@article{ref1,
title="Defining child maltreatment: ratings of parental behaviors",
journal="Adolescence",
year="1990",
author="Roscoe, B.",
volume="25",
number="99",
pages="517-528",
abstract="This study investigated adolescents' assessment of various forms of child abuse and neglect. Participants (N = 204) rated the seriousness of vignettes describing a variety of parental actions relative to the degree of harm each was perceived to have on a child's welfare. Adolescents' responses were compared to those of community members and professionals as reported by Giovannoni and Becerra (1979). Results indicated that adolescents were somewhat similar to community members in their ratings; however, they were more severe in their judgments of parenting behaviors on 52 of the 65 items. As a group, adolescents were very critical of the parents' actions, suggesting that they are highly idealistic regarding parental treatment of children and may maintain inappropriate expectations for those responsible for raising children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-8449",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}