TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1987//
TI  - Behavior problems and social competence of clinic-referred abused children
JO  - Journal of family violence
A1  - Kravic, John N.
SP  - 111
EP  - 120
VL  - 2
IS  - 2
N2  - Research concerning the behavior and social problems of abused children has yielded mixed results. Understanding the psychological impact that abuse has on these children, however, is crucial to appropriate treatment. In this study, 18 abused, 20 nonabused but troubled, and 21 nonabused control children, ages 6 to 12 years, who are clients of a child guidance clinic were compared on the Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist. Descriptive information including the severity, duration, and recency of the abuse was also compiled for the abused subjects to aid in the data analysis. The results varied from original expectations. The data clearly showed that both the abused and troubled children had more behavior problems and were less socially competent than their control group peers, but aggressiveness was the only behavior problem of thirteen clusters analyzed that distinguished the three groups. The results are discussed in terms of their application to the understanding of the abuse-trauma syndrome and the treatment of these children.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-7482
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00977036
ID  - ref1
ER  -