TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Social self-efficacy and behavior problems in maltreated and nonmaltreated children
JO  - Journal of clinical child and adolescent psychology
A1  - Kim, Jungmeen
A1  - Cicchetti, Dante
SP  - 106
EP  - 117
VL  - 32
IS  - 1
N2  - Investigated the relations among child maltreatment, children's social self-efficacy, and behavioral adjustment. Data were collected on 305 maltreated and 195 non-maltreated children from low-income families (ages 5 to 12 years) who were assessed on perceived social self-efficacy and evaluated by camp counselors on internalizing and externalizing symptomatology. Younger (< 8 years) maltreated children exhibited inflated levels of perceived self-efficacy in confictual peer interactions compared to younger nonmaltreated children. Younger maltreated children with higher levels of social self-efficacy showed significantly less internalizing behaviors compared to younger maltreated children with lower levels of social self-efficacy. For older children (> 8 years), regardless of maltreatment status, higher levels of perceived social self-efficacy in conflict situations were related to lower levels of internalizing symptomatology. The results are discussed as suggestive of the role of children's social self-efficacy as a protective factor in the link between maltreatment and internalizing symptomatology.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1537-4416
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -