting of physical punishment, discipline, parental rejection, or positive parental contact, nor did they differ in their perception of the general atmosphere of their home environments. These findings were generally replicated in a larger sample of ADHD probands, nonADHD brothers and a group of classmate controls. In addition, the relation between severity of hyperactive and aggressive symptoms and degree of abuse was examined within an ADHD sample. Neither the degree of hyperactive symptoms, the degree of aggressive symptoms, nor the interaction of the two was associated with the amount of physical punishment reported. These data challenge the "scapegoat" or "target child" hypothesis prevalent in the child abuse literature by suggesting that punitive parenting may not be significantly controlled by the behavioral characteristics of ADHD children. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Child Abuse & Neglect, 1993. Copyright © 1993 by Elsevier Science)

Adult Male
Adult Survivor
Child Abuse Effects
Child Abuse Victim
Child Physical Abuse Effects
Child Physical Abuse Victim
Child Male
Child Victim
Childhood Experience
Childhood Victimization
Long-Term Effects
Attention Deficit Disorder
Male Victim
Male Behavior
Victim Adjustment
Adult Behavior
Behavior Causes
Domestic Violence Effects
Domestic Violence Victim
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