@article{ref1,
title="Methodological issues and practical problems in conducting research on maltreated children",
journal="Child abuse and neglect",
year="1994",
author="Kinard, E. M.",
volume="18",
number="8",
pages="645-656",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-2134",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}